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Oral CB, Yetiskin B, Okay O. Stretchable silk fibroin hydrogels. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 161:1371-1380. [PMID: 32791264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hydrogels derived from silk fibroin (SF) are attractive soft materials in biomedical applications such as drug delivery and tissue engineering. However, SF hydrogels reported so far are generally brittle in tension limiting their load-bearing applications. We present here a novel strategy for preparing stretchable SF hydrogels by incorporating flexible polymer chains into the brittle SF network, which strengthen the interconnections between SF globules. We included N, N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) monomer and ammonium persulfate initiator into an aqueous SF solution containing a diepoxide cross-linker to in situ generate flexible poly (N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMAA) chains. Moreover, instead of SF, methacrylated SF was used for the gel preparation to create an interconnected SF/PDMAA network. The free-radical polymerization of DMAA leads to the formation of PDMAA chains interconnecting globular SF molecules via their pendant vinyl groups. Incorporation of 2 w/v% DMAA into the SF network turns the brittle hydrogel into a stretchable one sustaining up to 370% elongation ratio. The mechanical properties of SF hydrogels could be adjusted by the amount of PDMAA incorporated into the SF network. The stretchable and tough SF hydrogels thus developed are suitable as a scaffold in tissue engineering and offer an advantage as a biomaterial over other SF-based biomaterials.
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- C B Oral
- Department of Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Tavsanli B, Okay O. Macroporous methacrylated hyaluronic acid cryogels of high mechanical strength and flow-dependent viscoelasticity. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 229:115458. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Thermal, conductivity, and dielectric properties of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-polyvinylpyrrolidone blends. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-018-1570-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hadler C, Wissel K, Brandes G, Dempwolf W, Reuter G, Lenarz T, Menzel H. Photochemical coating of Kapton® with hydrophilic polymers for the improvement of neural implants. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 75:286-296. [PMID: 28415465 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The polyimide Kapton® was coated photochemically with hydrophilic polymers to prevent undesirable cell growth on the polyimide surface. The polymer coatings were generated using photochemically reactive polymers synthesized by a simple and modular strategy. Suitable polymers or previously synthesized copolymer precursors were functionalized with photoactive arylazide groups by a polymer analogous amide coupling reaction with 4-azidobenzoic acid. A photoactive chitosan derivative (chitosan-Az) and photochemically reactive copolymers containing DMAA, DEAA or MTA as primary monomers were synthesized using this method. The amount of arylazide groups in the polymers was adjusted to approximately 5%, 10% and 20%. As coating on Kapton® all polymers effect a significantly reduced water contact angle (WCA) and consequently a rise of the surface hydrophilicity compared to the untreated Kapton®. The presence of the polymer coatings was also proven by ATR-IR spectroscopy. Coatings with chitosan-Az and the DEAA copolymer cause a distinct inhibition of the growth of fibroblasts. In the case of the DMAA copolymer even a strong anti-adhesive behavior towards fibroblasts was verified. Biocompatibility of the polymer coatings was proven which enables their utilization in biomedical applications.
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- Christoph Hadler
- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology in the Center of Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany.
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Gallardo A, Rodríguez G, Fernández M, Aguilar MR, San Román J. Polymeric drugs with prolonged sustained delivery of specific anti-aggregant agents for platelets: kinetic analysis of the release mechanism. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2012; 15:917-28. [PMID: 15318801 DOI: 10.1163/1568562041271057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The in vitro aqueous behaviour of a metacryloyloxyethyl [2-(acetyloxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)]benzoate (THEMA)/N,N'-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) copolymer with a THEMA molar content of 39% (labeled THDMA39) has been investigated. This composition has been selected to achieve a system able to keep both the non-water solubility during the release and the resorbability (and the water solubility) after the completion of the drug release. This copolymer exhibited, at pH 7.4, a constant release during several months, very interesting for a long term treatments required for the application of some cardiovascular devices. A kinetic model has been developed to explain the pseudo-zero-order kinetics of the release process. This model, which considers (from the aqueous studies) a linear increase with time of the amount of water present in the polymeric matrix, has been able to fit adequately the experimental data.
