ELECTROANALYSIS
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2018
·Vol. 30
·期 9
·2085-2093
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IF 2.851
Yanjun Mao,Liping Guo,Xiaohui Ning,Jian Li,Jianbin Zheng
In this work, a novel redox capacitor was designed for signal amplification in electrochemical detection. It was fabricated by co-electrodeposition of a conducting polymer, sulfonated polyaniline (SPAN) and chitosan on a glass carbon electrode, and its function was evaluated for being a localized source to transfer electron between FcCOOH (Fc) and Ru(NH 3 ) 6 Cl 3 in solution via redox cycling. Furthermore, the electrochemical detection of chloramphenicol, a broad-spectrum antibiotic was performed using the redox capacitor in the presence of Fc. A significant amplification in cathodic current response of chloramphenicol was obtained through a continuous redox-cycling reaction. The performance of the amplifying signal responded linearly to chloramphenicol in a concentration range of 0.05 to 50.0 μmol L −1 with a low detection limit of 0.01 μmol L −1 . The proposed approach exhibited good reproducibility and stability, and could be used for detection of chloramphenicol in eye drops by standard addition method with the recoveries from 96.5 % to 103.0 %.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 22
·期 8
·2405-2412
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IF 2.509
Mo Zunli,Niu Xiaohui,Gao Huhu,Li Zhenliang,Meng Shujuan,Guo Ruibin
A novel and simple chiral sensing platform had been successfully fabricated by means of amidation reaction between 3, 4, 9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid (PTCA) and chitosan (CS) to form 3, 4, 9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid–chitosan (PTCA–CS) composite film. Since CS has chiral center and PTCA has excellent electrical conductivity, the PTCA–CS composite modified glassy carbon electrode (PTCA–CS/GCE) could be treated as an effective electrochemical chiral sensor and applied for chiral discrimination of tryptophan (Trp) enantiomers theoretically. PTCA–CS composite was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry (CV). When the prepared chiral sensing interface interacted with tryptophan isomers, a higher selectivity was received from D-Trp by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). It indicated that the PTCA–CS/GCE can be treated as an electrochemical chiral sensor for the discrimination of Trp enantiomers. Further study demonstrated that the peak currents were linearly increased with the increasing percentage of L-Trp of Trp racemic mixture. Furthermore, the enantioselective interaction of the PTCA–CS/GCE was systematically studied by other experimental factors, such as the incubation time and acidity.
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PLoS One
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2018
·Vol. 13
·期 10
·e0206275
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IF 2.766
Baoyi Cai,Tian Zhong,Peizhou Chen,Jia Fu,Yuanbao Jin,Yinglei Liu,Ran Huang,Lianjiang Tan
A sodium carboxy-methylcellulose (CMC)/chitosan (CS) composite sponge as drug carrier was prepared, and its structure and functions were investigated. Samples with different CMC/chitosan ratios and under different pH conditions were synthesized via a freeze-drying method. The microstructure of the dried sponges was analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Molecule interactions between polymers were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra and Thermal gravimetric analyze (TGA). The swelling degree, weight loss, in vitro drug release behavior and antibacterial property of the sponges were determined as well. The results showed that the CMC/chitosan ratio and the pH value significantly affected the appearance of the blending solution and the microstructure of the final product, and also affected the sponge’s degradation behavior, drug-loading capacity and the antibacterial activity. Gentamicin (GEN) as a hydrophilic model drug was remarkably superior to the other two hydrophobic drugs, ibuprofen (IBU) and roxithromycin (ROX), with respect to in vitro releasing. Moreover, higher CMC content and lower pH value of the sponge were confirmed to lead a larger loading for GEN. The bacteriostatic experiment showed a strong antimicrobial ability of GEN-loaded sponges on inhibiting Escherichia coli .
