Evaluation of hydrogels for bio-printing applications.

摘要: In the United States alone, there are approximately 500,000 burn injuries that require medical treatment every year. Limitations of current treatments necessitate development new methods can be applied quicker, result in faster wound regeneration, and yield skin is cosmetically similar to undamaged skin. The hydrogel biomaterials bioprinting deposition technologies has provided a platform address this need. Herein we evaluated characteristics twelve hydrogels determine their suitability for applications. We chose either commercially available, or commonly used research purposes. specific properties relevant applications, specifically; gelation time, swelling contraction, stability, biocompatibility printability. Further, described regulatory, commercial financial aspects each hydrogels. While many screened may exhibit suitable other UV-crosslinked Extracel, hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel, had desired our application. Taken together with availability, shelf life, potential regulatory approval ease use, these materials hold further developed into fast effective healing treatments.