甲壳素和壳聚糖在伤口敷料中的应用

天然高分子甲壳素和壳聚糖以其良好的生物相容性、生物可降解性、无毒、止血、止痛、抗菌、促进伤口愈合并减少疤痕等优点,在伤口敷料方面的研究正在引起人们的重视。本文对甲壳素和壳聚糖适于作为伤口敷料的优异性能从机理上进行了讨论,并介绍了通过甲壳素、壳聚糖及其衍生物制备性能优异的伤口敷料的研究进展。     

Membranes based on non-synthetic (natural) polymers for wastewater treatment

During the last decades, rising environmental concerns about the widespread usage of petroleum-based synthetic polymers has caused naturally occurring polymers to gain momentous. As a biocompatible and environmentally friendly alternative, bio-based polymers are continuously gaining new domains of application in drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, membrane technology, bio-sensor devices, etc. There is an increasing number of scientists who have applied various kinds of biopolymers, such as cellulose, chitin, starch, and alginate to fabricate fully or semi-biodegradable membranes for wastewater treatment. Beside biocompatibility, biopolymers combine many attractive features such as hydrophilicity and functionalizability that makes them great candidates to enhance the performance of composite membranes to effectively purify water from hazardous pollutants. On the other hand, elevating thermo-mechanical and chemical stability of these bio-based materials by introducing new organic and inorganic additives is another main focus area. This review is concerned with 1) introducing the promising feature of biopolymers that can be used as a raw material to synthesize membranes for water treatment, 2) proposing a comprehensive categorization of these membranes based on their structure, and 3) discussing the performance of these membranes in eliminating various kinds of contaminants from effluents and their strength and weakness points.     

Porous nano-minerals substituted apatite/chitin/pectin nanocomposites scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

In the current study, a porous 3D scaffold using Gallium-Apatite/chitin/pectin (Ga-HA/C/P) nanocomposites scaffolds (NCS) were fabricated by freeze-drying process with applications in orthopedics (bone tissue engineering). Various NCSs (0%, 30%, 50 and 70%) were prepared and characterized for its chemical structure, crystalline phase, surface texture by using various techniques such as FT-IR, XRD and SEM-EDX, respectively. The analyses of physicochemical properties proved that the formulated scaffolds were highly porous, and mechanically stable with superior density. The nanocomposite scaffolds also presented with increased swelling ability, lower biodegradation rate and higher mechanical strength. Further, biocompatibility and cytotoxicity of Ga-HA/C/P nanocomposite scaffolds were studied using NIH3T3 cells and MG-63 cells revealed no toxicity and cells attached and proliferated on scaffolds. Further implantation of prepared NCS showed mature bone formation through formation of new bone cells and osteoblast differentiation. Also, Ga-HA/C/P nanocomposites scaffolds proved to be more effective than chitin-pectin composite scaffolds. Taking results together it can be inferred that the prepared nanocomposite scaffolds possesses the prerequisites and showed great potential for treating orthopedic applications.     

Preparation of Chitin Hydrogel Under Mild Conditions

Both the amount of water and the number of calcium ions are main factors affecting the dissolution of chitin in calcium chloride dihydrate-saturated methanol (calcium solvent). The higher degree of N-acetylation of the chitin was also indicated by its higher solubility in calcium solvent. The chitin hydrogel was prepared by adding a large excess of water to the chitin solution with vigorous stirring, followed by extensive dialysis against water or by filtration to remove the methanol and calcium ions. The water content of the chitin hydrogel was approximately 94–96% (w/v) and could be controlled by centrifugation. The chitin gel was also prepared by the addition of a large excess of alcohol, such as ethanol and iso-propanol, and these protocols were found to be effective under anhydrous conditions because the alcohols were exchangeable with other organic solvents in solution. The chitin hydrogel was more susceptible to lysozyme than to chitinase, and showed and a poor susceptibility to chitosanase. A α-chitin-type crystalline structure was regenerated from chitin sheets prepared from both α-chitin and β-chitin solutions in calcium solvent, but the β-chitin-type sheet was formed from the β-chitin hydrogel prepared by mechanical agitation in water. The α-chitin hydrogel solidified when thawed after freezing, but the β-chitin hydrogel prepared by mechanical agitation maintained its gel form even after prolonged freezing. Animal studies revealed a low toxicity for the chitin sheet and an acceleration of epidermal cell regeneration.     

甲壳素和壳聚糖在生物矿化和模拟矿化过程中的调控作用研究进展

生物矿化材料一般由95%的无机物和5%的有机质组成,具有普通无机材料无可比拟的力学性能、光泽及特殊功能,这些特性源于细胞的调控和有生物活性的有机高分子对无机物结晶和形貌的精确控制.本文综述了甲壳素及其衍生物壳聚糖在生物矿化领域(生物体内和体外模拟)的作用研究进展.     

热塑性甲壳素衍生物N,O-苄基壳聚糖的合成及表征

天然高分子的热塑化一直引起人们的极大关注．由于存在大量的分子内和分子间氢键,一般天然高分子都不能加热塑化,从而限制了其应用．纤维素和淀粉的热塑化改性已有了许多研究．典型的热塑性纤维素衍生物有乙基纤维素、醋酸纤维素和经丙基纤维素等[1,2],有些纤维素衍生物还具有热致液晶性．淀粉的某些衍生物也已有热塑性[3]．在分子结构上,甲壳素／壳聚糖比纤维素或淀粉多了乙酰氨基和氨基,更易形成氢键,分子间作用力更强．迄今,国内外已报道了大量甲壳素／壳聚糖衍生物,但均无热塑性．我们曾合成具有热塑性的氰乙基经丙基壳聚糖,但熔点与分解温度之间只有27℃E4J．热塑性甲壳素的研究不仅为甲壳素的加工利用开辟了新途径,而且也将为热致性甲壳素液晶的研究奠定基础,从而进一步丰富和深化目前以纤维素衍生物为主的热致胆舀液晶研究[5,6]．为此,本文研究了一种新的热塑性甲壳素衍生物,并从结构上讨论了其具有热塑性的原因．     

基体辅助激光解吸—电离飞行时间质谱法分析衍生化的寡链糖

以２，５－二羟基苯甲酸（ＤＨＢ）＋间硝基苄醇（ＮＢＡ）混合基体辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法（ＭＡＬＤＩ）分析甲壳素降解并衍生化的寡链糖，获得了满意的结果。对比其它基体，如：芥子酸（ＳＡ）、α－氰基－４－羟基肉桂酸等（α＿ＣＨＣＡ），２，５＿ＤＨＢ＋ＮＢＡ混合基体解吸电离效果最好：信号强、信噪比高。甲壳素降解产物的质谱分析至今未见报道。