海藻酸钠和壳聚糖静电复合弹性支架的制备和表征

通过静电作用和相分离技术制备海藻酸钠/壳聚糖静电复合弹性支架,研究了冷冻温度和固含量对支架材料孔径的影响及组分比对材料力学性能、亲水性、降解性能和生物相容性的影响.固含量为2%(质量分数)及冷冻温度为-24℃时,支架孔径为110~170μm,并且亲水性良好,平衡溶胀度大于1400%.改变固含量和组分比可调控材料的力学性能;循环力学测试表明,湿态支架具有良好的弹性和一定的耐疲劳性;降解速率可由组分比调控;兔脂肪干细胞(rASCs)在支架上的培养结果表明,羧基和氨基摩尔比为2∶1和1∶1时细胞以聚集体存在;羧基和氨基摩尔比为1∶2时细胞黏附于支架上,实现细胞黏附/聚集体的调控.     

甲壳素和壳聚糖作为天然生物高分子材料的研究进展

甲壳素是自然界中含量仅次于纤维素的天然高分子,壳聚糖是甲壳素脱乙酰化后带有阳离子的多糖.壳聚糖中的自由氨基以及它的高结晶性,使得它能溶于酸,而不溶于碱和绝大数的有机溶剂.同时壳聚糖具有无毒性、无刺激性、良好的生物相容性、生物可溶解性, 以及高的电荷密度,因而被作为一种新型的天然生物材料得到广泛应用.文章介绍了甲壳素和壳聚糖的结构和性质,综述分析了甲壳素和壳聚糖在制备微球和作为支架材料中的应用, 并总结了甲壳素和壳聚糖在这两个方面存在的问题和发展前景.     

海藻酸壳聚糖可塑性支架材料的制备及表征

利用海藻酸钠和壳聚糖2种原料, 采用阴阳离子静电复合原理, 通过滴注法层层自组装成可搭载药物的缓释微球, 再按一定比例与海藻酸钠-壳聚糖溶液混合制成缓释微球型支架材料, 将缓释微球结构嵌入疏松多孔海绵状结构中. 研究了缓释微球的组分比对缓释微球型支架材料的孔隙率、 收缩率、 亲水性及降解性能的影响; 扫描电子显微镜照片显示, 微球结构相对完整, 多孔海绵状结构孔径为140~200 μm; 支架浸出液细胞毒性检测实验组对照组未见差异. 缓释微球体积所占比例即组分比为10%的缓释微球型支架材料孔隙率最高为68.2%~70.8%, 亲水性最好, 收缩率最低为4.4%~5.2%; 支架降解速率随缓释微球组分比升高而减慢, 组分比为20%的缓释微球型支架材料综合性能更优; 缓释微球型支架材料冻干成型前为液态, 具有良好可塑性. 缓释微球型支架材料为缓释系统与多孔支架材料有机结合提供了新思路.     

天然生物材料壳聚糖支架上人胚肺成纤维细胞的生长

采用不同粒度的硅胶粒子作为致孔剂,按硅胶和壳聚糖重量比9：1,制备了三组不同孔径的壳聚糖多孔支架．以无孔壳聚糖支架为参照,对多孔支架的有效孔径、吸水性进行了比较．结果表明：孔径大小由硅胶尺寸控制,吸水性随孔径增大而增大．为研究支架孔径大小对其生物相容性的影响,在系列支架上进行了人胚肺成纤维细胞的培养．细胞种植1d后,多孔支架上的细胞粘附较多,而无孔支架上的细胞伸展情况较好;细胞培养5d后,所有支架上细胞伸展情况良好,孔径越大的支架上细胞增殖越多．该研究结果将为天然生物材料壳聚糖作为组织工程支架材料的应用提供有益的指导．     

Cu2+-壳聚糖螯合物及壳聚糖吸附Cu2+机理的XPS研究

吸附机理;XPS;Cu2+-壳聚糖螯合物及壳聚糖吸附Cu2+机理的XPS研究     

基于壳聚糖膜固定双酶的胆碱传感器的研究

提出了一种基于壳聚糖膜固定辣根过氧化物酶 胆碱氧化酶的胆碱传感器的制备方法。该传感器以电聚合于玻碳电极的硫堇作为电子传递介体,在pH6. 8,外加电压-0. 2V(vs.SCE)条件下,其峰电流与浓度范围 5. 0×10-5 ~3. 0×10-3 mol/L的胆碱呈良好的线性响应;检出限为 1. 0×10-5 mol/L。传感器有良好的选择性和稳定性,使用一月后,仍能保持其初始活性的 80%。     

