Reziwanguli Aili, Hidemi Nakata, Munemitsu Miyasaka, Shinji Kuroda, Yukihiko Tamura, Taishi Yokoi, Masakazu Kawashita, Yasushi Shimada, Shohei Kasugai, Eriko Marukawa
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Porcine collagen is widely used in regenerative therapies to generate membranes for bone augmentation. However, porcine or bovine gelatin or collagen is often not appropriate for patients with creed and religious beliefs or for allergic reasons. In this study, we evaluated the potential of fish gelatin to generate membranes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fish gelatin and hydroxyapatite (HAp) were used at three different ratios (2:0, 2:1, 2:1.5, and 2:2) to prepare gelatin-hydroxyapatite (G-HAp) membranes via freeze-drying and heat-crosslinking...
April 2024: Journal of Dental Sciences