光控水凝胶的构筑及在生物医药领域的应用

水凝胶由于具有优越的保水性、良好的生物相容性和可降解性,被认为是最接近人体组织的生物医用材料。通过构建环境敏感水凝胶可以高度拟合生物组织的微环境,实现其在组织工程与再生医学领域的应用。由于光具有非物理接触和时空分辨等优势,利用光调控技术可实现水凝胶微环境的精确构筑与调控。本文重点介绍了近年来光控水凝胶的构筑,以及在生物医学和材料领域的应用进展。     

生物医用结冷胶及其改性水凝胶材料

结冷胶是一种线型聚阴离子微生物多糖,具有独特的凝胶特性和溶液流变学性质,自发现起即被应用于食品和化妆品中。近年来,随着生物医学学科的发展,天然高分子结冷胶及其水凝胶,在药物传递系统和组织工程材料等领域展现出了广阔的应用前景。结冷胶无毒,具有生物相容性和可生物降解性,所形成的水凝胶透明且稳定性好,并在一定条件下凝胶的力学性质与人体普通组织相近。结冷胶的这些优势使其成为一种良好的生物医用材料的制备来源。但是这种基于结冷胶的水凝胶也有其自身的缺点,如作为组织工程材料缺乏一定的韧性和组织负载能力等。这些不足在很大程度上限制了其在生物医学领域的应用。为了解决上述问题,许多研究者对结冷胶进行了化学和物理的改性。改性后的结冷胶材料在生物医学领域展现出更有发展的应用前景。本文综述了结冷胶凝胶的形成机理以及结冷胶的改性方法,重点详述了结冷胶及其改性材料在生物医学领域中的应用,并指出了结冷胶基组织工程材料在应用上应解决的一些挑战性问题。     

具有环境响应性的纤维素基水凝胶

随着对可再生资源开发利用的逐渐重视,基于纤维素环境响应型水凝胶结构设计及其响应性能的研究备受关注.环境响应纤维素基水凝胶不仅具有良好的生物相容性和生物可降解性,还表现出对环境因素特定的检出识别能力及明显响应性,拓展了水凝胶材料在生物医用、仿生智能材料等领域的应用.本综述首先从环境响应型纤维素水凝胶材料的结构设计出发,以交联方式分类简要介绍了纤维素基水凝胶的合成方法,具体包括物理交联、化学交联和其他交联方式等.接着,从水凝胶功能性入手,重点介绍了以一种或多种化学信号、物理信号为刺激源响应的纤维素基水凝胶材料;并以药物载体、形状记忆材料和伤口敷料等方面研究成果为例,阐述了环境响应型纤维素基水凝胶的相关应用,以及其在智能软体机器人和环保生物传感器等领域的巨大应用潜力.     

水凝胶仿生柔性电子学

水凝胶力学性质与生物组织相似,生物相容性好,在生物电子学领域具有独特的优势.受生物组织——如皮肤、神经、肌肉等启发,发展了具有仿生结构和功能的水凝胶材料.以这种水凝胶材料制作而成的柔性电子器件具有感知温度、压力、应变、电场等外界刺激的功能,可模拟生物组织的传感能力,在仿生电子皮肤,人工肌肉,人工神经等领域具有重要的应用...     

甲基丙烯酰胺基明胶水凝胶研究进展

甲基丙烯酰胺基明胶(GelMA)水凝胶的制备及其在生物医学领域的应用是最近十几年的研究热点。GelMA水凝胶因其独特的光致交联特性,可以加工成不同形貌的水凝胶支架材料,同时,因其具有可控的力学性能、降解性能,以及优秀的生物相容性,已成为具有广泛应用前景的生物高分子聚合物材料。本文主要介绍了GelMA水凝胶在止血材料、创伤敷料、组织工程支架、药物控释、骨缺损修复等领域的研究进展。     

两性离子水凝胶的制备及生物医学应用

两性离子水凝胶是一类含有两性离子聚合物的凝胶材料,其分子结构中的阴阳离子基团能与水分子紧密结合,形成致密的水合层。这种静电诱导水合作用使得两性离子水凝胶具有极低的生物黏附性,能有效抵抗非特异性蛋白、细胞、细菌等的黏附,具有极低的免疫原性。这些特性使得两性离子水凝胶在生物医用领域有广阔的应用前景。本综述首先介绍了两性离子水凝胶的结构及性质,然后概述了其分类和制备方法,并进一步总结了其在组织工程、药物载体、创伤敷料、生物传感器、医疗器械水凝胶涂层等生物医学领域中的应用。最后展望了两性离子水凝胶未来的发展方向。     

