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Development of the injectable nitric oxide releasing poly(ethylene) glycol-fibrin adhesive hydrogel
ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
  • Carly Joseph, Michigan Technological University
  • Connor W. McCarthy, Michigan Technological University
  • Ariana Tyo, Michigan Technological University
  • Kenneth Hubbard, Michigan Technological University
  • Hannah Fisher, Michigan Technological University
  • Jacob Altscheffel, Michigan Technological University
  • Weilue He, Michigan Technological University
  • Rattapol Pinnaratip, Michigan Technological University
  • Yuan Liu, Michigan Technological University
  • Bruce P. Lee, Michigan Technological University
  • Rupak Rajachar, Michigan Technological University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-13-2018
Abstract

Fibrin microparticles were incorporated into poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG)-fibrinogen hydrogels to create an injectable, composite that could serve as a wound healing support and vehicle to deliver therapeutic factors for tissue engineering. Nitric oxide (NO), a therapeutic agent in wound healing, was loaded into fibrin microparticles by blending S-Nitroso-N-acetyl penicillamine (SNAP) with a fibrinogen solution. The incorporation of microparticles affected swelling behavior and improved tissue adhesivity of composite hydrogels. Controlled NO release was induced via photolytic and thermal activation, and modulated by weight percent of particles incorporated. These NO-releasing composites were non-cytotoxic in culture. Cells maintained morphology, viability, and proliferative character. Fibrin microparticles loaded with SNAP and incorporated into a PEG-fibrinogen matrix, creates a novel injectable composite hydrogel that offers improved tissue adhesivity and inducible NO-release for use as a regenerative support for wound healing and tissue engineering applications.

Publisher's Statement

© 2018 American Chemical Society. Publisher's version of record: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01331

Citation Information
Carly Joseph, Connor W. McCarthy, Ariana Tyo, Kenneth Hubbard, et al.. "Development of the injectable nitric oxide releasing poly(ethylene) glycol-fibrin adhesive hydrogel" ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering (2018)
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