Mimicking the extracellular matrix by incorporating functionalized graphene into hybrid hydrogels

The efficient functionalization of graphene with sulfonic groups using a sustainable approach facilitates the interaction of biomolecules with its surface. The inclusion of these graphene sheets inside a photopolymerized acrylamide-based hydrogel provides a 3D scaffold with viscoelastic behaviour cl...

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Authors: San Millán Rodríguez, Irene, Muñoz Galindo, Josué, Castillo Sarmiento, Carlos Alberto, Ballesteros Yáñez, Inmaculada, Merino Guijarro, Sonia, Vázquez Fernández-Pacheco, Ester, Herrero Chamorro, María Antonia
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repository:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/32403
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR02689B
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/32403
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Acrilamida
Acrylamide
Extracellular Matrix
Graphite
Hidrogeles
Humans Hydrogels
Matriz extracelular
Neuroblastoma*
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Summary:The efficient functionalization of graphene with sulfonic groups using a sustainable approach facilitates the interaction of biomolecules with its surface. The inclusion of these graphene sheets inside a photopolymerized acrylamide-based hydrogel provides a 3D scaffold with viscoelastic behaviour closer to that found in natural tissues. Cell-culture experiments and differentiation assays with SH-SY5Y cells showed that these hybrid hydrogels are non-cytotoxic, thus making them potentially useful as scaffold materials mimicking the extracellular environment