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Eulálio HYC, Vieira M, Fideles TB, Tomás H, Silva SML, Peniche CA, Fook MVL. Physicochemical Properties and Cell Viability of Shrimp Chitosan Films as Affected by Film Casting Solvents. I-Potential Use as Wound Dressing. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E5005. [PMID: 33172010 PMCID: PMC7664222 DOI: 10.3390/ma13215005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chitosan solubility in aqueous organic acids has been widely investigated. However, most of the previous works have been done with plasticized chitosan films and using acetic acid as the film casting solvent. In addition, the properties of these films varied among studies, since they are influenced by different factors such as the chitin source used to produce chitosan, the processing variables involved in the conversion of chitin into chitosan, chitosan properties, types of acids used to dissolve chitosan, types and amounts of plasticizers and the film preparation method. Therefore, this work aimed to prepare chitosan films by the solvent casting method, using chitosan derived from Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp shell waste, and five different organic acids (acetic, lactic, maleic, tartaric, and citric acids) without plasticizer, in order to evaluate the effect of organic acid type and chitosan source on physicochemical properties, degradation and cytotoxicity of these chitosan films. The goal was to select the best suited casting solvent to develop wound dressing from shrimp chitosan films. Shrimp chitosan films were analyzed in terms of their qualitative assessment, thickness, water vapor permeability (WVP), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), wettability, tensile properties, degradation in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and cytotoxicity towards human fibroblasts using the resazurin reduction method. Regardless of the acid type employed in film preparation, all films were transparent and slightly yellowish, presented homogeneous surfaces, and the thickness was compatible with the epidermis thickness. However, only the ones prepared with maleic acid presented adequate characteristics of WVP, WVTR, wettability, degradability, cytotoxicity and good tensile properties for future application as a wound dressing material. The findings of this study contributed not only to select the best suited casting solvent to develop chitosan films for wound dressing but also to normalize a solubilization protocol for chitosan, derived from Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp shell waste, which can be used in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Hugo Yves C. Eulálio
- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil; (H.Y.C.E.); (S.M.L.S.)
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- Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; (M.V.); (H.T.)
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- Coordenação Geral de Inovação Tecnológica na Saúde-CGITS, Departamento de Gestão e Incorporação de Tecnologias e Inovação em Saúde-DGITIS da Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos do Ministério da Saúde SCTIE/MS, 70058-900 Brasília, Brazil;
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- Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; (M.V.); (H.T.)
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil; (H.Y.C.E.); (S.M.L.S.)
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- Centro de Biomateriales, Universidad de La Habana, 10400 La Habana, Cuba;
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil; (H.Y.C.E.); (S.M.L.S.)
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L. Dantas MJ, F. dos Santos BF, A. Tavares A, Maciel MA, Lucena BDM, L. Fook MV, de L. Silva SM. The Impact of the Ionic Cross-Linking Mode on the Physical and In Vitro Dexamethasone Release Properties of Chitosan/Hydroxyapatite Beads. Molecules 2019; 24:E4510. [PMID: 31835480 PMCID: PMC6943658 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24244510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this study, the effect of the ionic cross-linking mode on the ability to control physical properties and in vitro release behavior of the dexamethasone (DEX) drug from chitosan (CS) and chitosan/hydroxyapatite (CS/HA) beads was investigated. CS solutions without and with HA and DEX were dripped into two coagulation solutions, prepared with a non-toxic ionic crosslinker (sodium tripolyphosphate, TPP) and distilled water, one at pH = 9.0 and other at pH = 6.0. Optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed changes on the surface topology of the beads, with a reduction of roughness for beads prepared at pH = 6.0 and an increase for the one prepared at pH = 9.0. The diameter and sphericity of the beads prepared at pH = 6.0 proved more uniform and had a larger pore size with a good interconnectivity framework. Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) suggested a higher crosslinking degree for beads prepared at pH = 6.0, corroborated by X-ray diffraction profiles (XRD) analysis that indicated a decrease in the crystalline structure for such beads. In in vitro drug release data, all beads presented a sustained release during the studied period (24 h). The drug release rate was affected by the pH of the coagulation solution used in the preparation of the beads. The in vitro kinetics of the release process was of the Peppas-Sahlin model, controlled by both diffusion and relaxation of polymer chains or swelling (anomalous transport mechanism). Our results suggest that DEX-loaded CS/HA beads, crosslinked in TPP coagulation solution at pH = 9.0, led to a decrease in the DEX release rate and prolonged the release period. Thus, this composition might have prospective as a functional material for bone and cartilage tissue engineering.
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- Maria Jucélia L. Dantas
- Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.J.L.D.); (B.F.F.d.S.); (A.A.T.); (B.d.M.L.)
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- Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.J.L.D.); (B.F.F.d.S.); (A.A.T.); (B.d.M.L.)
