Novel enzymatically crosslinked chitosan hydrogels with free-radical-scavenging property and promoted cellular behaviors under hyperglycemia

The impairment of regenerative processes induced by high blood-glucose level (hyperglycemia) and excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributes to the diabetic complication progression and development. In this study, an injectable, in situ crosslinkable chitosan hydrogel with ROS-scavenging capability was developed by conjugating gallic acid onto the chitosan backbone (CGA). We hypothesized that gallic acid serves as both antioxidant and crosslinking moieties to form hydrogel in situ by means of enzymatic crosslinking with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The rapid gelation (from 30 s) was observed by vial tilting. The mechanical properties and microstructures of CGA hydrogels can be well controlled by varying the concentrations of H₂O₂. The ROS-scavenging ability of these CGA hydrogels was demonstrated against DPPH radical, hydroxyl radical, and total reducing power. Notably, in an in vitro hyperglycemia environment, CGA hydrogels significantly improved the proliferation and migration of human dermal fibroblast cells, which are closely related to diabetic wound healing. These results suggest that CGA hydrogels have potential as advanced materials for the treatment of diabetes-related diseases via attenuating the excessive ROS production and improving cellular behaviors.     

PP纤维接枝聚丙烯酰胺/海藻酸钙蛋白质印迹水凝胶的制备

以PP纤维为载体,牛血清白蛋白(BSA)为模板,丙烯酰胺为单体,N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂,在海藻酸钠的存在下,采用紫外辐射引发,制备了PP纤维接枝BSA印迹聚丙烯酰胺/海藻酸钙水凝胶(PP-g-PAM/CA MIP)。研究了单体浓度、交联剂浓度和海藻酸钠浓度对BSA吸附量和印迹效率的影响,结果表明,单体质量分数为10%,交联剂质量分数为3%,海藻酸钠质量分数为0.5%时,PP接枝的印迹水凝胶对BSA有最大吸附量。     

PLGA-PEG—PLGA温敏水凝胶的体外释药行为

通过试管倒置法考察曲克芦丁对温敏水凝胶温敏性的影响。选用相变温度为25℃的PLGA—PEG—PLGA为载体,曲克芦丁为模型药物,物理混合法制备凝胶浓度为20％（质量分数）含药凝胶,采用无膜溶出模型研究其在体外不同温度下（40℃和30℃）的释药行为。结果显示：曲克芦丁的加入对温敏水凝胶的温敏性影响不大;通过改变PLGA—PEG—PLGA温敏水凝胶的温度可以改变其释药速度。因此可以得出结论：PLGA—PEG—PLGA水凝胶可作为药物脉冲式释放的载体,通过控制温度可控制其对药物的释放。     

不同方法合成聚乙烯醇水凝胶性能研究

以聚乙烯醇（PVA）为单体,经物理交联和化学交联反应制得PVA水凝胶,考查了不同的合成方法对PVA水凝胶性能的影响.对制备的PVA水凝胶膜的力学性能、透光率及透气性进行了表征.研究表明,采用以DMSO为溶剂的冷冻法制备的PVA水凝胶膜具有良好的综合性能,其透气系数为0.8m2/s·kPa,拉伸强度为16.5 MPa,透明度达99.8％.     

磁性水凝胶的制备及其在正渗透中的应用

在Fe3O4纳米磁流体存在的情况下,将强离子型单体2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸钠(AMPS)与温敏单体N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)共聚,制备了磁性水凝胶[P(NIPAM-co-AMPS)/MNPs],并将其用作正渗透汲取剂.表征结果证实:磁性水凝胶显示超顺磁性,其饱和磁化强度与Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子(MNPs)含量呈线性关系.正渗透实验结果表明:引入MNPs对磁性水凝胶水通量影响很小,不同MNPs含量的磁性水凝胶在0.5h内平均水通量范围为2.22~2.52L·m-2·h-1;在不同膜方向模式下,磁性水凝胶表现出可忽略的水通量差异,可避免稀释内部浓差极化问题,同时具有重复使用的优点;在温度刺激下(65℃),引入MNPs可提高磁性水凝胶的脱水效率,质量分数为9.0%的MNPs的磁性水凝胶在最初20min内的脱水率是不含MNPs水凝胶的3.2倍.     

聚氨酯材料在生物医学中的研究进展

聚氨酯是一种合成的高分子化合物，有较好的机械性能、高弹性和理想的生物相容性，被广泛地用于生物医学领域。本文综述了聚氨酯在凝胶材料、弹性体材料、膜材料以及抗菌材料等方面的研究现状及应用前景。     

高强度PAM/PVA互穿网络水凝胶的合成

以聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)为基体,聚乙烯醇(PVA)为增强体,采用两步水溶液聚合法合成具有较高机械强度的PAM/PVA互穿网络水凝胶.研究PVA、交联剂用量对PAM/PVA互穿网络水凝胶拉伸强度及伸长率的影响,探讨水凝胶的应力松弛及析出PVA对水凝胶的增韧机理.实验表明,制备的互穿网络水凝胶具有较高的机械强度和韧性,最高拉伸强度为2.4 MPa,伸长率为3 000%.最后,采用傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及X-射线衍射(XRD),对PAM/PVA互穿网络水凝胶的结构与形貌进行表征.     

PEG/AA/AM水凝胶的制备及性能研究

以聚乙二醇(PEG)、丙烯酸(AA)、丙烯酰胺(AM)为原料,N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(MBA)为交联剂,采用辉光放电等离子体引发聚合技术在水溶液中一步制得了聚乙二醇/丙烯酸/丙烯酰胺(PEG/AA/AM)水凝胶.考察了放电电压、放电时间、交联剂用量、聚乙二醇含量对凝胶吸水倍率的影响,并用红外光谱(FT-IR)表征了凝胶的结构,用紫外可见分光光度计(UV)研究了水凝胶对结晶紫的脱色行为.结果表明,在最佳的合成条件下,所得水凝胶的最大吸水倍率达到240 g.g-1,PEG/AA/AM水凝胶具有pH敏感性,180 min时对浓度为200 mg.L-1的结晶紫的脱色率可达到94%.     

Synthesis of CaCO3 crystals using hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose hydrogel as template

Calcium carbonate crystallization was performed in hydrogel of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC). Results showed that the polyhydroxy functionalities in HPMC gel network facilitated the nucleation of aragonite which was not found in experiment without HPMC hydrogel and in experiment using methylcellulose (MC) hydrogel as template. On the other hand, due to the unique assembly of the macromolecules in HPMC hydrogel network, which was different from other hydrogels used in some previous reports, particular crystal morphology, corncob-like CaCO_3, was obtained for the first time.     

热敏水凝胶的研究进展

介绍了热敏水凝胶的概念，并对其分类，发展趋势及应用前景作了简单的评述。