Genipin-induced changes in collagen gels: correlation of mechanical properties to fluorescence.
Genipin-induced changes in collagen gels: correlation of mechanical properties to fluorescence.
H. Sundararaghavan,G. Monteiro,3 Authors,D. Shreiber
2008 · DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31715
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A · 241 Citations
TLDR
Genipin can be used to stiffen collagen gels in a relatively short time frame, and the degree of crosslinking can be reliably assayed optically via simple fluorescence measurements.