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- Alberto Gallardo
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Talu M, Uzluk E, Yüksel B. Synthesis, Characterization and Bactericidal Properties of Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone-co-Maleic anhydride-co-N-Isopropyl acrylamide). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.200900140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bae WS, Convertine AJ, McCormick CL, Urban MW. Effect of sequential layer-by-layer surface modifications on the surface energy of plasma-modified poly(dimethylsiloxane). LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:667-72. [PMID: 17209618 DOI: 10.1021/la062281f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Surface-initiated grafting of N,N-dimethylacrylamide, styrenesulfonate (SS), and (ar-vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride (VBTAC) from microwave plasma carboxylated, initiator-functionalized poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) surfaces was accomplished utilizing reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Surface spectroscopic attenuated total reflectance (ATR) FT-IR analysis and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements were utilized to determine surface grafting and morphological surface features. The VBTAC-grafted PDMS provided a smooth, hydrophilic cationic surface for creating layer-by-layer (LBL) surfaces via alternating deposition of well-defined poly(SS) and poly(VBTAC), also prepared via aqueous RAFT. Comparisons of the ATR FT-IR spectra of the LBL assemblies and those of respective anionic poly(SS) and cationic poly(VBTAC) components confirmed strong electrostatic complexation of a fraction of the sulfonate and quarternary ammonium species in the layers as well as the existence of noncomplexed species. AFM images of surface topology indicated the presence of domains, likely phase-separated segments of the respective homopolymers, as well as interlayer mixing. The employed LBL methodology results in formation of stable, highly hydrophilic surfaces on a PDMS substrate. To our knowledge, this is the first study that illustrates surface functionalization of PDMS using microwave plasma and RAFT polymerization, followed by LBL deposition of polyelectrolytes.
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- Woo-Sung Bae
- School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, Shelby F. Thames Polymer Science Research Center, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406, USA
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Natori SH, Kurita K. Blood cell separation using crosslinkable copolymers containingN,N-dimethylacrylamide. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Natori SH, Gomei Y, Higuchi A. Synthesis and performance of amphiphilic copolymers for blood cell separation. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2006; 78:318-26. [PMID: 16470827 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Three types of amphiphilic copolymers using n-butylmethacrylate (BMA) as a hydrophobic monomer, and each of N,N'-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), N-acryloylmorpholine (AMO), and N-vinylpyrrolidone (VP) as hydrophilic comonomers were synthesized for coating filters used to remove leukocytes. The influence of the amphiphilic property of the resulting filters, which were composed of nonwoven fabrics coated with the above copolymers, on leukocyte removal and platelet permeation through the filters from whole blood was investigated. The platelet permeation ratio through hydrophobic noncoated filters was only 0.2%, because platelets in whole blood adhered easily to the hydrophobic filter material. However, filters coated with poly(AMO-co-BMA) of high AMO content showed a much higher platelet permeation ratio (nearly 90%). Further, the filters coated with poly(DMA-co-BMA) also showed high permeation ratios of platelets (more than 78%) over a broad range of DMA content in the copolymer. On the other hand, the coated filters showed slightly a higher permeation ratio of leukocytes than did the noncoated filters, resulting from the increase in hydrophilicity of the surface of the filters. Moreover, the coating of the amphiphilic copolymers on the surface of the nonwoven fabrics may have affected the pore size of the filters, affecting the permeation ratio of leukocytes more strongly than that of platelets. The coated filters effectively improved platelet permeation through the filters, with a slight increase in the permeation ratio of leukocytes.
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- Shizue Hayashi Natori
- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji Kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8633, Japan.
