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Çapkın Yurtsever M, Güldağ G. TiO 2, CeO 2, and TiO 2-CeO 2 nanoparticles incorporated 2.5D chitosan hydrogels: Gelation behavior and cytocompatibility. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 146:106088. [PMID: 37619284 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106088] [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: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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In this study, gelation behavior and cytocompatibility of 2.5D chitosan hydrogels were investigated in the presence of TiO2, CeO2 and TiO2-CeO2 composite nanoparticles. Chemical co-precipitation method was used for nanoparticle synthesis and they were heat treated at 600 °C and 700 °C. Gelation of the chitosan solutions was carried out at 37 °C in the presence of glycerol phosphate and genipin as crosslinkers. The gelation time of chitosan was decreased by all of the nanoparticles whereas its elastic modulus was increased by nanoparticles addition. Chitosan solutions containing CeO2 or TiO2-CeO2 nanoparticles showed faster gel formation compared to chitosan solutions containing only TiO2 nanoparticles. CeO2@700 °C nanoparticles decreased the gelation time by 46% and increased elastic modulus by 14%. Average pore diameter of the hydrogel decreased from 127 ± 62 μm to 77 ± 33 μm, water uptake decreased 21% and thermal stability increased in the presence of CeO2@700 °C nanoparticles compared to chitosan hydrogel. Cell viability results indicated that chitosan hydrogels with or without nanoparticles created 2.5D environment supporting cellular proliferation approximately 1.5 times more than TCPS due to their high porous surfaces. Immunofluorescence images were also supported cell viability results. Therefore, CeO2 or TiO2-CeO2 composite nanoparticles incorporated 2.5D chitosan hydrogels may be alternative tissue engineering materials with their fast gelation, ease of use, low cost, light transparency, and cytocompatibility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Merve Çapkın Yurtsever
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Adana, Türkiye.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Adana, Türkiye
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Biernat M, Woźniak A, Chraniuk M, Panasiuk M, Tymowicz-Grzyb P, Pagacz J, Antosik A, Ciołek L, Gromadzka B, Jaegermann Z. Effect of Selected Crosslinking and Stabilization Methods on the Properties of Porous Chitosan Composites Dedicated for Medical Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15112507. [PMID: 37299306 DOI: 10.3390/polym15112507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Chitosan is one of the most commonly employed natural polymers for biomedical applications. However, in order to obtain stable chitosan biomaterials with appropriate strength properties, it is necessary to subject it to crosslinking or stabilization. Composites based on chitosan and bioglass were prepared using the lyophilization method. In the experimental design, six different methods were used to obtain stable, porous chitosan/bioglass biocomposite materials. This study compared the crosslinking/stabilization of chitosan/bioglass composites with ethanol, thermal dehydration, sodium tripolyphosphate, vanillin, genipin, and sodium β-glycerophosphate. The physicochemical, mechanical, and biological properties of the obtained materials were compared. The results showed that all the selected crosslinking methods allow the production of stable, non-cytotoxic porous composites of chitosan/bioglass. The composite with genipin stood out with the best of the compared properties, taking into account biological and mechanical characteristics. The composite stabilized with ethanol is distinct in terms of its thermal properties and swelling stability, and it also promotes cell proliferation. Regarding the specific surface area, the highest value exposes the composite stabilized by the thermal dehydration method.
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- Monika Biernat
- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of In Vitro Studies, Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of In Vitro Studies, Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of In Vitro Studies, Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Cementowa 8, 31-983 Kraków, Poland
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Mahmood S, Khan NR, Razaque G, Shah SU, Shahid MG, Albarqi HA, Alqahtani AA, Alasiri A, Basit HM. Microwave-Treated Physically Cross-Linked Sodium Alginate and Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose Blend Polymer Film for Open Incision Wound Healing in Diabetic Animals-A Novel Perspective for Skin Tissue Regeneration Application. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020418. [PMID: 36839741 PMCID: PMC9959634 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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This study aimed at developing the microwave-treated, physically cross-linked polymer blend film, optimizing the microwave treatment time, and testing for physicochemical attributes and wound healing potential in diabetic animals. Microwave-treated and untreated films were prepared by the solution casting method and characterized for various attributes required by a wound healing platform. The optimized formulation was tested for skin regeneration potential in the diabetes-induced open-incision animal model. The results indicated that the optimized polymer film formulation (MB-3) has significantly enhanced physicochemical properties such as high moisture adsorption (154.6 ± 4.23%), decreased the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) value of (53.0 ± 2.8 g/m2/h) and water vapor permeability (WVP) value (1.74 ± 0.08 g mm/h/m2), delayed erosion (18.69 ± 4.74%), high water uptake, smooth and homogenous surface morphology, higher tensile strength (56.84 ± 1.19 MPa), and increased glass transition temperature and enthalpy (through polymer hydrophilic functional groups depicting efficient cross-linking). The in vivo data on day 16 of post-wounding indicated that the wound healing occurred faster with significantly increased percent re-epithelialization and enhanced collagen deposition with optimized MB-3 film application compared with the untreated group. The study concluded that the microwave-treated polymer blend films have sufficiently enhanced physical properties, making them an effective candidate for ameliorating the diabetic wound healing process and hastening skin tissue regeneration.
