A composite hydrogel membrane with shape and water retention for corneal tissue engineering
Li Jiang,
Xiaoli Dong,
Luxia Chen,
Ruifang Han,
Pen Hao,
Liming Wang,
Juan Gao,
Xi Chen,
Xuan Li
Affiliations
Li Jiang
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Xiaoli Dong
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Luxia Chen
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Ruifang Han
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Pen Hao
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Liming Wang
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Juan Gao
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Xi Chen
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Xuan Li
Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China; Corresponding author. Clinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Tissue engineering (TE) cornea is one of the most potential alternatives to the shortage of corneal donors in cornea transplantation. Sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel is commonly used as scaffold in TE. Herein, we present an approach to construct a composite hydrogel, which with SA fiber skeleton structure for shape retention and gelatin surface modification for water retention. The light transmittance, water retention rate, and swelling rate of hydrogels were characterized, and the tensile mechanical properties were also investigated. Keratinocytes were treated with material extract liquor and the results showed that the gelatin modified SA hydrogel has good cytocompatibility. Furthermore, human corneal stromal fibroblasts (HCSFs) from the lenticules were implanted on the surface of gels, and the SA-gelatin hydrogel significantly improved the adhesion and spreading of HCSFs. Finally, we discussed the improvement and application prospect of the composite hydrogel as cornea equivalents.