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- Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.J.L.D.); (B.F.F.d.S.); (A.A.T.); (B.d.M.L.)
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.A.M.); (M.V.L.F.)
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- Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.J.L.D.); (B.F.F.d.S.); (A.A.T.); (B.d.M.L.)
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.A.M.); (M.V.L.F.)
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil; (M.A.M.); (M.V.L.F.)
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Alba MD, Cota A, Osuna FJ, Pavón E, Perdigón AC, Raffin F. Bionanocomposites based on chitosan intercalation in designed swelling high-charged micas. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10265. [PMID: 31311956 PMCID: PMC6635363 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46495-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Bionanocomposites based on layered inorganic components, as clays, and polymers of biological origin, as chitosan, have a major impact in medical and environmental fields, being economical and environmentally friendly materials. Na-Mn micas (n = 2 and 4) with controlled surface charge, high cation exchange capacity and swelling behaviour, are attractive inorganic composite components that exhibit improved adsorption properties compared to other inorganic solids which makes them potentially useful for bionanocomposites. The goal of this research was to explore the potential use of those synthetic brittle micas to form eco-friendly bionanocomposites with chitosan biopolymer. Hence, chitosan-mica bionanocomposites were prepared by ion-exchange reaction between chitosan solution and synthetic high charge mica. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, MAS-NMR spectroscopy and zeta-potential have been employed for bionanocomposites characterization. The results showed that the adsorption of chitosan is effective, although a chitosan portion remains in the outer surface being hydrogen-bonded to the tetrahedral sheet of the silicate.
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- María D Alba
- Instituto Ciencia de los Materiales de Sevilla, ICMS, (CSIC-US), Avda. Americo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Rayos X, CITIUS, (Universidad de Sevilla), Avda. Reina Mercedes, 4, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto Ciencia de los Materiales de Sevilla, ICMS, (CSIC-US), Avda. Americo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto Ciencia de los Materiales de Sevilla, ICMS, (CSIC-US), Avda. Americo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química e Ingeniería de Procesos y Recursos, Universidad Cantabria. Avda. Los Castros s/n, 39005, Santander, Spain
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- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille (E.N.S.C.L). Cité Scientifique - Bât 7. Avenue Mendeleïev CS 90108, 59652 Villeneuve D'ascq, Cedex, France
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Calixto GMF, de Annunzio SR, Victorelli FD, Frade ML, Ferreira PS, Chorilli M, Fontana CR. Chitosan-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Optimization of Photodynamic Therapy: a Review. AAPS PharmSciTech 2019; 20:253. [PMID: 31309346 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-019-1407-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Drug delivery systems (DDS) can be designed to enrich the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of several drugs. Many of the initial obstacles that impeded the clinical applications of conventional DDS have been overcome with nanotechnology-based DDS, especially those formed by chitosan (CS). CS is a linear polysaccharide obtained by the deacetylation of chitin, which has potential properties such as biocompatibility, hydrophilicity, biodegradability, non-toxicity, high bioavailability, simplicity of modification, aqueous solubility, and excellent chemical resistance. Furthermore, CS can prepare several DDS as films, gels, nanoparticles, and microparticles to improve delivery of drugs, such as photosensitizers (PS). Thus, CS-based DDS are broadly investigated for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer and fungal and bacterial diseases. In PDT, a PS is activated by light of a specific wavelength, which provokes selective damage to the target tissue and its surrounding vasculature, but most PS have low water solubility and cutaneous photosensitivity impairing the clinical use of PDT. Based on this, the application of nanotechnology using chitosan-based DDS in PDT may offer great possibilities in the treatment of diseases. Therefore, this review presents numerous applications of chitosan-based DDS in order to improve the PDT for cancer and fungal and bacterial diseases.
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pH-Triggered Interfacial Interaction of Kaolinite/Chitosan Nanocomposites with Anionic Azo Dye. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs3020039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Advanced engineering of naturally occurring materials opens new doors in nanoscience and nanotechnology for the separation and/or removal of environmental hazards. Here, a series of nanocomposites containing kaolinite and chitosan varying in the range of 20 to 80% (w/w) kaolinite were used for the adsorptive removal of a reactive textile dye, Remazol Red, from an aqueous solution. Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of pH, contact time, and initial dye concentration on the adsorption capacity. Nanocomposites containing 80% kaolinite (w/w) and 20% chitosan (w/w), i.e., NK80C20, showed an equilibrium adsorption capacity of 371.8 mg/g at pH 2.5, which was 5.2 times higher than that of commercial activated charcoal. Moreover, NK80C20 was regenerated instantly up to 99.9% at pH 10. Therefore, NK80C20 can be effectively utilized as a potential adsorbent for the separation of Remazol Red and homologous azo dyes from industrial effluents. We expect that the findings from this study will play a vital role in environmental research leading to advanced applications in water purification.
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