羧甲基纤维素基复合水凝胶的研究及应用进展

羧甲基纤维素(CMC)水凝胶是一种具有亲水性的天然三维聚合物材料,具有高吸水性,因此以羧甲基纤维素钠制备的水凝胶安全无毒可生物降解,被广泛应用于医药、食品、农业和环境等领域,作为保鲜材料、抗菌材料、生物传感器、药物输送系统和去除重金属的吸附剂。本文按CMC复合水凝胶材料来源的不同,分类综述了大分子/CMC水凝胶、单体/CMC水凝胶和无机物/CMC水凝胶的研究进展、功能特性以及应用领域,为羧甲基纤维素复合水凝胶的研究提供一定的思路和理论依据。总结此方向研究中不同材料对羧甲基纤维素复合水凝胶性能的提升情况,同时对羧甲基纤维素水凝胶的应用前景进行了展望。     

仿贻贝水凝胶在组织愈合中的应用研究

手术线缝合和订皮钉固定是外科手术中修复组织损伤的常规方法,但是对于相对脆弱的软组织,使用组织粘合剂是代替常规组织修复的重要方法之一.尽管合成的组织粘合剂已经得到广泛应用,但是仍然存在一些缺点,例如湿润环境中粘合性差和潜在毒性等.纤维蛋白胶具有良好的止血性能,但是存在拉伸性和粘附性差、价格昂贵等缺点.仿生粘合剂作为组织粘附剂、止血剂或密封剂在临床手术中应用广泛.然而,在组织创伤的修复应用中,发展耐水粘附、具有生物相容性,多功能一体化的医用粘合剂是近年来研究的热点和难点.自从Messersmith课题组报道了受贻贝启发的多功能聚多巴胺涂层以来,含有酚羟基的材料由于其抗氧化、抗菌消炎等功效,被广泛地应用于医学、食品、化妆品和水处理等领域.仿贻贝水凝胶具有优异的组织粘附性、止血抑菌性、生物安全性和可塑性,是理想的医用粘合剂材料.概述了多酚-合成高分子水凝胶、多酚-生物大分子水凝胶、多酚-无机纳米材料复合水凝胶以及聚多巴胺纳米颗粒复合水凝胶在组织粘附、止血抑菌等方面的研究进展和在组织愈合中的应用探索.总结了多酚水凝胶作为医用组织粘附剂、止血剂、密封剂仍需解决的关键问题,并对此领域的发展趋势进行了展望,有助于推动仿贻贝水凝胶作为新兴生物粘合剂在医学领域中的应用.     

高分子导电水凝胶的制备及在柔性可穿戴电子设备中的应用

水凝胶是具有高含水量、可变形性和良好生物相容性的材料,其中导电水凝胶具有良好的导电性、可调节的机械性及自黏附性等特征,逐渐成为制备柔性可穿戴电子设备的最佳候选材料。近年来,具有生物相容性、机械柔韧性和抗疲劳性的导电水凝胶得到广泛研究,能够实现多种生理信号和物理信号的监测及传输,促进了柔性可穿戴电子设备的发展。柔性可穿戴电子设备逐渐成为人机交互技术和人工智能领域的主要研究方向。导电水凝胶通过使用导电聚合物、导电填料、自由离子及其混合物来合成,根据导电机理,所制备的导电水凝胶可分为电子导电水凝胶、离子导电水凝胶和混合电子-离子导电水凝胶。本文讨论了导电水凝胶的制备方法,总结了导电水凝胶在可拉伸性、导电性、生物相容性和自修复性等功能方面的研究进展及其在柔性可穿戴电子设备中的应用,期望导电水凝胶可以取得更好的发展。     

水凝胶纳米粒及其在生物医药领域的应用

作为环境响应性和纳米控释给药系统，水凝胶纳米粒主要用于毒副作用大、生物半衰期短、易被生物酶降解的多肽类、蛋白质等生物大分子药物的给药，在生物医药领域具有越来越广阔的应用前景。本文主要综述了水凝胶纳米粒的分类、制备方法及其在生物医药领域的应用。     

New semi-interpenetrating network hydrogels: synthesis, characterization and properties

Amphiphilic hydrogels composed of aliphatic polyesters and poly(ethylene glycol) have potential applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering and other biomedical devices due to their advantageous biological properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, they also exhibit some shortcomings in terms of their reactivity, swelling and mechanical properties. To address these limitations, new semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) hydrogels based on poly(ethylene glycol)-co-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PEG-PCL) diacrylate macromer and hydroxypropyl guar gum (HPGG) were prepared by a low intensity ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation method, and characterized by FT-IR, DSC and WAXD analysis. Their properties were evaluated by investigating the swelling kinetics, dynamic mechanical rheology and the release behavior for bovine serum albumin (BSA). It was found that the introduction of the semi-IPN structure and HPGG decreased the crystallinity of PEG segments in the hydrogel, and improved the swelling and mechanical properties of the hydrogel, as well as lowered the release percentage of BSA from the hydrogel. Such hydrogel materials may have more advantages as a potentially interesting platform for the design of medical devices.The elastic modulus (G') and viscous modulus (G') as a function of frequency for various hydrogel samples.     