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Fernandes EGR, de Queiroz AAA, Abraham GA, San Román J. Antithrombogenic properties of bioconjugate streptokinase-polyglycerol dendrimers. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2006; 17:105-11. [PMID: 16502242 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-006-6813-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/28/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Dendrimers are monodisperse, spherical and hyperbranched synthetic macromolecules with a large number of surface groups that have the potential to act as carriers for drug immobilization by covalent binding or charge transfer complexation. In this work, a bioconjugate of streptokinase and a polyglycerol dendrimer (PGLD) generation 5 was used to obtain fibrinolytic surfaces. The PGLD dendrimer was synthesized by the ring opening polymerization of deprotonated glycidol using polyglycerol as core functionality in a step-growth processes denominated divergent synthesis. The PGLD dendritic structure was confirmed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR) and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI-TOF) techniques. The synthesized dendrimer presented low dispersion in molecular weights (Mw/Mn = 1.05) and a degree of branching of 0.82 which characterize the polymer dendritic structure. The blood compatibility of the bioconjugate PGLD-Sk was evaluated by in vitro assays such as platelet adhesion and thrombus formation. Uncoated polystyrene -microtitre plates (ELISA) was used as reference. The epifluorescence microscopy results indicate that PGLD-Sk coating showed an improved antithrombogenic character relative to the uncoated ELISA plates.
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- Edson Giuliani Ramos Fernandes
- Departamento de Física e Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI), Av. BPS. 1303, 37500-903, Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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de Queiroz AAA, França ÉJ, Abraham GA, Roman JS. Drug complexation and physicochemical properties of vinylpyrrolidone-N,N′-dimethylacrylamide copolymers. J Appl Polym Sci 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/app.20552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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de Queiroz AAA, Ferraz HG, Abraham GA, del Mar Fernández M, Bravo AL, Román JS. Development of new hydroactive dressings based on chitosan membranes: characterization and in vivo behavior. J Biomed Mater Res A 2003; 64:147-54. [PMID: 12483707 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Different poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/chitosan lactate (ChL)-blended hydrogels containing nitrofurazone as a local anti-infective drug were prepared by the phase-inversion technique. The swelling degree, surface free energy, mechanical properties, and nitrofurazone release of these membranes were determined. Blood compatibility of these systems was evaluated by the open-static platelet adhesion test with whole human blood. The results showed that water absorption into the PVA/ChL membranes slowed down, governed by the rate at which the dressing interacted with the physiological fluid. Swelling degree values up to 200% were observed. The rate of release of nitrofurazone seemed to depend on the ChL percentage on the blend as well as the pH of the solution. The surface free energy values were in the range of 20-30 dynes/cm, which was appropriate for a favorable interaction with blood. From the Young's module curve, it could be seen that elastic hydrogels were obtained with increment of ChL in the PVA/ChL blends. Values of platelet adhesion and whole blood clotting times for the PVA/ChL blends as well as the increase of ChL, which appears to reduce the fibrinogen adsorption on the PVA/ChL membranes, demonstrated that the blood compatibility of PVP/ChL blends is superior to that separated polymers. The results of in vivo experiments in rats were in very good agreement with these observations, suggesting that PVA/ChL may serve as a new type of potential wound-dressing material.
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- Alvaro Antonio Alençar de Queiroz
- Departamento de Física e Química/Instituto de Ciencias-Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI), Av BPS 1303, 37500-903, Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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Jeong Kim S, Jun Park S, Young Kim I, Hee Lee Y, Kim SI. Thermal characteristics of poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) IPNs. J Appl Polym Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/app.11096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Abraham GA, de Queiroz AAA, San Román J. Immobilization of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug onto commercial segmented polyurethane surface to improve haemocompatibility properties. Biomaterials 2002; 23:1625-38. [PMID: 11924587 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(01)00289-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A method has been developed in which a layer of p-aminosalicylic acid (4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid) (PAS), a water soluble pharmaceutical compound of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) class with antiaggregant platelet activity, is covalently immobilized onto a segmented polyurethane, Biospan (SPU) surface. Thus, SPU surfaces were modified by grafting of hexamethylenediisocyanate. and the free isocyanate remaining on the SPU surface were then coupled through a condensation reaction to amine groups of p-aminosalicylic acid. The bonding of PAS from aqueous solution onto SPU surface was studied by ATR-FTIR. UV and fluorescence spectroscopy. Plateau levels of coupled PAS were reached within 1.2 microg/cm2 using PAS solution concentrations of 1mg/ ml. The surface wettability of the polymeric films measured by contact angle indicate that the introduction of the PAS turns the surface more hydrophilic (theta(water) = 43.1 +/- 2.1) relatively to the original SPU films (theta(water) = 70.3 +/- 1.9). The in vitro albumin (BSA) adsorption shows that the PAS-SPU films adsorb more BSA (250/microgmm2) than the original SPU (112 microg mm2). Thrombogenicity was assessed by measuring the thrombus formation and platelet adhesion of the SPU containing PAS relatively to nonmodified SPU surfaces. The polymeric surfaces with immobilized PAS had better nonthrombogenic characteristics as indicated by the low platelet adhesion, high adsorption of albumin relatively to fibrinogen and low thrombus formation, making them potentially good candidates for biomedical applications.