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2018
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Man Wang,Yue Sa,Ping Li,Yaru Guo,Yumin Du,Hongbing Deng,Tao Jiang,Yining Wang
Injectable polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is alluring because it allows a minimally invasive surgical approach, reducing both the cost of treatment and patient discomfort. However, several documented drawbacks have necessitated the design of a more versatile version with adorable properties for future application. In this study, to amend the bulk behavior of PMMA cement, we synthesized a modified version by combining PMMA with quaternized chitosan (N-(2-hydroxy)propyl-3-trimethylammonium chitosan chloride, HTCC)-based hydrogels loaded with nanosized hydroxyapatite (Nano-HA). Then, the physicochemical properties, antimicrobial properties, remineralization capacity and mechanical performance changes under imitated physiological conditions were tested for these cements using a type K thermocouple, scanning electron microscope (SEM), microcomputed tomography (μ-CT), calcium ion test kit and mechanical compression tests. The results demonstrated that the HTCC-GP thermosensitive hydrogel generated interconnected pores, lower the T max value, lengthened the working time, developed appropriate mechanical properties and imparted excellent antibacterial activity to the cement. The Nano-HA particles engendered improved biomineralization ability of the cements without adversely influencing the mechanical performance. Hence, these results indicated that the injectable and multifunctional cement resulting from the p-PMMA/HTCC-GP/Nano-HA combination grips rosy prospect for future applications in bone reconstruction.
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RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 26
·14515-14526
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IF 2.936
Xin Zhang,Gujun Xu,Khalid Gadora,Hao Cheng,Jin Peng,Yong Ma,Yang Guo,Cheng Chi,Jianping Zhou,Yang Ding
Coccidiosis is a widespread and economic disease that deteriorates the growth of infected animals and largely affects our food safety. It has been proved that chitosan and its derivatives could offer outstanding antibacterial and hemostatic capabilities and help increase weight gain in the breeding of poultry. Herein, we put forward a novel strategy for the development of anti-coccidiosis drug formulations, aiming to synthesize 3-carboxyphenylboronic acid (CPBA) modified chitosan (CS) conjugates which could be self-assembled into polymeric micelles together with diclazuril (DIC), a poorly water-soluble coccidiostat drug, for site-specific drug release in the treatment of animal coccidiosis. The CPBA-modified micelles possessed specific glucose and pH dual-responsive capacity. The cumulative release of DIC reached the maximum of 85.0% at pH 6.8 and 50 mM glucose, while only 44.2% at pH 2.0 and no glucose, which allows drug to be released in the intestinal tract with neutral pH and glucose existence. 1H NMR and FTIR confirmed the successful synthesis of amphiphilic polymer; and the optimized DIC-loaded CS–CPBA micelles (DIC/CS–CPBA) shared nanoscale particle size of (118.9 ± 1.1) nm, drug loading of 8.97% and spherical shape. The pharmacokinetic results indicated that the AUC value of DIC/CS–CPBA micelles was 1.7 times than that of drug suspensions. The anti-coccidial efficacy demonstrated that DIC/CS–CPBA micelles improved the anticoccidial efficacy in vivo and reduced intestinal damage. These results indicated that phenylboronic acid-conjugated chitosan micelles provided a promising platform for specific-targeted drug release in the intestinal tract for the treatment of coccidiosis.
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BIOMACROMOLECULES
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2018
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IF 5.738
Xichao Liang,Xiaolan Wang,Qi Xu,Yao Lu,Yu Zhang,Hong Xia,Ang Lu,Lina Zhang
In the present work, the bulk and homogeneous composite hydrogels were successfully constructed from positively charged chitosan (CS) and negatively charged carrageenan (CG) in alkali/urea aqueous solution via a simple one-step approach for the first time. An electroneutral CS solution was achieved in alkali/urea, leading to a homogeneous solution blended by CS and CG, which could not be realized in acidic medium because of the agglomeration caused by polycation and polyanion. Subsequently, the CS/CG composite hydrogels with multiple cross-linked networks were prepared from blend solution by using epichlorohydrin (ECH) as the cross-linking agent. The composite hydrogels exhibited hierarchically porous architecture, excellent mechanical properties as well as pH- and salt-responsiveness. Importantly, the composite hydrogels were successfully applied for spreading ATDC5 cells, showing high attachment and proliferation of cells. The results of fluorescent micrographs and scanning electronic microscope images revealed that the CS/CG composite hydrogels enhanced the adhesion and viability of ATDC5 cells. The alcian blue staining, glycosaminoglycan quantification, and real-time PCR analysis proved that the CS/CG composite hydrogels could induce chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells in vitro, exhibiting great potential for application in cartilage repair. This work provides a facile and fast fabrication pathway for the construction of ampholytic hydrogel from polycation and polyanion in an electroneutrality system.