Orthogonal Enzymatic Reactions to Control Supramolecular Hydrogelations

Enzyme‐responsive hydrogels have great potential in applications of controlled drug release, tissue engineering, etc. In this study, we reported on a supramolecular hydrogel that showed responses to two enzymes, phosphatase which was used to form the hydrogels and esterase which could trigger gel‐sol phase transitions. The gelation process and visco‐elasticity property of the resulting gel, morphology of the nanostructures in hydrogel, and peptide conformation in the self‐assembled nanostructure were characterized by rheology, transmission electron microscope (TEM), and circular dichroism (CD), respectively. Potential application of the enzyme‐responsive hydrogel in drug release was also demonstrated in this study. Though only one potential application of drug release was proved in this study, the responsive hydrogel system in this study might have potentials for the applications in fields of cell culture, controlled‐drug release, etc.     

Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels Coupled with Photothermal Agents for Biomedical Applications

Intelligent hydrogels are materials with abilities to change their chemical nature or physical structure in response to external stimuli showing promising potential in multitudinous applications. Especially, photo-thermo coupled responsive hydrogels that are prepared by encapsulating photothermal agents into thermo-responsive hydrogel matrix exhibit more attractive advantages in biomedical applications owing to their spatiotemporal control and precise therapy. This work summarizes the latest progress of the photo-thermo coupled responsive hydrogel in biomedical applications. Three major elements of the photo-thermo coupled responsive hydrogel, i.e., thermo-responsive hydrogel matrix, photothermal agents, and construction methods are introduced. Furthermore, the recent developments of these hydrogels for biomedical applications are described with some selected examples. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives for photo-thermo coupled responsive hydrogels are outlined.     

Stimulus-responsive hydrogels made from biosynthetic fibrinogen conjugates for tissue engineering: structural characterization

Nanostructured hydrogels based on "smart" polymer conjugates of poloxamers and protein molecules were developed in order to form stimulus-responsive materials with bioactive properties for 3-D cell culture. Functionalized Pluronic F127 was covalently attached to a fibrinopeptide backbone and cross-linked into a structurally versatile and mechanically stable polymer network endowed with bioactivity and temperature-responsive structural features. Small angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy combined with rheology were used to characterize the structural and mechanical features of this biosynthetic conjugate, both in solution and in hydrogel form. The temperature at which the chemical cross-linking of F127-fibrinopeptide conjugates was initiated had a profound influence on the mechanical properties of the thermo-responsive hydrogel. The analysis of the scattering data revealed modification in the structure of the protein backbone resulting from increases in ambient temperature, whereas the structure of the polymer was not affected by ambient temperature. The hydrogel cross-linking temperature also had a major influence on the modulus of the hydrogel, which was rationally correlated to the molecular structure of the polymer network. The hydrogel structure exhibited a small mesh size when cross-linked at low temperatures and a larger mesh size when cross-linked at higher temperatures. The mesh size was nicely correlated to the mechanical properties of the hydrogels at the respective cross-linking temperatures. The schematic charts that model this material's behavior help to illustrate the relationship that exists between the molecular structure, the cross-linking temperature, and the temperature-responsive features for this class of protein-polymer conjugates. The precise control over structural and mechanical properties that can be achieved with this bioactive hydrogel material is essential in designing a tissue-engineering scaffold for clinical applications.     

触变/非触变水凝胶的傅里叶变换流变学研究

通过傅里叶变换流变学(FTR)方法,考察了2种屈服应力流体(触变性凝胶和非触变性凝胶)在不同频率大振幅振荡剪切流场(LAOS)下的非线性流变行为.研究发现2种凝胶不同的内部结构对LAOS下的非线性行为和屈服转变行为有显著的影响.对于非触变性凝胶,其非线性强度随应力的增大呈连续变化的趋势,并且转变过程体现了微结构单元形变、松弛以及相对滑移与振荡频率的耦合关系;而对于触变性凝胶,其非线性强度随应力增加呈现非单调变化,表明了固液转变过程是通过多次的局部结构破坏发生的.     

