糖超分子水凝胶在组织工程领域的研究进展

组织工程的一般策略是使用生物支架作为人工基质替代天然细胞外基质(ECM)支持细胞的生存和各项功能,从而形成新的组织.作为一类重要的生物大分子,糖质(glycan)是ECM的主要组分,其所承载的基质和信息功能使其成为一种极有潜力的制备组织工程支架的原材料.与此同时,基于可逆非共价相互作用的水凝胶,因其可以实现对水凝胶时空结构的精确操纵,从而模拟细胞所需的生存环境,促进组织的再生修复,近年来得到了重视和研究.本文从模拟ECM的结构和功能切入,将糖质功能与非共价作用结合起来,介绍多种糖动态超分子水凝胶的设计思路和构筑原理,讨论其在组织工程应用中需要实现的关键性能,并对其在该领域的发展趋势进行展望.     

可注射的壳聚糖水凝胶的制备及应用进展

可注射的水凝胶由于其独特的性质在生物医学领域中备受关注。壳聚糖是自然界中唯一的一种阳离子多糖,具有含量丰富、价格低廉、生物相容性和生物可降解性良好等优点,经常被用来制备可注射的水凝胶。近年来,随着研究的进一步深入,通过采用各种化学或物理改性和修饰方法、引入各种生物功能分子或采用各种交联方法,具有优异性能的可注射的壳聚糖水凝胶不断涌现,其应用范围不断扩展,在实际应用中发挥了越来越重要的作用。本文主要介绍了常见的化学交联的和物理交联的可注射的壳聚糖水凝胶的制备方法,综述了其在药物载体、基因载体、细胞支架和伤口修复等生物医学领域中的应用进展,对其存在的问题及发展趋势进行了分析和展望,为可注射的壳聚糖水凝胶的进一步发展提供指导和借鉴。     

双网络增强手性超分子水凝胶促进成骨

<正>手性超分子水凝胶是由手性分子基元通过π-π堆积、氢键、疏水力等非共价作用结合而形成的一类手性生物材料。其可控的螺旋手性及敏感的生物响应性,如p H值、酶、生物信号、温度和光,使其能够模拟手性细胞外微环境,有助于理解天然生物分子与细胞之间的相互作用,在分子识别、药物递送和组织工程等领域具有重大意义[1]。     

PNIPAM温敏微凝胶在生物医学领域中的应用研究

水凝胶因其良好的生物相容性及环境刺激响应性而在生物医学领域有着广泛的用途,但仍存在机械强度差、响应速度慢、不能生物降解等缺点。针对这些问题,特别是宏观水凝胶响应慢的问题,我们近年来以具有温度敏感性的聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PNIPAM)微凝胶为基础,设计制备了一系列生物材料,分别应用于药物控释、生物传感以及组织工程等生物医学领域。我们设计制备了具有良好葡萄糖敏感性的PNIPAM微凝胶,实现了可自我调控的胰岛素可控释放。以PNIPAM微凝胶为基础,提出了新的聚合胶态晶体阵列光学传感方法,设计制备了多种可快速响应的新型生物光学传感器。实现了PNIPAM微凝胶的实时凝胶化,并将其发展成为一种新型的可注射细胞支架材料。进一步利用该体系的可逆性,提出了制备在药物筛选、肿瘤研究以及组织工程等领域有重要用途的多细胞球的新方法。     

刺激响应性水凝胶在肿瘤治疗中的研究进展

恶性肿瘤的治疗在临床中一直备受关注，由于肿瘤细胞的浸润性和顽固性，常规治疗通常会产生严重的毒副作用。相较于全身化疗，局部载药水凝胶的使用显著降低了全身毒性并可实现药物在肿瘤部位的持续递送。此外，经物理掺杂或化学修饰的刺激响应性水凝胶，还可响应环境条件变化(如温度、pH、光等),实现原位交联和药物可控释放，大大提高了临床顺应性和药物递送效率。本综述分类讨论了用于肿瘤治疗的刺激响应性水凝胶的设计策略；汇总了近年来此类水凝胶的研究进展及其药物递送方案；并针对该领域存在的实际问题提出了可能的发展方向。     

光聚合水凝胶及其在组织工程中的应用

水凝胶是一种亲水性聚合物网络,可以溶胀大量水,其物理性质接近软组织.光聚合与传统的聚合方法相比,具有反应速率快、反应条件缓和、反应放热低等特点.因此,光聚合水凝胶广泛应用于生物医学领域.本文介绍了光聚合水凝胶材料,并详细论述了光聚合水凝胶在药物释放体系、组织工程支架材料、细胞受控生长、细胞微囊化和可注射水凝胶等方面的应用.可以预见光聚合水凝胶作为生物材料在组织工程及再生医学领域中具有良好的应用前景.     

