Silk fibroin solution properties related to assembly and structure

The impact of physiological factors on silk fibroin solution properties was studied. Specifically, the impact of fibroin concentration, protein purity, cation type and concentration, and pH on aqueous solution viscosity, shear behavior, and surface tension were assessed in the context of silk protein assembly. The results demonstrate that in vitro results could be correlated to in vivo processing events during silk spinning. Rheological properties with reference to the amphiphilic block structure of the protein are described, pH dependency of shear response was quantitatively correlated to the predicted pI values of the fibroin protein, and cooperativity among environmental factors such as pH and salts was identified. Stabilization of silk fibroin solution states by calcium was identified as a mode to control shear sensitivity of the fibroin solution. The cooperativities identified suggest tight control of fibroin aqueous solution rheological properties to gain a window of protection against premature crystallization of the fibroin during processing, assuring safe storage, transport, and finally successful fiber spinning.     

Fibroin nanofibers production by electrospinning method

Silk fibroin, which has many characteristic properties such as low inflammation reaction, biodegradation, suppleness, good antithrombogenic details, biocompatibility and high tensile strength is a very good candidate for biomedical applications. Electrospinning procures high surface area, porous, nanofiber dimension fiber generation, which is a plain method. An experimental study was carried out to produce nanofiber structure from silk fibroin by electrospinning and the electrospinning parameters for the spinning of uniform, continuous and silk fibroin fibers were optimized. As a result, the effect of variables of concentration, distance and applied voltage on the strength, thickness, surface structure, fiber diameter of nanomaterial was investigated. Then, in vitro cell viability of the silk fibroin mat was analyzed. It was seen that the strength, mat thickness, and fiber diameter increased with solution concentration rise. It was found that the values of the fiber diameter and tensile strength decreased with increasing distance. It was determined that the effect of distance varies depending on the concentration in the mat thicknesses. The tensile strength was affected inversely proportional the applied voltage rises and distance. It was found that the fiber diameter values decreased together with increasing applied voltage. At cell viability of silk fibroin mat was occurred high cell viability after 24 h, but it was obtained low cell viability at the 48th h.     

丝素纳米颗粒的制备及应用于L-天冬酰胺酶的固定化

丝素蛋白纤维溶于高浓度中性盐溴化锂溶液或氯化钙-乙醇-水三元溶剂中, 经过透析和纯化可以制成3种液态丝素. SDS-PAGE分析结果表明, 其分子量分布范围明显不同. 应用能与水混溶的有机溶剂如丙酮等可将这种丝素制成丝素纳米颗粒, 用SEM观察到丝素纳米颗粒粒径分布范围为50~120 nm. 以戊二醛为交联剂, 将治疗急性淋巴性白血病常用酶制剂L-天冬酰胺酶共价结合在丝素纳米颗粒上. 酶活性分析结果表明, 由肽链断裂较少的丝素制备的纳米颗粒更适合于酶的生物结合. 酶动力学研究结果表明, 这种固定化酶活性回收率为44%, 热稳定性较游离酶有明显提高, 最适pH值范围加宽为6.0~8.0, 最适反应温度提高10 ℃; 抗胰蛋白酶水解能力明显增强. 结果表明, 丝素纳米颗粒与丝素蛋白膜一样, 是一种酶固定化的良好载体, 在药物缓释系统方面具有潜在的研究和开发价值.     

Cecropin B抗菌肽接枝丝素蛋白膜的制备和表征

以体积分数为60%的乙醇处理制得不溶性再生丝素膜, 通过碳二亚胺法将Cecropin B抗菌肽共价接枝到丝素膜表面, 利用红外光谱、扫描电镜、X射线能谱和抗菌性测试等手段对制得的丝素膜结构和表面特性及其抗菌性能进行了测试分析. 结果表明, Cecropin B抗菌肽成功地接枝到了丝素膜的表面, 接枝后的丝素膜水溶性低, 并具有良好、 持久的抗菌能力.     

光交联自支撑丝素蛋白水凝胶的三维快速成型

将丝素蛋白(SF)光诱导自交联原理与挤出式三维(3D)打印相结合, 开发了光交联自支撑SF水凝胶的原位成型加工技术. 采用旋转流变仪、 光流变测试系统和改装的挤出式3D打印设备等对SF溶液的流变性能、 光交联性能和成型加工性能等进行研究. 结果表明, SF溶液主要表现为黏性特征, 结构强度和稳定性均较差. 利用SF的光诱导自交联特性, 以三联吡啶氯化钌[Ru(Ⅱ)]和过硫酸钾(KPS)为蓝光引发体系, 可实现SF水凝胶的快速光交联成型. SF光交联行为符合指数函数增长模型, 因“滤镜效应”, 当Ru(Ⅱ)的浓度为0.05 mmol/L时, SF具有最佳的光交联性能. 通过调节气压、 针头孔径、 移动速度及固化速率等参数, 采用3D打印设备可实现从单层几何结构到多层三维网络构型SF凝胶材料的高效、 精准构建, 为SF的生物3D打印提供了新思路.     