低聚壳聚糖负载金属卟啉配合物的制备及生物活性研究

将低聚壳聚糖(COS)分别与不同卟啉金属(MTPPS4,M=Cu,Co,Zn)配合物结合,制备了水溶性低聚壳聚糖负载金属卟啉配合物(COS-MTPPS4),并采用红外光谱和紫外-可见光谱对其结构进行了表征。采用SRB细胞染色法,研究了壳聚糖负载金属卟啉(COS-MTPPS4)对人体肝癌细胞Bel-7402的抗肿瘤细胞活性。结果表明,金属离子配位到卟啉环中,使系列化合物对Bel-7402有较强的抑制生长活性,IC50值均小于100μg/mL,在10～20μg/mL范围内。水溶性低聚壳聚糖金属卟啉配合物作为抗肿瘤药物有很好应用前景。     

掺杂柚子皮的壳聚糖膜对模拟染料废水的吸附研究

以掺杂柚子皮的壳聚糖膜为吸附剂对模拟染料废水吸附性能进行研究,以吸附孔雀石绿为例,分别考察了吸附时间、柚子皮与壳聚糖的质量配比、孔雀石绿初始浓度及吸附膜厚度对吸附效果的影响,并研究了掺杂柚子皮壳聚糖膜对孔雀石绿的等温吸附模型和吸附动力学.结果表明：掺杂柚子皮的壳聚糖膜对染料有较强的吸附能力,在25℃下,pH为7,吸附时间120 min,孔雀石绿浓度为9.10 g·L^-1,壳聚糖和柚子皮粉末质量比为3∶2,柚子皮壳聚糖膜溶液质量（膜厚度）为7.11 g的条件下吸附率达95.7%.柚子皮壳聚糖膜对孔雀石绿的吸附符合二级动力学模型及Freundlich等温吸附模型.在相同条件下,对亚甲基蓝、中性红、结晶紫及混合染料的吸附率分别为95.1%,96.5%,94.9%及94.6%.     

Cu~(2 )壳聚糖螯合物及壳聚糖吸附Cu~(2 )机理的XPS研究

壳聚糖能选择性地吸附Ｍｇ2 、Ｎｉ2 、Ａｌ3 、Ａｇ 、Ｐｂ2 等金属离子[1],在环境保护、水处理、贵金属精制和回收等领域有广泛的应用前景[2 ].目前对壳聚糖吸附金属离子尤其是对Ｃｕ2 吸附的研究十分活跃 ,对壳聚糖吸附了Ｃｕ2 后形成的螯合物的研究也有报道[3,4 ].Ｉｎａｋｉ等[5]认为壳聚糖吸附Ｃｕ2 的机理是通过其表面—ＮＨ2 及其邻近的—ＯＨ与Ｃｕ2 进行络合反应从而吸附了Ｃｕ2 .本文用Ｘ射线光电子能谱 (ＸＰＳ)研究了壳聚糖及吸附Ｃｕ2 后形成的Ｃｕ2 壳聚糖螯合物表面的元素组成及其结合能的变化 ,根据结合能的变…     

壳聚糖钯催化Heck反应合成肉桂酸丁酯的研究

以天然高分子壳聚糖为载体,制得了用于Heck反应的壳聚糖钯配合物多相催化剂,用XPS对其结构进行了表征,并利用正交实验方法考察了原料配比、缚酸剂三乙胺的用量、反应温度、反应时间和催化剂的用量对碘代苯与丙烯酸丁酯Heck反应的影响.结果表明:反应因素的影响大小为:反应温度>原料配比>三乙胺用量>催化剂的用量>反应时间;在最佳的反应条件下:碘代苯与丙烯酸丁酯的摩尔比为1∶1、三乙胺9mmol、催化剂0.1g(钯含量1.88×10-2mmol)时,氮气保护下140℃反应8h,肉桂酸丁酯的产率可高达99.8%.并且该催化剂对其它丙烯酸酯的Heck反应也具有良好的催化活性.     

Fabrication and characterization of low-cost freeze-gelated chitosan/collagen/hydroxyapatite hydrogel nanocomposite scaffold

In the present research, chitosan/collagen and chitosan/collagen/nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAP) hydrogel nanocomposites were prepared using naturally extracted chitosan from Persian Gulf shrimp wastes and rat tail-tendon collagen. Freeze-gelation method was used to prepare highly porous scaffolds. The morphology, chemical structure, water retainability, and thermal properties were characterized using SEM, FTIR, water content experiment, simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), respectively. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation and unconfined compression test were used to assess different feature of the mechanical properties of the hydrogels. The obtained results were so promising that the prepared nanocomposites can be considered as a potential candidate for cartilage tissue engineering.     