肽自组装水凝胶的制备及在生物医学中的应用

短肽自组装水凝胶作为一种新型的生物材料,具有生物相容性高、免疫原性低、含水量高、降解产物可被机体重吸收利用、结构与天然细胞外基质类似等优点,使其在材料科学、生物医药及临床医学等领域具有广阔的应用前景。在这篇综述中,我们主要介绍了常用的几种制备稳定的肽自组装水凝胶方法,包括酶催化的水凝胶化、化学/物理交联的水凝胶化以及光催化的水凝胶化。进一步,我们介绍一些关于肽自组装水凝胶在药物递送和抗肿瘤治疗、抗菌和伤口愈合以及3D生物打印和组织工程中的应用。我们希望通过本文的论述能引起更多的人对肽自组装水凝胶的关注,以推进其在生物医学领域应用的发展。     

海藻酸盐水凝胶作为递送载体在组织再生中的应用

海藻酸盐是一类存在于褐藻中的线性亲水多糖,由D-甘露糖醛酸(M)和L-古洛糖醛酸(G)以不同比例的重复单元组成.它是用于水凝胶合成的天然生物材料之一,通过简单的离子交联,即可与Ca2+等多价无机阳离子发生"蛋盒反应",形成水凝胶.海藻酸盐骨架上存在大量–OH和–COOH极性基团,通过化学或物理方法对其进行修饰,使其可以在温度、pH、光等刺激的响应下实现细胞或生物活性分子的可控释放.目前组织再生领域的主要应用策略之一是利用生物相容性材料,结合生物活性分子和细胞,以促进受损组织的再生.水凝胶材料在保护嵌入的细胞并模仿天然细胞外基质方面具有潜力.海藻酸盐也因为其易于凝胶化和良好的生物相容性,被广泛用于组织再生领域.本综述中,我们总结了用于组织再生,特别在伤口愈合、骨和心脏修复领域的海藻酸盐水凝胶的不同交联方法,重点分析了对刺激具有响应性的海藻酸盐水凝胶的特征以及其作为递送载体在组织再生中的应用.     

聚L-谷氨酸可注射水凝胶的制备及性能

通过活化改性聚L-谷氨酸（PLGA）制备酰肼化PLGA（PLGA-ADH）和3-氨基-1,2-丙二醇改性的PLGA（PLGA-OH）,PLGA-OH经高碘酸钠氧化制得醛基化PLGA（PLGA-CHO）,以PLGA-ADH和PLGA-CHO为前驱体,通过席夫碱交联反应构建了PLGA可注射水凝胶.研究了酰肼化和醛基化改性前后PLGA的结构变化,考察了固含量对水凝胶成胶时间、溶胀行为、机械性能、体外降解性能、药物释放行为及微观形貌等的影响,并进行了初步的细胞培养实验及裸鼠皮下注射成胶实验.结果表明,该PLGA可注射水凝胶在组织工程领域具有良好的应用前景.     

温敏性抗菌水凝胶的制备与控释技术研究进展

温敏水凝胶是一类通过感知温度变化使自身发生相变的智能型聚合物凝胶,通过负载抗菌剂或抗菌性单体制备抗菌水凝胶是近年来药物控制释放、组织工程以及生物免疫等领域关注的热点。本文概述了负载抗菌剂型温敏性抗菌水凝胶的物理交联和化学交联制备技术的研究概况,着重阐述了温敏性抗菌水凝胶的孔径调控、制备材料调控、载药模式调控等技术的研究进展,并对温敏性抗菌水凝胶的控释技术应用前景,特别是在生物质材料领域的应用前景进行了展望。     

Injectable Hyaluronic Acid/Poly(γ-glutamic acid) Hydrogel with Step-by-step Tunable Properties for Soft Tissue Engineering