羧甲基丝素的制备工艺优化及其乳化性能

以废丝为主要原料,将不溶于水的丝素蛋白通过与一氯乙酸在乙醇溶剂中的醚化反应,合成了可溶性的羧甲基丝素。讨论了几种主要因素(如碱化时间、碱化温度、醚化时间和醚化温度等)对产物醚化度的影响,得到了制备羧甲基丝素的醚化工艺条件:碱化时间90 min、醚化时间90 min、碱化温度25℃、醚化温度70℃。所得羧甲基丝素的醚化度为0.7425。测定羧甲基丝素的表面活性后,得到羧甲基丝素的临界胶束浓度为1.25 g/L,亲水亲油平衡(HLB)值为10。丝素蛋白溶液具有一定的起泡能力,且在质量分数为1.0%～1.2%范围内的稳定性较好,但不宜作发泡剂。丝素蛋白溶液具有良好的乳化能力和乳化稳定性,可作为良好的乳化剂。     

预处理对丝素蛋白膜调控羟基磷灰石晶体生长的影响

以丝素蛋白膜为基质, 在模拟体液中诱导羟基磷灰石晶体在其表面沉积和生长. 利用XRD, SEM, HRTEM, AFM和FTIR等表征手段研究了不同预处理方法对羟基磷灰石晶体的形成及其微观形貌的影响. 结果表明, 丝素膜可有效地诱导羟基磷灰石晶体在其表面沉积和生长; 较长的矿化时间有利于形成较多结晶度良好的HAP晶体; 而不同预处理方法对丝素膜的表面结构产生了不同影响, 进而调制在其表面沉积的羟基磷灰石的形貌和生长方向. 同时对丝素蛋白膜调控羟基磷灰石晶体生长的机制进行了必要的探讨.     

蚕丝丝素中色氨酸含量及其在丝素纤维中的径向分布研究

通过双波长分光光度法和对二甲氨基苯甲醛显色法研究桑蚕春茧内、中、外各茧层丝素中的色氨酸含量和色氨酸在丝素纤维中的径向分布状况 ,并探讨了光、热处理后蚕丝丝素中色氨酸含量的变化 .结果表明 ,外、中、内各茧层丝素的色氨酸含量不一致 ,由外至内各茧层丝素中色氨酸含量依次降低 ;色氨酸在丝素纤维的径向分布不均一 ,呈现色氨酸在易溶落的最外表面层含量最多 ,次表层相对较少 ,中间层较多 ,而内层最少的分布状态 ;光或热处理均会破坏丝素中色氨酸 ,使色氨酸含量明显下降 .     

金属离子导致的丝素蛋白的构象转变

蚕丝和蜘蛛丝的优异力学性能一直是科学家们关注的课题^[1-3]。近年来,在蚕丝蛋白结构及其构象方面的研究取得了许多进展^[3-5]。在蚕的腺体中丝素蛋白的构象为silk I（主要是无规线团为主,还有少量的β－转角,α螺旋等）,而在纤维状的丝中为silk Ⅱ（主要是β折叠）。金属离子在蚕叶丝过程中的作用也一直是一个人们关心的问题。Chen等^[6]在研究丝胶（包附在丝素蛋白表层的另外一种蛋白）时发现,在一定pH条件下,Ni^2 离子通过四配位的螯合作用诱导丝素蛋白β折叠的形成。并且,Viney等^[7]根据电感耦合等离子体（ICP－MS）技术推测Ca^2 的增加能使β折叠的形成加速。     

蚕腺体内和再生丝素蛋白水溶液的性能研究

用偏光显微镜观察了蚕腺体内和再生丝素蛋白水溶液的流动状态和各向异性现象,用乌氏粘度计测试了其流出时间,并用HAKKE流变仪测试了其粘度。结果发现蚕腺体内和再生丝素蛋白水溶液的性质差别非常大,认为丝素蛋白水溶液在蚕腺体内存在一个逐步熟成的过程。随着丝素蛋白水溶液在腺体内的前移,丝素蛋白分子逐渐沿移动方向取向而呈有序态,最终成为粘度非常大的各向异性的凝胶体,而再生丝素蛋白水溶液是粘度非常低的各向同性溶液。这些差异表明,丝素蛋白水溶液在蚕腺体内的熟成过程是蚕能够吐出优良蚕丝的关键步骤,要想制备出高性能的纤维,在“仿生纺丝”之前,首先要“仿生制备纺丝液”。     