Porous-conductive chitosan scaffolds for tissue engineering, 1. Preparation and characterization

Novel porous-conductive chitosan scaffolds were fabricated by incorporating conductive polypyrrole (PPy) particles into a chitosan matrix and employing a phase separation technique to build pores inside the scaffolds. Conductive polypyrrole particles were prepared with a microemulsion method using FeCl3 as a dopant. The preparation conditions were optimized to obtain scaffolds with controlled pore size and porosity. The conductivity of the scaffolds was investigated using a standard four-point probe technique. It was found that several kinds of scaffolds showed a conductivity close to 10(-3) S.cm(-1) with a low polypyrrole loading of around 2 wt.-%. The main mechanical properties, such as tensile strength, breaking elongation and Young's modulus of the scaffolds, were examined both in the dry and in the hydrated states. The results indicated that a few different kinds of scaffolds exhibited the desired mechanical strength for some tissue engineering applications. The miscibility of polypyrrole and chitosan was also evaluated using a dynamic mechanical method. The presence of significant phase separation was detected in non-porous PPy/chitosan scaffolds but enhanced miscibility in porous PPy/chitosan scaffolds was observed.     

pH-sensitive chitosan films for baker's yeast immobilization

Dried baker’s yeast cells were immobilized on a chitosan film, which is a natural polymer. Prepared chitosan films were treated with glutaraldehyde to facilitate the immobilization of the cells. The effects of the amount of glutaraldehyde, incubation time, pH, and temperature on immobilization were investigated. The amount of glutaraldehyde was chosen to be 0.01% (weight). The highest amount of yeast immobilization was obtained with 5 h incubation. It was determined that optimum temperature for immobilization is 25°C, and the optimum pH for immobilization is 6. Immobilized cells were allowed to stand for 3 d in distilled water and buffer solution (pH 6) to investigate the desorption, but no desorption was found. The maximum immobilization capacities were found to be 90 μg protein cm⁻² film in optimum conditions.     

Elastic behavior of chitosan films

The thermoelastic behavior and equilibrium stress–strain properties of chitosan films lightly crosslinked with gluteraldehyde and swollen with water were studied. Precautions were taken to preclude changes in the swelling ratio of swollen sample films during the experiment. The results indicate that at relatively low extensions the elastic behavior of the biopolymer is entropic in origin. The equilibrium stress–strain isotherms of chitosan did not obey Mooney–Rivlin equation because of sharp increases in stress with extension ratio at high extensions. This is attributed mainly to interchain hydrogen-bonded interactions, but a possible contribution due to strain–induced crystallization cannot be ruled out. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Effect of engineered PLGA‐gelatin‐chitosan/PLGA‐gelatin/PLGA‐gelatin‐graphene three‐layer scaffold on adhesion/proliferation of HUVECs

A three‐layered fibrous scaffold composed of fibers of different diameters in each layer was fabricated in correspondence with the structure of the blood vessels. Effect of solution and electrospinning parameters on morphology and diameters of the fibers were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), for each layer. The SEM images showed that 18% poly (lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) (PLGA)‐gelatin‐chitosan in 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoro‐2‐propanol (HFIP)/acid acetic solution resulted in bead‐free fibers for the outer layer. For the middle layer, 18% PLGA‐gelatin in HFIP at 13 kV with 13 cm needle to collector distance was chosen as the optimum condition. SEM imaging demonstrated that by increasing graphene content from 0.5 to 2 wt% in the inner layer (as an electrically conductive/platelet anti‐adhesion material), the fiber diameter decreased from 324.01 ± 58.90 to 288.59 ± 70.77 nm. The effect of gelatin crosslinking on the microstructure of the fibers was also examined. Shrinkage ratio decreased from 57 to below 21% upon crosslinking of the three‐layered scaffold in exposure to vapor of 50% glutaraldehyde solution for 2 hours. Mechanical test showed that tensile strength of the crosslinked three‐layer scaffold in the longitudinal direction was 2.90 MPa which is comparable to that of the vein and artery. The MTT [3‐(4,5‐Dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay displayed cell viability of above 96% for the PLGA‐gelatin containing 2 wt% graphene. SEM analysis revealed that the addition of graphene to PLGA‐gelatin (up to 2%) causes a remarkable improvement in cell adhesion.     

