Calcium-Mediated Secondary Cross-Linking of Bisphosphonated Oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) Fumarate) Hydrogels

  • M. Reza Nejadnik
  • , X. Yang
  • , T. Mimura
  • , Zeinab Tahmasebi Birgani
  • , Pamela Habibovic
  • , K. Itatani
  • , J.A. Jansen
  • , J. Hilborn
  • , D. Ossipov
  • , A.G. Mikos
  • , S.C.G. Leeuwenburgh

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Abstract

This study demonstrates, for the first time, that synthetic PEG-based hydrogels can be cross-linked reversibly by calcium upon functionalization of the polymer backbone with bisphosphonate groups (BPs) that allow for the formation of strong coordination bonds with divalent metal ions such as Mg2+ and Ca2+. More specifically, it is shown that BP-functionalized hydrogels can be shaped by providing calcium ions as reversible physical cross-linkers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1308-1313
JournalMacromolecular bioscience
Volume13
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • METIS-296909
  • IR-86619

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