Research Article

Temperature-Responsive Gelation of Type I Collagen Solutions Involving Fibril Formation and Genipin Crosslinking as a Potential Injectable Hydrogel

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Elastic modulus of matured PSC/genipin gels obtained by a penetration test. (a) 0.5 and 0.15 wt% PSC gels containing genipin at concentrations ranging from 0 to 4 mM. (b) 0.5, 0.3, and 0.15 wt% PSC gels containing 2 mM genipin. The gels were matured by incubation for 72 h. Data are presented as mean ± SD; .
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