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Hybrid chitosan/amniotic membrane-based hydrogels for articular cartilage tissue engineering application

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Pages 961-970 | Received 02 Apr 2019, Accepted 22 Jun 2019, Published online: 09 Jul 2019
 

Abstract

A hybrid hydrogel combining collagen and chitosan (Ch) and human amniotic membranes (AM) were produced. To produce hybrid hydrogels, a fixed concentration of chitosan (2%) was used, adding AM as a booster at the concentrations of 2.5, 5.0. and 10.0% (w/w). DSC curves showed the denaturation of collagen. The swelling capacity of hydrogels ranged between 333 ± 19% and 368 ± 28%. The groups Ch-1.0 mg/mL and Ch-2.0 mg/mL had an elastic modulus 27% higher than the other groups.

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) under Grant [16/01584-4] and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) under Grant [303752/2017-3].

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