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Sigma-Aldrich

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
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

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 Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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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)
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)
Photocrosslinkable gelatin hydrogel for epidermal tissue engineering.
Zhao X, et al.
Advanced Helathcare Materials (2015)
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)
Heemin Kang et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 10(12), 4961-4970 (2014-08-26)
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) are a promising cell source with pluripotency and self-renewal properties. Design of simple and robust biomaterials with an innate ability to induce lineage-specificity of hiPSC is desirable to realize their application in regenerative medicine.
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