蚕丝纤维/丝蛋白复合材料力学性能的优化

在制备具有良好力学性能的蚕丝纤维/丝蛋白复合材料的基础上,采用力学测试、扫描电镜以及广角X-射线衍射等手段,考察了溴化锂预处理和甲醇后处理这两种方法对蚕丝纤维/丝蛋白界面性能的影响.力学测试的结果表明,在相同纤维含量(如20 wt％)的情况下,采用6 mol L-1溴化锂对定向排列的蚕丝纤维预处理10 min,所得的蚕...     

Biomaterial coatings by stepwise deposition of silk fibroin

A completely aqueous, stepwise deposition process with Bombyx mori silk fibroin for the assembly of nanoscale thin film coatings is reported the first time. The focus of this work was to develop an understanding of the control of this deposition process and to characterize the films formed from a physicochemical perspective. The deposition process was monitored by UV spectrophotometry and research quartz crystal microbalance. Both absorbance and film thickness correlated linearly with the number of silk fibroin layers deposited, analogous to multilayered materials fabricated from conventional polyelectrolytes. The polymer adsorption process was stable and reproducible, with control of a single layer thickness ranging from a few to tens of nanometers, determined by the concentrations of silk fibroin, salt concentration in the dipping solution, and method of rinsing. The driving force for the assembly of silk fibroin onto the substrate was primarily hydrophobic interactions, while some electrostatic interactions were also involved. The difference with this approach from traditional polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer techniques is that an intervening drying step is used to control the structure and stability of the self-assembled silk fibroin. The assembled films were stable under physiological conditions and supported human bone marrow stem cell adhesion, growth, and differentiation. This approach offers new options to engineer biomaterial coatings as well as bulk materials with control of both interfacial properties conducive to specific cellular or tissue responses and the potential to entrap and deliver labile molecules or other components due to the all-aqueous process described.     

Silver nanoparticles on fibers and films of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bombyx mori</Emphasis> silk fibroin

Possibility of obtaining silver nanoparticles on fibers and films of silk fibroin was studied. A comparative assessment of the effect of reducing agents on the morphology and size of silver particles on the fiber surface was made.     

1H pulsed NMR study of bombyx mori silk fibroin: Dynamics of fibroin and of absorbed water

The dynamical behavior of the Bombyx mori silk fibroin chain and of absorbed water in silk fiber, film, and powder has been studied by ¹H pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Segmental motions do not occur and only the rapid rotation of the methyl groups of alanine residues is observed from ?120 to 130°C. This is independent of the conformation or form of the silk fibroin samples. Magnetization of dry silk fibroin by the solid-echo method shows a single Gaussian decay, while two components are observed in the solid-echo signals of films containing 6–10 w/w% water. An immobile component with a T₂ value of 11 μs is attributed to silk fibroin, and the mobile component to bound water. The T₂ of the latter varies from 50 to 200 μs, depending on the sample. The dynamical behavior of water trapped in the film is discussed on the basis of these T₂ values.     

丝素蛋白与聚氨酯共混膜的制备及结构和性能

采用溶液共混法制备了一系列不同组成的聚氨酯/丝素共混膜.利用红外光谱和广角X-射线衍射表征聚氨酯/丝素共混膜的结构;扫描电镜观察共混膜的断面;紫外-可见光谱测定共混膜的透光性;运用拉伸实验研究不同配比聚氨酯/丝素共混膜的力学性能.结果表明聚氨酯和丝素蛋白分子间存在较强的氢键相互作用.当丝素含量低于3 wt%时,试膜的断面较光滑,丝素蛋白分子进入聚氨酯网状结构中,破坏了聚氨酯分子内硬段和软段间的氢键作用.随着丝素含量进一步增大,丝素小颗粒均匀分散在聚氨酯基体中,二者之间具有较好的相容性.本实验所采用的制膜条件有利于促进丝素蛋白大分子的结晶.丝素蛋白对聚氨酯具有良好的增强效果,当丝素含量从0到5.6 wt%变化时,共混试片的断裂强度由0.56 MPa增大到4.60 MPa,杨氏模量由0.14 MPa增大到1.71 MPa,断裂伸长率从1065%下降到988%.丝素蛋白增强聚氨酯共混膜的强度显著增加,但弹性基本保持不变.     

