scholarly journals Interpenetrated 3D porous scaffolds of silk fibroin with an amino and octadecyl functionalized hyaluronic acid

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (75) ◽  
pp. 61440-61448 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Palumbo ◽  
C. Fiorica ◽  
G. Pitarresi ◽  
S. Agnello ◽  
G. Giammona

A functionalized HA derivative (HA–EDA–C18) was processed with silk fibroin via a salt leaching procedure to produce stable porous scaffolds for biomedical applications. The HA derivative was able to induce β-sheet transitions on fibroin.

2013 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 274-277
Author(s):  
Li Li Ji ◽  
Qiao Ling Li ◽  
Zeng Hu Yang ◽  
Wei Jing Hu ◽  
Kui Hua Zhang

Vitamin E d-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (VE TPGS) loaded silk fibroin (SF)/ hyaluronic acid (HA) nanofibrous scaffolds were fabricated by means of electrospinning to biomimic the natural extracellular matrix. Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) results indicated that electrospun VE TPGS loaded SF/HA nanofibers were ribbon-shaped, the width of nanofibers decreased slightly with the addition of VE TPGS to SF/HA blended solutions. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) curves revealed that VE TPGS did not induce SF conformation from random coil to β-sheet. SF conformation converted from random coil to β-sheet after being treated with 75% ethanol vapor. In vitro release studies confirmed VE TPGS had no obvious burst release and present good release behavior.


2013 ◽  
Vol 377 ◽  
pp. 209-214
Author(s):  
Ling Shuang Wang ◽  
Shu Qin Yan ◽  
Ming Zhong Li

Stimulating cell proliferation is a challenge in the field of silk fibroin-based biomaterials. In this study, silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid blend films were prepared by a casting method using carbodiimide as a cross-linking agent. Carbodiimide induced silk fibroin to form Silk I crystal structure which was not affected by the presence of hyaluronic acid. The films showed high water resistance. In vitro, the performance of these films was assessed by seeding L929 cells. The results indicated that the silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid blend films with the blend ratio of 80/20 and 60/40 promoted cell proliferation compared with the pure silk fibroin or hyaluronic acid film. These results suggest that silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid blend films are water stable and cytocompatible materials which are expected to be useful in biomedical applications.


2014 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nopporn Sawatjui ◽  
Teerasak Damrongrungruang ◽  
Wilairat Leeanansaksiri ◽  
Patcharee Jearanaikoon ◽  
Temduang Limpaiboon

2020 ◽  
Vol 850 ◽  
pp. 236-241
Author(s):  
Karina Egle ◽  
Arita Dubnika

Silk fibroin can be derived from the silkworm Bombyx mori and it has the main properties for its use as bioadhesive biomaterial in medicine – biocompatibility, good mechanical properties and controllable degradation rate. On the other hand hyaluronic acid (HA) is an attractive polymer for biomedical applications, due to its biological and structural importance, as well as its ease of modification. Thus in this study, two types of silk raw materials for preparation of silk fibroin (SF) solutions were used. Obtained SF solutions with and without hyaluronic acid (HA) were cross-linked to form hydrogels. Widely used cross-linking agent glutaraldehyde (GTA) was used in this study. Two temperatures 37°C and 60°C were chosen to determine the effect of temperature on the cross-linking rate of the samples. The gelation time, swelling ratio and structural features of the adhesive were also studied.


Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Heesun Hong ◽  
Ok Joo Lee ◽  
Young Jin Lee ◽  
Ji Seung Lee ◽  
Olatunji Ajiteru ◽  
...  

Hydrogel with chemical modification has been used for 3D printing in the biomedical field of cell and tissue-based regeneration because it provides a good cellular microenvironment and mechanical supportive ability. As a scaffold and a matrix, hydrogel itself has to be modified chemically and physically to form a β-sheet crosslinking structure for the strength of the biomaterials. These chemical modifications could affect the biological damage done to encapsulated cells or surrounding tissues due to unreacted chemical residues. Biological assessment, including assessment of the cytocompatibility of hydrogel in clinical trials, must involve testing with cytotoxicity, irritation, and sensitization. Here, we modified silk fibroin and glycidyl methacrylate (Silk-GMA) and evaluated the physical characterizations, residual chemical detection, and the biological effect of residual GMA depending on dialysis periods. Silk-GMA depending on each dialysis period had a typical β-sheet structure in the characterization analysis and residual GMA decreased from dialysis day 1. Moreover, cell proliferation and viability rate gradually increased; additionally, necrotic and apoptotic cells decreased from dialysis day 2. These results indicate that the dialysis periods during chemical modification of natural polymer are important for removing unreacted chemical residues and for the potential application of the manufacturing standardization for chemically modified hydrogel for the clinical transplantation for tissue engineering and biomedical applications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (43) ◽  
pp. 5188-5206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chahinez Houacine ◽  
Sakib Saleem Yousaf ◽  
Iftikhar Khan ◽  
Rajneet Kaur Khurana ◽  
Kamalinder K. Singh