Injectable hydrogels as an important class of biomaterials have gained much attention in tissue engineering. However, their crosslinking degree is difficult to be controlled after being injected into body. As we all know, the crosslinking degree strongly influences the physicochemical properties of hydrogels. Therefore, developing an injectable hydrogel with tunable crosslinking degree in vivo is important for tissue engineering. Herein, we present a dual crosslinking strategy to prepare injectable hydrogels with step-by-step tunable crosslinking degree using Schiff base reaction and photopolymerization. The developed hyaluronic acid/poly(γ-glutamic acid)(HA/γ-PGA) hydrogels exhibit step-bystep tunable swelling behavior, enzymatic degradation behavior and mechanical properties. Mechanical performance tests show that the storage moduli of HA/γ-PGA hydrogels are all less than 2000 Pa and the compressive moduli are in kilopascal, which have a good match with soft tissue. In addition, NIH 3 T3 cells encapsulated in HA/γ-PGA hydrogel exhibit a high cell viability, indicating a good cytocompatibility of HA/γ-PGA hydrogel.Therefore, the developed HA/γ-PGA hydrogel as an injectable biomaterial has a good potential in soft tissue engineering.     

The rheological and structural properties of Fmoc-peptide-based hydrogels: the effect of aromatic molecular architecture on self-assembly and physical characteristics

Biocompatible hydrogels are of high interest as a class of biomaterials for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and controlled drug delivery. These materials offer three-dimensional scaffolds to support the growth of cells and development of hierarchical tissue structures. Fmoc-peptides were previously demonstrated as attractive building blocks for biocompatible hydrogels. Here, we further investigate the biophysical properties of Fmoc-peptide-based hydrogels for medical applications. We describe the structural and thermal properties of these Fmoc-peptides, as well as their self-assembly process. Additionally, we study the role of interactions between aromatic moieties in the self-assembly process and on the physical and structural properties of the hydrogels.     

Strong and Injectable Hydrogels Based on Multivalent Metal Ion-Peptide Cross-linking

Injectable hydrogels are ideal biomaterials for delivering cells, growth factors and drugs specifically to localized lesions and subsequent controlled release. Many factors can affect the efficacy of injectable hydrogels. To avoid potential damage to encapsulated cells or drugs, injectable hydrogels should be highly dynamic so that they can undergo shear-thinning at low strain rates and rapidly reform after injection. However, dynamic hydrogels are often mechanically weak, leading to the leakage of encapsulated cells or drugs. Here we demonstrated a convenient method to improve the mechanical strength without jeopardizing the dynamic properties of hydrogels by using metal ion-peptide crosslinkers containing multiple metal ion-ligand bonds. We showed that the dynamic properties of the hydrogels correlated with the intrinsic dynamics of the metal-ligand bonds and were not affected by the formation of multivalent binding. Yet, the mechanical stability of the hydrogels was significantly improved due to the increased thermodynamic stability of the crosslinkers. We further showed that the drug release rates were slowed down by the formation of multivalent crosslinkers. Our results highlight the importance of ligand valency to the mechanical response of hydrogels and provide a universal route to rationally tune the dynamic and mechanical properties of injectable hydrogels.     

Recent advances of injectable hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications

Injectable hydrogel is a kind of in situ gelling system but has its specificity on the process procedure, which requires a better control of gelation kinetics. Hydrogels with injectability under mild condition are preferred in the field of biomedicine, especially for drug delivery and tissue engineering, because of the favorable carrier property in three-dimension, biocompatibility, low invasive and adaptable shape for administration. Despite the advantages, the development of injectable hydrogels may also face some challenges to meet the various clinical requirements. In this review, we provide a brief summary on the recent progresses on the design, synthesis and evaluation of injectable hydrogels towards biomedical applications.     

可注射水凝胶在伤口敷料中的研究进展

目前,在伤口治疗中对伤口敷料的选择越来越严格。传统的伤口敷料如纱布、绷带、海绵等在伤口愈合过程中容易诱发细菌感染,延缓伤口愈合,甚至引发慢性并发症。可注射水凝胶具备良好的生物相容性,能够适应伤口的形状以填充伤口,且具备一定的抗菌活性,从而避免伤口感染,相比传统的水凝胶伤口敷料更具备医疗优势,因此在生物医药领域得到广泛关注。本文对天然型可注射水凝胶和复合型可注射水凝胶在伤口愈合中的研究进展进行了综述;也对可注射水凝胶的未来发展趋势进行了展望。     

可注射水凝胶的制备与应用

可注射水凝胶在再生医学和药物控释等方面有着广泛的用途,是近年来生物医用材料领域新的研究方向.本文综述了近年来人们在可注射水凝胶制备和应用方面的研究进展,最后展望了其发展前景.     

