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Li S, Gong L, Wu X, Liu X, Bai N, Guo Y, Liu X, Zhang H, Fu H, Shou Q. Load-bearing columns inspired fabrication of ductile and mechanically enhanced BSA hydrogels. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 261:129910. [PMID: 38309395 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Currently, protein-based hydrogels are widely applied in soft materials, tissue engineering and implantable scaffolds owing to their excellent biocompatibility, and degradability. However, most protein-based hydrogels are soft brittle. In this study, a ductile and mechanically enhanced bovine serum albumin (BSA) hydrogel is fabricated by soaking the a 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride/N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC/NHS) induced BSA hydrogel in (NH4)2SO4 solution. An EDC/NHS coupling reaction induce protein coupling reactions that cause the BSA skeleton to resemble architectural load-bearing walls, protecting the integrity of the hydrogel and preventing collapse. The effects of the BSA and (NH4)2SO4 concentrations on the hydrogel mechanics are evaluated, and the possible strengthening mechanism is discussed. Besides, the highly kosmotropic ions greatly enhance the hydrophobic interaction within BSA gels and dehydration effect and their mechanical properties were significantly enhanced. The various mechanical properties of hydrogels can be regulated over a large window by soaking hydrogels into various ions. And most of them can be washed away, maintaining high biocompatibility of the protein. Importantly, the protein hydrogels prepared by this strategy could also be modified as strain sensors. In a word, this work demonstrates a new, universal method to provide multi-functional, biocompatible, strength enhanced and regulable mechanical pure protein hydrogel, combining the Hofmeister effect with -NH2/-COOH association groups.
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- Shengyu Li
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China; Third Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Second Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, PR China; Jinghua academy of Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Jinghua 321015, PR China.
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Tuning Strain Stiffening of Protein Hydrogels by Charge Modification. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063032. [PMID: 35328457 PMCID: PMC8950043 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Strain-stiffening properties derived from biological tissue have been widely observed in biological hydrogels and are essential in mimicking natural tissues. Although strain-stiffening has been studied in various protein-based hydrogels, effective approaches for tuning the strain-stiffening properties of protein hydrogels have rarely been explored. Here, we demonstrated a new method to tune the strain-stiffening amplitudes of protein hydrogels. By adjusting the surface charge of proteins inside the hydrogel using negatively/positively charged molecules, the strain-stiffening amplitudes could be quantitively regulated. The strain-stiffening of the protein hydrogels could even be enhanced 5-fold under high deformations, while the bulk property, recovery ability and biocompatibility remained almost unchanged. The tuning of strain-stiffening amplitudes using different molecules or in different protein hydrogels was further proved to be feasible. We anticipate that surface charge adjustment of proteins in hydrogels represents a general principle to tune the strain-stiffening property and can find wide applications in regulating the mechanical behaviors of protein-based hydrogels.
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Chatterjee S, Chi-Leung Hui P. Review of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers in Drug Delivery and Textile Application. Molecules 2019; 24:E2547. [PMID: 31336916 PMCID: PMC6681499 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24142547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This review describes some commercially available stimuli-responsive polymers of natural and synthetic origin, and their applications in drug delivery and textiles. The polymers of natural origin such as chitosan, cellulose, albumin, and gelatin are found to show both thermo-responsive and pH-responsive properties and these features of the biopolymers impart sensitivity to act differently under different temperatures and pH conditions. The stimuli-responsive characters of these natural polymers have been discussed in the review, and their respective applications in drug delivery and textile especially for textile-based transdermal therapy have been emphasized. Some practically important thermo-responsive polymers such as pluronic F127 (PF127) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAAm) of synthetic origin have been discussed in the review and they are of great importance commercially because of their in situ gel formation capacity. Some pH-responsive synthetic polymers have been discussed depending on their surface charge, and their drug delivery and textile applications have been discussed in this review. The selected stimuli-responsive polymers of synthetic origin are commercially available. Above all, the applications of bio-based or synthetic stimuli-responsive polymers in textile-based transdermal therapy are given special regard apart from their general drug delivery applications. A special insight has been given for stimuli-responsive hydrogel drug delivery systems for textile-based transdermal therapy, which is critical for the treatment of skin disease atopic dermatitis.
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- Sudipta Chatterjee
- Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
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Qian H, Qian K, Cai J, Yang Y, Zhu L, Liu B. Therapy for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis Using Injectable Albumin Hydrogel Hybridized with Paclitaxel-Loaded Red Blood Cell Membrane Nanoparticles. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:1100-1112. [PMID: 33405800 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The local delivery of therapeutics in a long-term sustained manner at tumor sites is attractive for the therapy of gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. In this manuscript, an injectable hydrogel-encapsulating paclitaxel-loaded red blood cell membrane nanoparticles (PRNP-gel) is designed on the basis of temperature-induced phase transition of polyethylene-glycol-modified bovine serum albumin (PEG-BSA). Dynamic light scattering, ζ potential, and electron microscopy were utilized to characterize the nanoparticle-hydrogel hybrid system. It was found that the PRNP had a spherical morphology with a diameter of about 133 nm and negative surface potential. The drug loading efficiency and loading content are 85% and 22%, respectively. In situ gelation occurred within 12 min when the gel precursor was incubated at 37 °C or injected subcutaneously. The in-situ-forming hydrogel showed a sustained release profile, and the cumulative release of PTX was ∼30% after 6 days. The PRNP-gel exhibited high cytocompatibility and biodegradability in vitro and in vivo. This nanoparticle-hydrogel hybrid system is applied as a drug carrier for local chemotherapy to enhance therapeutic levels at tumor site and reduce the systemic toxicity. In vivo antitumor evaluation within a subcutaneous xenograft and peritoneal dissemination model showed that the hydrogel possesses good tumor growth suppression properties after a single injection. Hence, the as-prepared injectable hydrogel system could be a promising candidate for the local delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Hanqing Qian
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital with Nanjing Medical School, Nanjing 211100, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.,The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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Abaee A, Mohammadian M, Jafari SM. Whey and soy protein-based hydrogels and nano-hydrogels as bioactive delivery systems. Trends Food Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang K, David AE, Choi YS, Wu Y, Buschle-Diller G. Scaffold materials from glycosylated and PEGylated bovine serum albumin. J Biomed Mater Res A 2015; 103:2839-46. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Kai Wang
- Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering; Auburn University; Auburn Alabama 36849
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Auburn University; Auburn Alabama 36849
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Auburn University; Auburn Alabama 36849
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Auburn University; Auburn Alabama 36849
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- Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering; Auburn University; Auburn Alabama 36849
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