Raquel Silva
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
14 Papers
25 Citations
Raquel Silva is an academic researcher from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Self-healing hydrogels & Gelatin. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 14 publications.
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Papers
Fabrication of alginate–gelatin crosslinked hydrogel microcapsules and evaluation of the microstructure and physico-chemical properties
Bapi Sarker,Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou,Raquel Silva,Tobias Zehnder,Farhana Gul-E-Noor,Marko Bertmer,Joachim Kaschta,Konstantinos Chrissafis,Rainer Detsch,Aldo R. Boccaccini +9 more
TL;DR: The fabrication of microcapsules from an alginate-gelatin crosslinked hydrogel (ADA-GEL) is highlighted and the evaluation of the physico-chemical properties of the new micro Capsules which are relevant for designing suitable microcapsule for tissue engineering are presented.
Evaluation of fibroblasts adhesion and proliferation on alginate-gelatin crosslinked hydrogel
Bapi Sarker,Raminder Singh,Raquel Silva,Judith A. Roether,Joachim Kaschta,Rainer Detsch,Dirk W. Schubert,Iwona Cicha,Aldo R. Boccaccini +8 more
TL;DR: Viability, attachment, spreading and proliferation of fibroblasts were significantly increased on ADA-GEL hydrogels compared to alginate, and in vitro cytocompatibility of ADA- GEL Hydrogels was found to be increased with increasing gelatin content, indicating thatADA-Gel hydrogel is a promising material for the biomedical applications in tissue-engineering and regeneration.
Fibrous protein-based hydrogels for cell encapsulation.
TL;DR: This paper reviews the fabrication and use of fibrous protein-based hydrogels, with an emphasis on silk, keratin elastin and resilin proteins, and finds them to be one of the most versatile materials for tissue engineering.
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Alginate-based hydrogels with improved adhesive properties for cell encapsulation.
Bapi Sarker,Julia Rompf,Raquel Silva,Nadine Lang,Rainer Detsch,Joachim Kaschta,Ben Fabry,Aldo R. Boccaccini +7 more
TL;DR: Alginate hydrogels covalently crosslinked with gelatin show the highest degree of cell adhesion, spreading, migration, and proliferation, as well as a faster degradation rate, and are therefore a particularly suitable material for microencapsulation.
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Zein-based composites in biomedical applications.
TL;DR: This review covers available literature on zein and zein-based composite materials, with focus on the combination of zein with commonly used inorganic fillers for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.
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