NIPAAm系互穿网络凝胶的合成及载药释药性能研究

合成了三种亲疏水性不同的温度及pH敏感的PAAc／P（NIPAAm-co-BMA）、PAAc／PNIPAAm和PAAc／P（NIPAAm-co-AAm）互穿网络（IPN）水凝胶,以水杨酸钠和水杨酸为模型药物,研究了温度、pH值及药物和凝胶的亲疏水性相互作用对模型药物释药性能的影响。研究结果表明,随着凝胶亲水性的增强,水杨酸钠的载药率提高,释药率也越大;相反疏水性增强也有利于提高水杨酸的载药率;IPN凝胶在水中的释药过程属于溶胀支配型释放,药物释放率随凝胶的亲水性增强而增强,同时,载药凝胶在45℃水中的释药率大于25℃时的释药率。在25℃时,水杨酸在pH=2．2的缓冲溶液中几乎不释放,而在pH=7．4的缓冲溶液中能以较快的速率释放。     

三元无规接枝共聚物的合成及其自组装性能的研究

通过甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯(HEMA)引发ε-己内酯(ε-CL)开环聚合得到带有双键的大分子预聚体甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯-聚己内酯(HEMA-PCL), 该预聚体与N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAAm)及丙烯酸(AAc)自由基聚合得到一系列含有不同比例组分的三元无规接枝共聚物. 研究了该聚合物的自组装性能. 通过1H NMR, FTIR, 凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)对聚合物进行结构和分子量的表征. 通过TEM, DLS与表面张力等方法表征其纳米粒子情况.     

Cell sheet engineering: intelligent polymer patterned surfaces for tissue engineered liver

We describe a new culture system utilizing the temperature-responsive polymer grafted surface for designing of cell position and layered tissue reconstruction. Organizing of the hepatic tissue structure by controlling the culture system, that is patterned co-culture and layered cell sheet co-culture achieved by moving the cultured cells from the culture surface, resulted in regulation of the hepatocyte function. The technique for cell sheet manipulation would promote the liver tissue engineering in quality.     

Structural characterization of temperature-sensitive hydrogels by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM)

The submicrometer structure of the temperature-sensitive hydrogels was observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), using synthesized hydrogels of different outer size and shape. The hydrogel structure strongly depends on the homogeneity of the polymer chains during the crosslinking process. A porous structure of the poly(vinyl-methyl-ether) (PVME) bulkgel, synthesized by electron beam irradiation of a concentrated polymer solution, was observed in the swollen state because the phase transitions temperature is acquired through the crosslinking process. Photo-crosslinking reaction of the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) copolymer in the dry state to form PNIPAAm thin films leads to a rather homogeneous structure. In the shrunk state both gels possess structure being more compact than in the swollen state. We also synthesized PVME and PNIPAAm gels with small outer dimensions in the range of some 100 nm. Heating of the thermo-sensitive polymer in diluted solutions collapses the polymer chains or aggregates. The crosslinking reaction (initiated by electron beam or UV irradiation) of these phase separated structures produces thermo-sensitive microgels. These microgel particles of PVME and PNIPAAm are spherical shape having diameters in the range of 30 - 500 nm.