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- Gustavo A Abraham
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA) (UNMdP-CONICET), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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De Queiroz AAA, Vargas RR, Higa OZ, Ribeiro RR, Vítolo M. Lactam-amide graft copolymers as novel support for enzyme immobilization. J Appl Polym Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/app.10326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Abraham GA, de Queiroz AA, Román JS. Hydrophilic hybrid IPNs of segmented polyurethanes and copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone for applications in medicine. Biomaterials 2001; 22:1971-85. [PMID: 11426875 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(00)00381-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The preparation and biocompatibility properties of thermoplastic apparent interpenetrating polymer networks (T-IPNs) of a segmented polyurethaneurea, Biospan (BS), and vinylpyrrolidone-dimethylacrylamide (VP-DMAm) copolymers, are described. The biological interaction between the obtained materials and blood was studied by in vitro methods. The addition of the VP-DMAm copolymers to form T-IPNs with BS substantially increased the equilibrium water uptake and water diffusion coefficients. Investigation of the proteins adsorption, platelet adhesion, thrombus formation and factor XII activation is presented. Investigations of the proteins adsorption of the BS/VP-DMAm T-IPNs surfaces show that the segmented polyurethane (BS) containing VP-DMAm copolymers with higher VP content adsorb more albumin than fibrinogen and gamma-globulin. The platelets adhesion, thrombus formation and factor XII activation are effectively suppressed with respect to the segmented polyurethane when VP-DMAm copolymers with high VP contents are incorporated into BS as T-IPNs.
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- G A Abraham
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Vázquez B, Ortíz C, San Román J, Plasencia MA, López-Bravo A. Hydrophilic polymers derived from vitamin E. J Biomater Appl 2000; 15:118-39. [PMID: 11081641 DOI: 10.1106/px7c-9vg3-yx5t-hd3e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Vitamin E containing copolymers for biomedical applications was obtained by copolymerization reaction of vitamin E methacrylate (VEMA) with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), N,N-dimethyl acrylamide (DMA) or vinyl pyrrolidone (VP), in different experiments. High molecular weight copolymers prepared by free radical reactions initiated by azobisisobutironitrilo, AIBN, present a random distribution of vitamin E derivatives along the macromolecular chains, and the average composition depends on the initial composition of the reaction medium. The relative flexibility of the polymeric systems was analyzed measuring the glass transition temperature of copolymeric sequences and that of the pure alternating diad (Tg12) obtained by the application of the treatments proposed by Johnston and Barton to all the systems. Tg12 was higher than the average T of both homopolymers (Tg) for the VEMA-HEMA system, Tg12 was lower than Tg for the VEMA-DMA system and Tg12 was similar to Tg for the VEMA-VP system. VEMA-HEMA copolymers gave rise to hydrogels in water, acidic and alkaline media. VEMA-DMA copolymers gave rise to hydrogels in acidic medium and dissolved in water and alkaline medium. VEMA-VP copolymers were soluble in all media. The swelling of all the hydrogels fit a second order kinetics. A VEMA-HEMA hydrogel was selected for in vivo experiments in order to study the influence of vitamin E on the regeneration process of Achilles tendon. The polymeric derivatives of vitamin E stimulated the regenerative process as a consequence of the antiaging effect in the local area of application.
