Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of Gelatin-Based Mucoadhesive Nanocomposites as Intravesical Gene Delivery Scaffolds

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Characterization of hydrogels. Visual inspection of 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% A175 hydrogels at (a) 25°C and (b) 37°C. (c) Wavelength scans of 5% and 15% hydrogels. (d) Thermotransitional phase exchange was measured at 4, 26, 30, and 37°C and absorbance was measured at 260 nm. FE-SEM of freeze-dried (e) 5% and (f) 15% hydrogels (magnification, ×10000).
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