Production and characterization of chitosan fibers and 3-D fiber mesh scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

This study reports on the production of chitosan fibers and 3-D fiber meshes for the use as tissue engineering scaffolds. Both structures were produced by means of a wet spinning technique. Maximum strain at break and tensile strength of the developed fibers were found to be 8.5% and 204.9 MPa, respectively. After 14 d of immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and inductively coupled plasma emission (ICP) spectroscopy analyses showed that a bioactive Ca-P layer was formed on the surface of the fibers, meaning that they exhibit a bioactive behavior. The samples showed around 120% max. swelling in physiological conditions. The pore sizes of 3-D chitosan fiber mesh scaffolds were observed to be in the range of 100-500 microm by SEM. The equilibrium-swelling ratio of the developed scaffolds was found to be around 170% (w/w) in NaCl solution at 37 degrees C. Besides that, the limit swelling strain was less than 30%, as obtained by mechanical spectroscopy measurements in the same conditions. The viscoelastic properties of the scaffolds were also evaluated by both creep and dynamic mechanical tests. By means of using short-term MEM extraction test, both types of structures (fibers and scaffolds) were found to be non-cytotoxic to fibroblasts. Furthermore, osteoblasts directly cultured over chitosan fiber mesh scaffolds presented good morphology and no inhibition of cell proliferation could be observed.Osteoblast-like cells proliferating over chitosan based fibers after 7 d of culture.     

Collagen nanofiber-covered porous biodegradable carboxymethyl chitosan microcarriers for tissue engineering cartilage

Nanofibrous collagen-coated porous carboxymethyl chitosan microcarriers (CMC-MCs) were successfully fabricated for use as injectable cell microcarriers. A modified phase separation method combined with temperature controlled freeze-extraction was used for formulating the CMC-MCs. Collagen nanofibers were immobilized onto the surfaces of the CMC-MCs via covalently anchoring some collagen molecules first and more molecules self-assembling into nano-scale fibrous networks afterward. Scanning electron microscopy and hydroxyproline colorimetry analysis revealed that more collagen was immobilized on the CMC-MCs with collagen molecules anchored initially. In vitro cell culture revealed that chondrocytes could adhere, proliferate, and remain differentiated on the nanofiber-coated CMC-MCs. Optical microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy showed that chondrocytes grew to confluence on the CMC-MCs within 3 days post-seeding. Subsequently, several confluent CMC-MCs attached to each other, forming tissue-like aggregates after 7 days culture. The mRNA expression of type II collagen was much stronger in chondrocytes cultured on the nanofiber-coated CMC-MCs for 7 days than those cultured in 24-well plates or on CMC-MCs without initial treatment. These porous CMC-MCs could be utilized for cultivating cells and for application in cartilage tissue engineering as injectable scaffolds for cell delivery.     

Preparation and modification of collagen-based porous scaffold for tissue engineering

In the effort to generate cartilage tissues using mesenchymal stem cells, porous scaffolds with prescribed biomechanical properties were prepared. Scaffolds with interconnected pores were prepared via lyophilisation of frozen hydrogels made from collagen modified with chitosan nanofibres, hyaluronic acid, copolymers based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), and itaconic acid (ITA), and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. The modified collagen compositions were cross-linked using N-(3-dimethylamino propyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) combined with N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) in water solution. Basic physicochemical and mechanical properties were measured and an attempt to relate these properties to the molecular and supermolecular structure of the modified collagen compositions was carried out. Scaffolds containing hydrophilic chitosan nanofibres showed the highest swelling ratio (SR = 20–25) of all the materials investigated, while collagen modified with an amphiphilic PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer or functionalised with ITA exhibited the lowest swelling ratio (SR = 5–8). The best resistance to hydrolytic degradation was obtained for hydroxyapatite containing scaffolds. On the other hand, the fastest degradation rate was observed for synthetic copolymer-containing scaffolds. The results showed that the addition of hydroxyapatite or hyaluronic acid to the collagen matrix increases the rigidity in comparison to the collagen-chitosan scaffold. Collagen scaffold modified with hyaluronic acid presented reduced deformation at break while the presence of hydroxypatatite enhanced the scaffold deformation under tensile loading. The tensile elastic modulus of chitosan nanofibre collagen scaffold was the lowest but closest to the articular cartilage; however, the strength and deformation to failure increased up to 200 %. Presented at the 1st Bratislava Young Polymer Scientists Workshop, Bratislava, 20–23 August 2007.     

Modifying the Pores of an Inverse Opal Scaffold With Chitosan Microstructures for Truly Three‐Dimensional Cell Culture

Inverse opal scaffolds have recently emerged as a novel class of scaffolds with uniform and controllable pore sizes for tissue engineering to provide better nutrient transport, a uniform cell distribution, and an adjustable microenvironment for cell differentiation. However, when the pore size of the scaffold is much larger than the dimension of a cell, the cell actually encounters a local 2D environment and the void space associated with the pore can not be efficiently utilized. Here, we demonstrate that a truly 3D microenvironment can be created inside a pore by further functionalizing the as‐prepared inverse opal scaffold with a second polymer by freeze‐drying. The resultant inverse opal scaffold with hierarchically structured pores can enhance both cell proliferation and tissue infiltration.