Patterning the neuronal cells via inkjet printing of self-assembled peptides on silk scaffolds

The patterning of neuronal cells and guiding neurite growth are important for neuron tissue engineering and cell-based biosensors. In this paper, inkjet printing has been employed to pattern self-assembled I₃QGK peptide nanofibers on silk substrates for guiding the growth of neuron-like PC12 cells. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed the dynamic self-assembly of I₃QGK into nanofiber structures. The printed self-assembled peptide strongly adheres to regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) substrates through charge-charge interactions. It was observed that in the absence of I₃QGK, PC12 cells exhibited poor attachment to RSF films, while for RSF surfaces coated or printed with peptide nanofibers, cellular attachment was significantly improved in terms of both cell density and morphology. AFM results revealed that peptide nanofibers can promote the generation of axons and terminal buttons of PC12 cells, indicating that I₃QGK nanofibers not only promote cellular attachment but also facilitate differentiation into neuronal phenotypes. Inkjet printing allows complex patterning of peptide nanofibers onto RSF substrates, which enabled us to engineer cell alignment and provide an opportunity to direct axonal development in vitro. The live/dead assay showed that printed I₃QGK patterns exhibit no cytotoxicity to PC12 cells demonstrating potential for future nerve tissue engineering applications.     

胶原蛋白在乙酸酯类离子液体中的溶解及再生性能

合成了2种乙酸酯类离子液体3-甲基-1-乙氧羰基甲基咪唑氯盐([Etmim]Cl)、3-甲基-1-乙氧羰基甲基咪唑溴盐([Etmim]Br),通过核磁共振氢谱(1H NMR)和元素分析确认目标产物化学结构。比较胶原蛋白分别在2种离子液体中的溶解能力大小,并分别探讨了4种不同再生试剂对胶原蛋白再生情况的影响,如去离子水、甲醇、乙醇、丙酮。对以([Etmim]Cl)离子液体为溶剂、甲醇为再生剂的再生前后胶原蛋白进行傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)分析。结果表明:2种离子液体都是胶原蛋白的直接溶剂,且([Etmim]Cl)对胶原蛋白的溶解时间比1-烯丙基-3-甲基咪唑氯盐[AMIM]Cl和1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑氯盐[BMIM]Cl缩短了15%~20%,在140℃时,[Etmim]Cl溶解固体质量分数为8%的胶原蛋白仅需15 min,同时胶原蛋白再生前后结构并未发生变化。     

猪皮胶原肽-锌螯合物的制备工艺研究

研究猪皮胶原肽-锌螯合物的制备工艺。以猪皮为原料，制备猪皮胶原肽-锌螯合物；以螯合率为指标，研究了猪皮胶原肽与锌质量比、pH、温度、时间对螯合率的影响；通过单因素试验、响应面法试验考察优化猪皮胶原肽的富锌工艺。结果显示，猪皮肽-锌螯合的最佳工艺为猪皮肽与锌质量比2:1，螯合pH 7.0，螯合温度50 ℃，螯合时间50 min，在此条件下，试验螯合率最佳，为69.27%，与模型预测值69.92%相近。该研究为新型生物肽 锌螯合物的研制、猪皮的高值化利用提供了依据。     

胶原蛋白茶饮料的研制

以胶原蛋白多肽、白砂糖、柠檬酸为原料,进行了胶原蛋白茶饮料配方和条件优化的研究。结果表明：胶原蛋白饮料的原料配方为胶原蛋白3%,柠檬酸0.4%,白砂糖6%,稳定剂阿拉伯胶0.2%;且均质压力为20 MPa,杀菌温度为80℃,杀菌时间20 min,可获得较为优质的产品。     

Presence of hepcidin-25 in biological fluids: Bile,ascitic and pleural fluids

AIM: To examine body fluids such as ascitic fluid (AF),saliva,bile and pleural effusions for the presence of hepcidin using a novel radioimmunoassay (RIA).METHODS: Serum samples were collected from 25 healthy volunteers (mean age: 36 ± 11.9 years,11 males,14 females).In addition bile was obtained from 12 patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (mean age: 66.9 ± 16.7 years,M:F = 5:7).Saliva was collected from 17 healthy volunteers (mean age: 35 ± 9.9 years,M:F = 8:9).Pleural and AF...     