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- B Vázquez
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, Madrid, Spain
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Alencar de Queiro AA, Gallardo A, Román JS. Vinylpyrrolidone-N,N'-dimethylacrylamide water-soluble copolymers: synthesis, physical-chemical properties and proteic interactions. Biomaterials 2000; 21:1631-43. [PMID: 10905405 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(00)00024-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The radical copolymerization of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP) with N,N'-dimethylacrylamide (DMAm) has been studied. The copolymer compositions were determined from 1H-NMR. The radical reactivity ratios for DMAm (M1) and VP (M2) were found to be r1 = 2.232 and r2 = 0.186. An analysis of the water vapor absorption isotherms as a function of the lactam content in the copolymer is reported. It was observed that the water vapor absorption decreases with increasing VP content in the copolymer and show anomalous diffusion behavior with increasing temperature due to the coupling of diffusion and polymer relaxation mechanisms. From the water vapor sorption data the Arrhenius activation parameter (ED) and enthalpy of sorption (deltaH S) were determined. The activation parameters are found to follow the conventional trend. The poly(DMAm-co-VP) copolymers exhibited a decreased critical solution temperature (LCST) in proportion to their lactam content. Contact angle data were evaluated for the determination of surface free energy components (gamma d SV, gamma P SV and gamma SV) of the synthesized polymers. The dispersion force component (gamma d SV) of copolymers increased only slightly with the VP content whereas the polar force component (gamma P SV) decreased with the lactam content. No dependence was observed between the surface free energy (gamma SV) and copolymer compositions. The complex formation between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the VP-DMAm copolymers in water was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. It was found that the copolymers bind to BSA non-specifically on the surface. Phase separation was not observed after addition of copolymers to BSA solutions at pH higher or lower than isoelectric point of BSA.
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- A A Alencar de Queiro
- Departamento de Fisica e Química, Instituto de Ciências, Escola Federal de Engenharia de Itajubá, MG, Brazil.
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Vázquez B, Ortíz C, San Román J, Plasencia MA, López-Bravo A. Hydrophilic polymers derived from vitamin E. J Biomater Appl 2000; 14:367-88. [PMID: 10794508 DOI: 10.1177/088532820001400404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Vitamin E containing copolymers for biomedical applications were obtained by copolymerization reaction of vitamin E methacrylate (VEMA) with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), N,N-dimethyl acrylamide (DMA) or vinyl pyrrolidone (VP), in different experiments. High molecular weight copolymers prepared by free radical reactions initiated by azobisisobutironitrilo, AIBN, present a random distribution of vitamin E derivatives along the macromolecular chains, and the average composition depends on the initial composition of the reaction medium. The relative flexibility of the polymeric systems was analyzed measuring the glass transition temperature of copolymeric sequences and that of the pure alternating diad (Tg12) obtained by the application of the treatments proposed by Johnston and Barton to all the systems. Tg12 was higher than the average Tg of both homopolymers (Tg) for the VEMA-HEMA system, Tg12 was lower than Tg for the VEMA-DMA system and Tg12 was similar to Tg for the VEMA-VP system. VEMA-HEMA copolymers gave rise to hydrogels in water, acidic and alkaline media. VEMA-DMA copolymers gave rise to hydrogels in acidic medium and dissolved in water and alkaline medium. VEMA-VP copolymers were soluble in all media. The swelling of all the hydrogels fit a second-order kinetics. A VEMA-HEMA hydrogel was selected for in vivo experiments in order to study the influence of vitamin E on the regeneration process of Achilles tendon. The polymeric derivatives of vitamin E stimulated the regenerative process as a consequence of the antiaging effect in the local area of application.
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- B Vázquez
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, Madrid, Spain
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de Queiroz A, Barrak É, de Castro S. Thermodynamic analysis of the surface of biomaterials. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0166-1280(96)04843-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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