| Literature DB >> 24495925 |
Kuniaki Nagamine1, Kohei Okamoto2, Hirokazu Kaji1, Matsuhiko Nishizawa3.
Abstract
We show the fibrous protein fibrin can serve as biocompatible glue with which to bind synthetic cationic or anionic hydrogels together. Both the bonding to and detachment from the hydrogels by fibrin (gelation and degradation, respectively) proceeded enzymatically under physiological conditions. We built a hydrogel-based actuator to demonstrate the method.Keywords: Biocompatible glue; Fibrin; Hydrogel-based biodevice; Tissue engineering; Wet adhesion technique
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24495925 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.12.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosci Bioeng ISSN: 1347-4421 Impact factor: 2.894