Biomimetic recombinant humanized type III collagen peptide-RGD loaded alginate hydrogels enhance proliferation of mesenchymal-lineage cells via Integrin α5β1 activation.
Alginate hydrogels (HG) are widely utilized in tissue engineering due to their biocompatibility and tunable physical properties, however, their bio-inert nature limits direct cellular interactions. Moreover, the receptor-level interactions of recombinant humanized type-III collagen-peptide (rCP) and RGD with mesenchyma...