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Miki R, Yamaki T, Uchida M, Natsume H. Phenylboronate-salicylate ester cross-linked self-healing hydrogel composed of modified hyaluronan at physiological pH. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:2926-2936. [PMID: 38466036 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01417g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Several hydrogels with boronate/diol ester cross-linking have been reported. However, multiple synthetic steps or expensive reagents are required to modify some diol moieties into polymers. Therefore, diol-modified polymers, which are easily and inexpensively prepared via a single-step process, are required for the formation of boronate esters. This study reports a novel hydrogel composed of phenylboronic acid-modified hyaluronic acid and salicylic acid-modified hyaluronic acid. This hydrogel is injectable, can self-heal at physiological pH, and can be easily and inexpensively prepared. The polymer system behaved as a sol at pH 12.0 and a weak gel at pH 9.4 and 11.2, whereas it behaved as a gel over a wide pH range of 4.0-8.2. The viscoelasticity of the system decreased in response to sugar at pH 7.3. Thus, salicylic acid can be considered a promising diol moiety for hydrogel formation via boronate ester cross-linking.
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- Ryotaro Miki
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan.
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Bhardwaj D, Bhaskar R, Sharma AK, Garg M, Han SS, Agrawal G. Gelatin/Polyacrylamide-Based Antimicrobial and Self-Healing Hydrogel Film for Wound Healing Application. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:879-891. [PMID: 38323456 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00903] [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] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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In this study, a self-healing, adhesive, and superabsorbent film made of gelatin, poly(acrylamide), and boric acid (GelAA) was successfully synthesized using a free radical reaction mechanism. The optimized film showed a remarkable 2865 ± 42% water absorptivity and also exhibited excellent self-healing behavior. The GelAA films were further loaded with silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDC) (loading efficiency = 10%) to develop UDC/Ag/GelAA films. The loading of AgNCs in UDC/Ag/GelAA films helped in exhibiting 99.99 ± 0.01% antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, making them very effective against bacterial infections. Additionally, UDC/Ag/GelAA films had 77.19 ± 0.52% porosity and showed 90% of UDC release in 30 h, which helps in improving the cell proliferation. Our research provides an easy but highly effective process for synthesizing a hydrogel film, which is an intriguing choice for wound healing applications without the use of antibiotics.
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- Dimpy Bhardwaj
- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University Institute of Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India
- University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Hong Y, Weng Y, Wu Q, Qi LY, Fan LJ. Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Containing a High Density of Pendant Phenylboronic Acid Groups for Dopamine Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37931325 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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A fluorescent sensing system based on a conjugated polyelectrolyte was constructed to detect dopamine (DA) in complex samples. The conjugated polymer PFPE-PBA with poly[fluorenyl-alt-p-phenyleneethynylene] (PFPE) as the backbone and carrying four pendant phenylboronic acid (PBA) groups in each repeat unit was synthesized. PFPE-PBA was found to have good solubility in polar solvents. After optimization, glycine-NaOH at pH 10 was selected as the buffer, and the solvent composition of the system was set to methanol/water (9/1 by volume). Titration experiments showed that DA could effectively quench the fluorescence of the polymer solution with a response time within 60 s and a limit of detection of 23 nM. Polyols, cations, and other possible interfering substances do not significantly affect the fluorescence of the polymer, thereby allowing for the highly selective detection of DA. Furthermore, quantitative determination of DA in spiked serum and artificial urine samples was successfully demonstrated, with recoveries ranging from 96.7 to 104%. Preliminary mechanism studies suggest that the pedant PBAs capture DA via reaction with the catechol group, and the fluorescence quenching is most likely due to the photoinduced electron transfer between the aromatic part of DA and the conjugated backbone. This study provides a general strategy for the future design of conjugated polyelectrolyte-based sensing systems.
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- Ying Hong
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, P.R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
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Liu M, Huang Y, Tao C, Yang W, Chen J, Zhu L, Pan T, Narain R, Nan K, Chen Y. Self-Healing Alginate Hydrogel Formed by Dynamic Benzoxaborolate Chemistry Protects Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells against Oxidative Damage. Gels 2022; 9:gels9010024. [PMID: 36661792 PMCID: PMC9857501 DOI: 10.3390/gels9010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is considered as a major factor causing retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction and finally leading to retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Developing hydrogels for RPE cell delivery, especially those with antioxidant feature, is emerging as a promising approach for AMD treatment. Herein, a readily prepared antioxidant alginate-based hydrogel was developed to serve as a cytoprotective agent for RPE cells against oxidative damage. Alg-BOB was synthesized via conjugation of benzoxaborole (BOB) to the polysaccharide backbone. Hydrogels were formed through self-crosslinking of Alg-BOB based on benzoxaborole-diol complexation. The resulting hydrogel showed porous micro-structure, pH dependent mechanical strength and excellent self-healing, remolding, and injectable properties. Moreover, the hydrogel exhibited excellent cytocompatibility and could efficiently scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) to achieve an enhanced viability of ARPE-19 cells under oxidative condition. Altogether, our study reveals that the antioxidant Alg-BOB hydrogel represents an eligible candidate for RPE delivery and AMD treatment.
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- Minhua Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada
- Correspondence: (R.N.); (K.N.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- Correspondence: (R.N.); (K.N.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- Correspondence: (R.N.); (K.N.); (Y.C.)
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Heidarian P, Gharaie S, Yousefi H, Paulino M, Kaynak A, Varley R, Kouzani AZ. A 3D printable dynamic nanocellulose/nanochitin self-healing hydrogel and soft strain sensor. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 291:119545. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ang HT, Ponich AA, Paladino M, Miskolzie M, Hall DG. Unraveling the Silent Hydrolysis of Cyclic B-X/C═C Isosteres: The Striking Impact of a Single Heteroatom on the Aromatic, Acidic, and Dynamic Properties of Hemiboronic Phenanthroids. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10570-10581. [PMID: 35647809 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although heterocyclic hemiboronic acids are represented in several recently approved drugs, many questions remain unanswered regarding the physical properties and reactivity of these boranol (BOH)-containing compounds in aqueous media. Over the past 60 years, studies on the acidic and aromatic character of 10-hydroxy-10,9-boroxarophenanthrene and its boraza analog have been conflicting. In contradiction with the Lewis acidic behavior of arylboronic acids in aqueous conditions, it has been proposed that the central boroheterocyclic ring of these borophenanthroids confers sufficient aromatic character to compel the boranol unit to behave as a Brønsted acid and favor the boron oxy conjugate base, thereby avoiding the disruption of cyclic resonance that would otherwise occur with a tetravalent boronate anion. These questions are addressed with a combination of physical and spectroscopic characterizations, X-ray crystallographic analysis, and computational studies. Although both oxa and aza derivatives are conclusively shown to behave as Lewis acids in aqueous solutions, according to pKa measurements and MO and NICS calculations, only the boraza derivatives possess an appreciable aromatic character within the boroheterocyclic ring. For the first time, the possibility of dynamic chemical exchange via a reversible hydrolysis of the endocyclic B-heteroatom bond was examined using VT and EXSY NMR with suitable probe compounds. Whereas the boraza analog is static at neutral pH, its oxa analog undergoes a rapid hydrolytic ring opening-closing equilibrium with the transient boronic acid. Altogether, this study will guide the methodical application of these heterocycles as reaction catalysts, in bioconjugation, and as new-drug chemotypes and bioisosteres of pharmaceutically important classes of heterocycles.
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- Hwee Ting Ang
- Department of Chemistry Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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