Overview
This PhotoGel®-INK is known to be sterile, user-friendly 50% degree of methacrylation gelatin (10% solution) having 0.25% LAP. This has been developed to work perfectly along with the BIONOVA X DLP Bioprinter for breakthrough 3D cell culture.
Advanced BioMatrix provides PhotoGel®-INK, a sterile, pre-formulated 10% methacrylated gelatin ink with 0.25% LAP for quick 3D bioprinting with the BIONOVA X.
The PhotoGel® comprises purified methacrylated porcine gelatin (25 mL) and LAP photoinitiator. The gelatin is known to be a type A 300 bloom.
PhotoGel® has been generated from methacrylated gelatin where the gelatin has been altered by reacting with the free amines. This is done mainly since the ε-amines groups of the lysine residues as well as the a-amines groups on the N-termini. Approximately 50% of the total lysine residues of the gelatin molecule has been methacrylated.
Source: Advanced BioMatrix
| Parameter, Testing, and Method |
Methacrylated Gelatin |
| Sterilization Method |
Filtration |
| Sterility - USP modified |
No growth |
| Form |
Sterile Solution |
| Package Size |
25 mL |
| Storage Temperature |
2-8 °C |
| Shelf Life |
Minimum of 6 months from date of receipt |
| Degree of Methacrylation |
~50% |
| Source |
Type A, 300 Bloom, Porcine Gelatin |
| Hydrogel Young's Modulus E (Pa) |
Characteristic |
Applications
- PhotoGel® Gelatin methacrylate could be utilized to develop cross-linked hydrogels for 3D printing and tissue engineering.
- The common forms of 3D printing with the help of Lifeink® 300 include extrusion, inkjet, and photolithography.
- PhotoGel® has been utilized for endothelial cardiomyocytes, cell morphogenesis, injectable tissue constructs, epidermal tissue, cartilage regeneration, and bone differentiation.
- Gelatin methacrylate has been used in drug delivery applications in the form of hydrogels and microspheres.