Wet‐spinning and applications of functional fibers based on chitin and chitosan

A series of novel human‐made functional fibers (biofibers) based on chitin and chitosan are prepared by the wet‐spinning and the post chemical modification of chitosan fiber. The wet‐spinning gives rise to a series of biofibers: chitin, chitosan, chitin‐cellulose, chitosan‐cellulose, chitin‐silk fibroin, chitin‐glycosaminoglycans, chitin‐cellulose‐silk fibroin, chitosan‐tropocollagen, and chitin‐cellulose‐silk fibroin. The post chemical modification of chitosan fiber gives rise to a series of chemically modified fibers: N ‐acylchitosans, N ‐arylidene‐ and N ‐alkylidene‐chitosans, N ‐acetylchitosan (chitin)‐tropocollagen, and chitosan‐transition metal complexes. Some of the current and potential applications of these biofibers are described.     

Interfacial rheology of natural silk fibroin at air/water and oil/water interfaces

The interfacial viscoelastic behavior of natural silk fibroin at both the air/water and oil/water interfaces is reported. This natural multiblock copolymer is found to be strongly amphiphilic and forms stable films at these interfaces. The result is an interfacial layer that is rheologically complex with strong surface elastic moduli that are only slightly frequency-dependent. The kinetics of surface viscoelastic evolution are reported as functions of time for various concentrations of the spread films. Films deposited by Langmuir-Blodgett deposition were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to reveal a fibrous structure at the interface. The production of stable O/W emulsions by silk fibroin further confirms the generation of the elastic films at the oil/water interfaces.     

pH值对丝素蛋白构象转变的影响

模仿家蚕吐丝过程中伴随丝素蛋白自然脱水的纤维化过程,研究了再生丝素蛋白在各种pH值的磷酸盐缓冲溶液体系中自然干燥脱水成膜后的构象转变.利用激光拉曼散射光谱及其二维相关光谱,定性分析了丝素蛋白酰胺区(1600～1700cm^-1)散射峰的相关组成及结构.在此基础上,利用¹³CCP-MAS固体核磁共振谱对丝素蛋白丙氨酸C_β峰(δ14.5～22)进行了解析拟合.从而确定了体系中与Silk及Silk构象相关的组成含量与pH值的关系.结果表明,pH=5.2的酸性溶液有利于蚕丝丝素蛋白从Silk向Silk构象转变,而中性与碱性溶液(pH=6.9和8.0)则对丝素蛋白的构象转变影响甚小.     

Fabrication and Characterization of Conductive Conjugated Polymer‐Coated Antheraea mylitta Silk Fibroin Fibers for Biomedical Applications

Conductive polymers are interesting materials for a number of biological and medical applications requiring electrical stimulation of cells or tissues. Highly conductive polymers (polypyrrole and polyaniline)/Antheraea mylitta silk fibroin coated fibers are fabricated successfully by in situ polymerization without any modification of the native silk fibroin. Coated fibers characterized by scanning electron microscopy confirm the silk fiber surface is covered by conductive polymers. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals preserved thermal stability of silk fiber after coating process. X‐ray diffraction of degummed fiber diffraction peaks at around 2θ = 20.4 and 16.5 confirms the preservation of the β‐sheet structure typical of degummed silk II fibers. This phenomenon implies that both polypyrrole and polyaniline chains form interactions with peptide linkages in degummed fiber macromolecules, without significantly disrupting protein assembly. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of coated fibers indicates hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions exist between silk fibroin macromolecules and conductive polymers. Resulting fibers display good conductive properties compared to corresponding conjugated polymers. In vitro analysis (live/dead assay) of the behavior of human immortalized keratinocytes (HaCaTs) on coated fibers demonstrates improved cell‐adhesive properties and viability after polymers coating. Hence, polypyrrole‐ and polyaniline‐coated A. mylitta silk fibers are suitable for application in cell culture and for tissue engineering, where electrical conduction properties are required.

     

丝素蛋白膜上5-氟尿嘧啶的包埋及其释放

讨论了包埋在丝素膜中的５－氟脲嘧啶（５－ＦＵ）的固定状况,在不同ＰＨ值下测定了丝素５－ＦＵ复合膜中药物的释放,实验结果表明：５－ＦＵ均匀地被包埋在丝素膜中,即丝素膜可以作为５－ＦＵ载体,经过比涂层保护,丝素５－ＦＵ复合膜中的５－ＦＵ溶解释放速率变慢,释放时间延长;经涂层的 素５－ＦＵ复合膜在接近丝素蛋白等电点（ＰＨ＝４．５）时,５－ＦＵ在溶液中释放速度较慢,释放时间较长,表明用调节外部溶液ＰＨ值的