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Shining a light on the hidden structure of gelatin methacryloyl bioinks using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)

Mitchell Boyd‐Moss, Kate Firipis, Cathal O’Connell, Aaqil Rifai, Anita Quigley, Gareth Boer, Benjamin M. Long, David R. Nisbet, Richard J. Williams

Materials Chemistry Frontiers · 2021 · 14 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Small-angle X-ray scattering is used to unpack the hidden structure of a gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) biogel. We present insights regarding how the degree of functionalisation, crosslinked polymer conformation, nanoscale mesh size and macroscale mechanical properties are interlinked.

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