Facile Construction of Bio-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels from Dehydroabietic Acid with a Tricyclic Hydrophenanthrene Skeleton and Stabilized Gel Emulsions

Supramolecular hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their special properties. In this research, bio-based supramolecular hydrogels were conveniently constructed by heating and ultrasounding two components of dehydroabietic acid with a rigid tricyclic hydrophenanthrene skeleton and morpholine. The microstructures and properties of hydrogels were investigated by DSC, rheology, SAXS, CD spectroscopy, and cryo-TEM, respectively. The critical gel concentration (CGC) of the hydrogel was 0.3 mol·L⁻¹ and the gel temperature was 115 °C. In addition, the hydrogel showed good stability and mechanical properties according to rheology results. Cryo-TEM images reveal that the microstructure of hydrogel is fibrous meshes; its corresponding mechanism has been studied using FT-IR spectra. Additionally, oil-in-water gel emulsions were prepared by the hydrogel at a concentration above its CGC, and the oil mass fraction of the oil-in-water gel emulsions could be freely adjusted between 5% and 70%. This work provides a convenient way to prepare bio-based supramolecular hydrogels and provides a new method for the application of rosin.     

Development of injectable high molecular weight hyaluronic acid hydrogels for cartilage regeneration

The study focuses on developing hyaluronic acid (1200 kilo Dalton) hydrogels for cartilage regeneration. In spite of being highly biocompatible; a large amount of water absorption and easily degrading nature restricts the use of hyaluronic acid in the field of tissue regeneration. This can be rectified by crosslinking hyaluronic acid with a crosslinking agent such as divinyl sulfone; which results in a biocompatible hydrogel with superior rheological properties. Different amounts of divinyl sulfone have been used for crosslinking hyaluronic acid to get three types of hydrogels with differing properties. Swelling studies, rheology analysis, enzymatic degradation and scanning electron microscopic analysis were conducted on all the different types of hydrogels prepared. Viscoelastic properties of the hydrogel were analyzed so that a hydrogel with better elastic property and stability is obtained. Scanning electron microscopy was used to study the morphology of the HA hydrogels. The cytotoxicity testing was conducted to prove the non-toxic nature of the hydrogels and cell culture studies using adipose mesenchymal stem cells showed better adhesion and proliferation properties in all the three hydrogels. Thus hyaluronic acid hydrogel makes a promising material for cartilage regeneration.     

双重响应性生物基自修复凝胶的制备及其性能

为拓宽多重响应性凝胶在生物医学领域中的应用,本文基于生物大分子构筑具有pH响应、糖响应性的可自修复性水凝胶。 本文选用3-氨基苯硼酸(APBA)和2,3-环氧丙基三甲基氯化铵(CHGTA)分别对聚谷氨酸(γ-PGA)和瓜尔胶(GG)进行改性制备了聚谷氨酸-g-氨基苯硼酸(γ-PGA-g-APBA)和阳离子瓜尔胶,在此基础上,对γ-PGA-g-APBA和阳离子瓜尔胶进行物理共混制备生物基凝胶。 通过傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)、核磁共振波谱仪(¹H NMR)和流变仪对聚合物化学结构、接枝率、流变性能和力学性能进行表征,并考察了凝胶在不同pH值及糖浓度下刺激响应性。 结果表明,凝胶具有自修复性,修复效率可达100%;具有pH响应性,在环境pH值较高时更易形成凝胶,且凝胶强度随pH值升高而增大;同时所制凝胶具有糖响应性,在4 g/L的葡萄糖溶液中浸泡后即可导致凝胶解体。 这些结果说明功能基团APBA的引入可赋予凝胶多重响应性。 所制的双重响应性生物基凝胶具有良好的生物相容性,有望应用于生物医学、功能器件、传感等领域。     

Tunable size and spectral properties of fluorescent nanoGUMBOS in modified sodium deoxycholate hydrogels

Microstructures of sodium deoxycholate hydrogels were altered considerably in the presence of variable tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS) concentrations. These observations were confirmed by use of X-ray diffraction, polarized optical microscopy, rheology, and differential scanning calorimetry measurements. Our studies reveal enhanced gel crystallinity and rigidity with increasing TRIS concentrations. The tunable hydrogel microstructures obtained under various conditions have been successfully utilized as templates to synthesize cyanine-based fluorescent nanoGUMBOS (nanoparticles from a group of uniform materials based on organic salts). A systematic variation in size (70-200 nm), with relatively low polydispersity and tunable spectral properties of [HMT][AOT] nanoGUMBOS, was achieved by use of these modified hydrogels. The gel microstructures are observed to direct the size as well as molecular self-assembly of the nanomaterials, thereby tuning their spectral properties. These modified hydrogels were also found to possess other interesting properties such as variable morphologies ranging from fibrous to spherulitic, variable degrees of crystallinity, rigidity, optical activity, and release profiles which can be exploited for a multitude of applications. Hence, this study demonstrates a novel method for modification of sodium deoxycholate hydrogels, their applications as templates for nanomaterials synthesis, as well as their potential applications in biotechnology and drug delivery.