The Effect of Cellulose Nanofibres on Mechanical Properties and Bioactivity of Natural Polymers

2013 ◽  
Vol 1498 ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Ali Negahi Shirazi ◽  
Ali Fathi ◽  
Fariba Dehghani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Osteosarcoma Cell ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibres

ABSTRACTNatural polymers, used for hydrogel fabrication, are generally bioactive and provide good environment for cell growth and proliferation. However, these polymers have low mechanical strength. Several approaches have been attempted to improve their mechanical properties such as fabrication of interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) and semi-IPN hydrogels, and also addition of a nano sized fibers or nano-particles. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using naturally derived nano-fillers such as cellulose nanocrystallines to enhance the mechanical properties of hydrogels. Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) was used as a protein model for preparation of photo-crosslinked hydrogel. The effects of concentrations of photo initiator and cellulose nanocrystallines (CNC) on the characteristics of hydrogels were examined. In vitro studies showed negligible cytotoxic effect of CNC on human osteosarcoma cell growth when using less than 20 mg/ml CNC. Therefore, it is viable to use this nano-filler for biomedical applications. It was found that the compression modulus of gelatin hydrogel was increased 1.5 fold by addition of 10 mg/ml of CNC. These results demonstrate the high potential of using CNC for tissue engineering applications to enhance the mechanical strength of hydrogels.

scholarly journals Porous scaffolds with the structure of an interpenetrating polymer network made by gelatin methacrylated nanoparticle-stabilized high internal phase emulsion polymerization targeted for tissue engineering

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (37) ◽  
pp. 22544-22555
Author(s):  
Atefeh Safaei-Yaraziz ◽  
Shiva Akbari-Birgani ◽  
Nasser Nikfarjam
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Synthetic Polymers ◽  
Tissue Scaffolds ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network ◽  
Porous Scaffolds ◽  
Promising Strategy ◽  
Internal Phase

The interlacing of biopolymers and synthetic polymers is a promising strategy to fabricate hydrogel-based tissue scaffolds to biomimic a natural extracellular matrix for cell growth.

Interpenetrating Covalent Adaptable Networks with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Facile Reprocessability and Recyclability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yufeng Lei ◽  
Anqiang Zhang ◽  
Yaling Lin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network

Blending polymers has always been a critical strategy toward high-performance materials. By creating interpenetrating polymer network (IPN), the incompatibility of different polymers could be overcome and a favorable bi-continuous phase...

scholarly journals pH-Responsive Succinoglycan-Carboxymethyl Cellulose Hydrogels with Highly Improved Mechanical Strength for Controlled Drug Delivery Systems

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 3197
Author(s):  
Younghyun Shin ◽  
Dajung Kim ◽  
Yiluo Hu ◽  
Yohan Kim ◽  
In Ki Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Controlled Drug Release ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Hek 293 ◽  
Natural Polysaccharide ◽  
293 Cells

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based hydrogels are generally superabsorbent and biocompatible, but their low mechanical strength limits their application. To overcome these drawbacks, we used bacterial succinoglycan (SG), a biocompatible natural polysaccharide, as a double crosslinking strategy to produce novel interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels in a non-bead form. These new SG/CMC-based IPN hydrogels significantly increased the mechanical strength while maintaining the characteristic superabsorbent property of CMC-based hydrogels. The SG/CMC gels exhibited an 8.5-fold improvement in compressive stress and up to a 6.5-fold higher storage modulus (G′) at the same strain compared to the CMC alone gels. Furthermore, SG/CMC gels not only showed pH-controlled drug release for 5-fluorouracil but also did not show any cytotoxicity to HEK-293 cells. This suggests that SG/CMC hydrogels could be used as future biomedical biomaterials for drug delivery.

A natural product phillygenin suppresses osteosarcoma growth and metastasis by regulating the SHP-1/JAK2/STAT3 signaling

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-314
Author(s):  
Xiaomin Ding ◽  
Danqing Lu ◽  
Jianbo Fan
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Janus Kinase ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Osteosarcoma Cell ◽  
Cancer Cell Growth ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Stat3 Signaling ◽  
Stat3 Signaling Pathway

ABSTRACT Osteosarcoma represents one of the most devastating cancers due to its high metastatic potency and fatality. Osteosarcoma is insensitive to traditional chemotherapy. Identification of a small molecule that blocks osteosarcoma progression has been a challenge in drug development. Phillygenin, a plant-derived tetrahydrofurofuran lignin, has shown to suppress cancer cell growth and inflammatory response. However, how phillygenin plays functional roles in osteosarcoma has remained unveiled. In this study, we showed that phillygenin inhibited osteosarcoma cell growth and motility in vitro. Further mechanistic studies indicated that phillygenin blocked STAT3 signaling pathway. Phillygenin led to significant downregulation of Janus kinase 2 and upregulation of Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1. Gene products of STAT3 regulating cell survival and invasion were also inhibited by phillygenin. Therefore, our studies provided the first evidence that phillygenin repressed osteosarcoma progression by interfering STAT3 signaling pathway. Phillygenin is a potential candidate in osteosarcoma therapy.

Development of visible-light responsive and mechanically enhanced “smart” UCST interpenetrating network hydrogels

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifei Xu ◽  
Onkar Ghag ◽  
Morgan Reimann ◽  
Philip Sitterle ◽  
Prithwish Chatterjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Interpenetrating Network ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Smart Hydrogel ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature

An interpenetrating polymer network, chlorophyllin-incorporated “smart” hydrogel was synthesized and exhibited enhanced mechanical properties, upper critical solution temperature swelling, and promising visible-light responsiveness.

The bisphosphonate pamidronate is a potent inhibitor of human osteosarcoma cell growth in vitro

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Sonnemann ◽  
Vera Eckervogt ◽  
Borna Truckenbrod ◽  
Joachim Boos ◽  
Winfried Winkelmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Potent Inhibitor ◽  
Osteosarcoma Cell ◽  
Human Osteosarcoma ◽  
Human Osteosarcoma Cell

scholarly journals Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogels Based on Gelatin and PVA by Biocompatible Approaches: Synthesis and Characterization

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eltjani-Eltahir Hago ◽  
Xinsong Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mtt Assay ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
New Approach

In this work, a new approach was introduced to prepare interpenetrating polymer network PVA/GE hydrogels by cross-linking of various concentration gelatin in the presence of transglutaminase enzyme by using the freezing-thawing cycles technique. The effects of freezing-thawing cycles on the properties of morphological characterization, gel fraction, swelling, mechanical, and MTT assay were investigated. The IPN PVA/GE hydrogels showed excellent physical and mechanical Properties. MTT assay data and the fibroblasts culture also showed excellent biocompatibility and good proliferation. This indicates that the IPN hydrogels are stable enough for various biomedical applications.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document