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Merck

900741

Gelatin methacryloyl

gel strength 170-195 g Bloom, degree of substitution: 60%

Synonym(s):

GelMA, Gelatin methacrylamide, Gelatin methacrylate, GelMa, Gelatin Methacrylate

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Linear Formula:
(C40H59N11O13)n
NACRES:
NA.23
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
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Quality Level

form

solid

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Gelatin methacrylate can be used to form cross-linked hydrogels for tissue engineering and 3D printing. It has been used for endothelial cell morphogenesis, cardiomyocytes, epidermal tissue, injectable tissue constructs, bone differentiation, and cartilage regeneration. Gelatin methacrylate has been explored in drug delivery applications in the form of microspheres and hydrogels.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Photocrosslinkable gelatin hydrogel for epidermal tissue engineering.
Zhao X, et al.
Advanced Helathcare Materials (2015)
Covalent attachment of a three-dimensionally printed thermoplast to a gelatin hydrogel for mechanically enhanced cartilage constructs.
Boere KWM, et al.
Acta Biomaterialia, 10(6), 2602-2611 (2014)
Facile one-step micropatterning using photodegradable methacrylated gelatin hydrogels for improved cardiomyocyte organization and alignment.
Tsang K, et al.
Advances in Functional Materials, 25(6), 977-986 (2015)
Mehdi Nikkhah et al.
Biomaterials, 33(35), 9009-9018 (2012-09-29)
Engineering of organized vasculature is a crucial step in the development of functional and clinically relevant tissue constructs. A number of previous techniques have been proposed to spatially regulate the distribution of angiogenic biomolecules and vascular cells within biomaterial matrices
Preparation and characterization of gelatin-poly(methacrylic acid) interpenetrating polymeric network hydrogels as a pH-sensitive delivery system for glipizide.
Gupta NV, et al.
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 69(1), 64-68 (2007)

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