<P>Background: The usage of natural biomaterials or naturally derived materials intended for interface with biological systems has steadily increased in response to the high demand of amenable materials, which are suitable for purpose, biocompatible and biodegradable. There are many naturally derived polymers which overlap in terms of purpose as biomaterials but are equally diverse in their applications. </P><P> Methods: This review examines the applications of the following naturally derived polymers; hyaluronic acid, silk fibroin, chitosan, collagen and tamarind polysaccharide (TSP); further focusing on the biomedical applications of each as well as emphasising on individual novel applications. </P><P> Results: Each of the polymers was found to demonstrate a wide variety of successful biomedical applications fabricated as wound dressings, scaffolds, matrices, films, sponges, implants or hydrogels to suit the therapeutic need. Interestingly, blending and amelioration of polymer structures were the two selection strategies to modify the functionality of the polymers to suit the purpose. Further, these polymers have shown promise to deliver small molecule drugs, proteins and genes as nano-scale delivery systems. </P><P> Conclusion: The review highlights the range of applications of the aforementioned polymers as biomaterials. Hyaluronic acid, silk fibroin, chitosan, collagen and TSP have been successfully utilised as biomaterials in the subfields of implant enhancement, wound management, drug delivery, tissue engineering and nanotechnology. Whilst there are a number of associated advantages (i.e. biodegradability, biocompatibility, non-toxic, nonantigenic as well as amenability) the selected disadvantages of each individual polymer provide significant scope for their further exploration and overcoming challenges like feasibility of mass production at a relatively low cost.</P>


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1510
Author(s):  
Sylwia Grabska-Zielińska ◽  
Alina Sionkowska

This review supplies a report on fresh advances in the field of silk fibroin (SF) biopolymer and its blends with biopolymers as new biomaterials. The review also includes a subsection about silk fibroin mixtures with synthetic polymers. Silk fibroin is commonly used to receive biomaterials. However, the materials based on pure polymer present low mechanical parameters, and high enzymatic degradation rate. These properties can be problematic for tissue engineering applications. An increased interest in two- and three-component mixtures and chemically cross-linked materials has been observed due to their improved physico-chemical properties. These materials can be attractive and desirable for both academic, and, industrial attention because they expose improvements in properties required in the biomedical field. The structure, forms, methods of preparation, and some physico-chemical properties of silk fibroin are discussed in this review. Detailed examples are also given from scientific reports and practical experiments. The most common biopolymers: collagen (Coll), chitosan (CTS), alginate (AL), and hyaluronic acid (HA) are discussed as components of silk fibroin-based mixtures. Examples of binary and ternary mixtures, composites with the addition of magnetic particles, hydroxyapatite or titanium dioxide are also included and given. Additionally, the advantages and disadvantages of chemical, physical, and enzymatic cross-linking were demonstrated.


Langmuir ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Feiyu Wang ◽  
Bo Xu ◽  
Man Zhou ◽  
Yuanyuan Yu ◽  
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Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 3887
Author(s):  
Watcharapong Pudkon ◽  
Chavee Laomeephol ◽  
Siriporn Damrongsakkul ◽  
Sorada Kanokpanont ◽  
Juthamas Ratanavaraporn

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is regarded as a critical technology in material engineering for biomedical applications. From a previous report, silk fibroin (SF) has been used as a biomaterial for tissue engineering due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity and robust mechanical properties which provide a potential as material for 3D-printing. In this study, SF-based hydrogels with different formulations and SF concentrations (1–3%wt) were prepared by natural gelation (SF/self-gelled), sodium tetradecyl sulfate-induced (SF/STS) and dimyristoyl glycerophosphorylglycerol-induced (SF/DMPG). From the results, 2%wt SF-based (2SF) hydrogels showed suitable properties for extrusion, such as storage modulus, shear-thinning behavior and degree of structure recovery. The 4-layer box structure of all 2SF-based hydrogel formulations could be printed without structural collapse. In addition, the mechanical stability of printed structures after three-step post-treatment was investigated. The printed structure of 2SF/STS and 2SF/DMPG hydrogels exhibited high stability with high degree of structure recovery as 70.4% and 53.7%, respectively, compared to 2SF/self-gelled construct as 38.9%. The 2SF/STS and 2SF/DMPG hydrogels showed a great potential to use as material for 3D-printing due to its rheological properties, printability and structure stability.


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