4种促性腺激素释放激素抗体的制备、鉴定和纯化

用3-马来酰亚胺基苯甲酸琥珀酰亚胺酯(MBS)法将人工合成的4种不同来源的促性腺激素释放激(GnRH)(即章鱼GnRH、海鞘GnRH-Ⅰ、七鳃鳗GnRH-Ⅰ和七鳃鳗GnRH-Ⅲ)分别与匙孔戚血蓝蛋白(KLH)偶联后作为抗原,免疫新西兰大白兔获得GnRH抗体.用间接ELISA方法检测抗血清效价,并用Western blot鉴定其特异性.制备抗原肽亲和纯化柱,纯化多克隆抗体.结果显示,4种多克隆抗体效价高达1∶500 000(体积比),并能和相应的GnRH多肽特异性结合,纯化后的抗体在SDS-PAGE显示为单一条带.通过上述方法,获得4种高效价、高纯度的GnRH抗体,为低等动物GnRH的研究提供了理论依据.     

高压脉冲电场提取猪皮胶原蛋白

为了研究高压脉冲电场(PEF)对提取猪皮胶原蛋白的影响,在料液比1:10、枯草杆菌中性蛋白酶用量400U/g、酶解温度40℃、pH值6.5的条件下,分别改变电场强度、脉冲频率和酶解时间,用考马斯亮兰法测定胶原蛋白的浓度并计算其溶出率.结果表明,最适电场强度为25kV· cm-1、脉冲频率为40Hz、脉冲时间1s、酶解时...     

Skin collagen fiber-based radar absorbing materials

By using skin collagen fiber (CF) as raw material,Schiff base structure containing CF (Sa-CF) was synthesized through CF-salicylaldehyde reaction.Then a novel radar absorbing material (Fe-Sa-CF) was prepared by chelating reaction between Sa-CF and Fe 3+.The coaxial transmission and reflection method was used to analyze the complex permittivity and complex magnetic permeability of these CF-based materials,and the radar cross section (RCS) method was used to investigate their radar absorbing properties in the frequency range of 1.0-18.0 GHz.Experimental results indicated that the conductivity of CF increased from initial 1.08×10-11 to 2.86×10-6 S/cm after being transferred into Fe-Sa-CF,and its dielectric loss tangent (tanδ) in the frequency range of 1.0-17.0 GHz also increased.These facts suggest that the Fe-Sa-CF is electric-loss type radar absorbing material.In the frequency range of 3.0-18.0 GHz,Sa-CF (1.0 mm in thickness) exhibited somewhat radar absorbing property with maximum radar reflection loss (RL) of-4.73 dB.As for Fe-Sa-CF,the absorbing bandwidth was broadened,and the absorbing intensity significantly increased in the frequency range of 1.0-18.0 GHz where a maximum radar RL of-9.23 dB was observed.In addition,the radar absorbing intensity of Fe-Sa-CF can be further improved by increasing membrane thickness.When the thickness reached to 2.0 mm,the RL values of Fe-Sa-CF were-15.0-18.0 dB in the frequency range of 7.0-18.0 GHz.Consequently,a kind of novel radar absorbing material can be prepared by chemical modification of collagen fiber,which is characterized by thin thickness,low density,broad absorption bandwidth and high absorption intensity.     

使用伪氨基酸组成和BP神经网络预测类弹性蛋白多肽的相变温度

根据获得的16条ELP序列及相变温度的数据,利用伪氨基酸组成方法提取其序列特征值.将伪氨基酸组成中的相关系数部分作为类弹性蛋白的特征向量,从类弹性蛋白序列出发,利用最小中位方差回归,找出与其序列相关系数的最佳阶数.运用均匀设计法,分别对支持向量机与BP神经网络参数进行优化.结果表明:BP神经网络获得的预测模型最佳,相变...     

Application of surface plasmon resonance in screening adsorbents and explaining adsorption phenomena using model polymers

A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique was developed as an online screening method to identify effective adsorbents for the peptide NH₂-Cys-Thr-Trp-Trp-COOH (CW-4). To validate the SPR technique, several linear polymers containing amino acid residues were synthesized as models of their corresponding adsorbents. SPR screening of all the linear polymers demonstrated that the linear polymer containing phenylalanine residues (PPhe) exhibited the highest affinity for CW-4 among the polymers tested. In accordance with the screening results from SPR, the adsorbent containing phenylalanine (APhe) exhibited the highest adsorption capacity for CW-4. An interesting observation was that the amounts of CW-4 adsorbed on 3 adsorbents were quite small, even though both SPR and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) experiments indicated the presence of interactions between CW-4 and the three polymers. A kinetic analysis performed using SPR technology suggested such a phenomenon was ascribed to the poor stability of the CW-4/polymer complexes; that is, CW-4 associates with the polymers quickly, but it also dissociated quickly. The combined results suggested that SPR was a promising tool to identify the optimal adsorbent for peptides, analyze the interactions contributing to adsorption and explain adsorption phenomena using polymer models.