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- Saima Mahmood
- Gomal Centre for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, DIKhan 29050, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Gomal Centre for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, DIKhan 29050, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacy, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Baluchistan, Quetta 87300, Baluchistan, Pakistan
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- Gomal Centre for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, DIKhan 29050, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 55461, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 55461, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 55461, Saudi Arabia
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- Akhtar Saeed College of Pharmacy, Bahria Golf City, Rawalpindi 46220, Punjab, Pakistan
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Woźniak A, Biernat M. Methods for crosslinking and stabilization of chitosan structures for potential medical applications. J BIOACT COMPAT POL 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/08839115221085738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chitosan is a well-known polymer widely used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It is biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic, has antibacterial and osteoconductive properties. Chitosan is often used in the form of composites (with the participation of ceramic particles), membranes, hydrogels or nanoparticles. The problem with biomaterials is their low durability, rapid degradation, poor mechanical properties and cytotoxicity. Cross-linking or stabilization of such materials allows for solving these problems. It is important that the compounds used for this purpose exhibit limited or no toxicity. The presented article is a review and presents some methods of cross-linking/stabilization of chitosan structures. The analysis concerns low or non-cytotoxic cross-linking/stabilization methods. The discussed compounds used for the purpose of chitosan structure fixation are: cinnamaldehyde, genipin, L-aspartic acid, vanillin, sodium carbonate, sodium alginate, BGP, ethanol and TPP. There is discussed also a hydrothermal/dehydrothermal method which seems to be promising as it is more advantageous since no additional compounds are introduced into the structure.
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- Anna Woźniak
- Biomaterials Research Group, Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Ceramics and Concrete Division in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Ceramics and Concrete Division in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Albarqi HA, Alqahtani AA, Ullah I, Khan NR, Basit HM, Iftikhar T, Wahab A, Ali M, Badar M. Microwave-Assisted Physically Cross-Linked Chitosan-Sodium Alginate Hydrogel Membrane Doped with Curcumin as a Novel Wound Healing Platform. AAPS PharmSciTech 2022; 23:72. [PMID: 35147834 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02222-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This project purposes to develop chitosan and sodium alginate-based hydrogel membranes loaded with curcumin through microwave-based physical cross-linking technique and its evaluation for wound healing potential. For the purpose, curcumin-loaded chitosan and sodium alginate membranes were developed using microwave at fixed frequency of 2450 MHz, power 350 W for 60 s, and tested for their physicochemical attributes like swelling, erosion, surface morphology, drug content, and in vitro drug release. The membranes were also subjected to tensile strength and vibrational and thermal analysis followed by testing in vivo on animals. The results indicated that microwave treatment significantly enhanced the swelling ability, reduced the erosion, and ensured smooth surface texture with optimal drug content. The drug was released in a slow fashion releasing total of 41 ± 4.2% within 24-h period with a higher tensile strength of 16.4 ± 5.3 Mpa. The vibrational analysis results revealed significant fluidization of hydrophilic domains and defluidization of hydrophobic domains which translated into a significant rise in the melting temperature and corresponding enthalpy which were found to be 285.2 ± 3.2 °C and 4.89 ± 1.4 J/g. The in vivo testing revealed higher percent re-epithelialization (75 ± 2.3%) within 14 days of the treatment application in comparison to only gauze and other treatments applied, with higher extent of collagen deposition having well-defined epidermis and stratum corneum formation. The microwave-treated chitosan-sodium alginate hydrogel membranes loaded with curcumin may prove to be another alternative to treat skin injuries. Graphical Abstract.
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Zafar S, Hanif M, Azeem M, Mahmood K, Gondal SA. Role of crosslinkers for synthesizing biocompatible, biodegradable and mechanically strong hydrogels with desired release profile. Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03956-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The triad of nanotechnology, cell signalling, and scaffold implantation for the successful repair of damaged organs: An overview on soft-tissue engineering. J Control Release 2021; 332:460-492. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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