The effect of genipin crosslinking on the micro- and nano- structure of collagen hydrogels
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Our study is about modifying three-dimensional (3D) collagen hydrogels with a genipin compound. Specifically, the study set out to answer a question if genipin crosslinking modifies the nanoand microstructure of collagen and to establish for the first time a combination of methods to follow this process in-situ and in real time. We examined the genipin cross-linked collagen hydrogels with one-photon fluorescence spectroscopy, second harmonic generation (SHG), fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
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تاریخ انتشار 2011