An Injectable Self‐Healing Hydrogel Based on Chain‐Extended PEO‐PPO‐PEO Multiblock Copolymer

Injectable hydrogels have been commonly used as drug‐delivery vehicles and tried in tissue engineering. Injectable self‐healing hydrogels have great advantage over traditional injectable hydrogels because they can be injected as a liquid and then rapidly form bulk gels in situ at the target site under physiological conditions. This study develops an injectable thermosensitive self‐healing hydrogel based on chain‐extended F127 (PEO₉₀‐PPO₆₅‐PEO₉₀) multi‐block copolymer (m‐F127). The rapid sol–gel transition ability under body temperature allows it to be used as injectable hydrogel and the self‐healing property allows it to withstand repeated deformation and quickly recover its mechanical properties and structure through the dynamic covalent bonds. It is hoped that the novel strategy and the fascinating properties of the hydrogel as presented here will provide new opportunities with regard to the design and practical application of injectable self‐healing hydrogels.

     

Stimuli‐Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogels and Their Applications in Regenerative Medicine

Supramolecular hydrogels are a class of self‐assembled network structures formed via non‐covalent interactions of the hydrogelators. These hydrogels capable of responding to external stimuli are considered to be smart materials due to their ability to undergo sol–gel and/or gel–sol transition upon subtle changes in their surroundings. Such stimuli‐responsive hydrogels are intriguing biomaterials with applications in tissue engineering, delivery of cells and drugs, modulating tissue environment to promote innate tissue repair, and imaging for medical diagnostics among others. This review summarizes the recent developments in stimuli‐responsive supramolecular hydrogels and their potential applications in regenerative medicine. Specifically, various structural aspects of supramolecular hydrogelators involved in self‐assembly, the role of external stimuli in tuning/controlling their phase transitions, and how these functions could be harnessed to advance applications in regenerative medicine are focused on. Finally, the key challenges and future prospects for these versatile materials are briefly described.     

Injectable and biodegradable hydrogels: gelation, biodegradation and biomedical applications

Injectable hydrogels with biodegradability have in situ formability which in vitro/in vivo allows an effective and homogeneous encapsulation of drugs/cells, and convenient in vivo surgical operation in a minimally invasive way, causing smaller scar size and less pain for patients. Therefore, they have found a variety of biomedical applications, such as drug delivery, cell encapsulation, and tissue engineering. This critical review systematically summarizes the recent progresses on biodegradable and injectable hydrogels fabricated from natural polymers (chitosan, hyaluronic acid, alginates, gelatin, heparin, chondroitin sulfate, etc.) and biodegradable synthetic polymers (polypeptides, polyesters, polyphosphazenes, etc.). The review includes the novel naturally based hydrogels with high potential for biomedical applications developed in the past five years which integrate the excellent biocompatibility of natural polymers/synthetic polypeptides with structural controllability via chemical modification. The gelation and biodegradation which are two key factors to affect the cell fate or drug delivery are highlighted. A brief outlook on the future of injectable and biodegradable hydrogels is also presented (326 references).     

Injectable Hydrogels for Cardiac Tissue Engineering

In light of the limited efficacy of current treatments for cardiac regeneration, tissue engineering approaches have been explored for their potential to provide mechanical support to injured cardiac tissues, deliver cardio‐protective molecules, and improve cell‐based therapeutic techniques. Injectable hydrogels are a particularly appealing system as they hold promise as a minimally invasive therapeutic approach. Moreover, injectable acellular alginate‐based hydrogels have been tested clinically in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and show preservation of the left ventricular (LV) indices and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). This review provides an overview of recent developments that have occurred in the design and engineering of various injectable hydrogel systems for cardiac tissue engineering efforts, including a comparison of natural versus synthetic systems with emphasis on the ideal characteristics for biomimetic cardiac materials.