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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 317
·期 3
·1419-1428
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IF 1.181
Ouyang Jinbo,Wang Yun,Li Tianqi,Zhou Limin,Liu Zhirong
The carboxyl-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes were immobilized in chitosan-based composite membranes (CS-CNTs) which were used as efficient sorbents for U(VI) sorption. The incorporation of CNTs in the CS-CNTs membranes improves their mechanical strength as well as U(VI) sorption performance. XPS analysis indicates that both amine and carboxyl groups are responsible for the complexation of U(VI). The sorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order equation, whereas the sorption isotherms fitted well with Langmuir model ( q m = 126.7 mg g −1 at 298 K). Moreover, the U(VI)-loaded CS-CNT8 can be effectively desorbed by 0.2 M acidified EDTA and reused.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
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2018
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IF 3.466
May S. Freag,Wedad M. Saleh,Ossama Y. Abdallah
In the course of application and modernization of buccal dosage forms, lyophilized sponges for transmucosal drug delivery symbolize one of the most attractive approaches. Chitosan (CS) has been extensively investigated as a forming material of different buccal dosage forms including sponges. However, CS-based buccal delivery systems suffer from many limitations like weak adhesion strength and poor tensile properties. So, for the first time, the current study focused on the polymer blending approach to enhance the mucoadhesive properties of buccal CS-based composite sponges. Composite sponges were prepared using lyophilization technique. Thorough in-vitro characterization of the proposed sponges was performed including mechanical strength determination, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis (FT-IR), surface pH, % moisture content, water uptake capacity, viscosity and % porosity assessments. Furthermore, the surface topology of selected sponges was viewed using scanning electron microscope. The mucoadhesive properties of sponges were tested both ex-vivo and in-vivo. Among all fabricated sponges, sponges fabricated of CS:HPMC (1:1) showed the best physicochemical characteristics suitable for buccal applications. Incorporation of HPMC into CS-sponges significantly enhanced the mucoadhesion time to 6 h, while CS-sponges lost contact after around 10 min. Preliminary stability study showed CS:HPMC sponges stored in low humidity conditions maintain their soft texture and mucoadhesive properties for one month.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2018
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Jun Wang,Si Chen,Xiaoyan Cheng,Qi Peng,Wuke Li
Thermo/pH dual-responsive luminescent composites consisting of lanthanide-polyoxometalates and Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)/Chitosan were synthesized. The dual-responsive nanoparticles are characterized by the FT-IR, UV–vis, TEM , SEM , TGA, DLS and luminescence. The prepared composites exhibit the thermo/pH-responsive properties and the controllable and switchable luminescence in solution in response to the simple changes in temperature and pH values. For instance, the composite hydrogels exhibit intense red luminescence under UV irradiation below 34 °C, and the luminescence become much weaker in solution above 34 °C. Moreover, the hydrogel could not show red luminescence in the buffer solution with low pH value. However, it shows bright red luminescence in neutral and alkaline buffer solution. The possible reasons for controllable luminescence are discussed in the research. The results suggest that the multifunctional nanoparticles could be potentially used in biomedical fields such as luminescent switches, biological labeling and imaging.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2018
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IF 3.909
Weikang Song,Qinhuan Zeng,Xueqiong Yin,Li Zhu,Tao Gong,Changjiang Pan
Heparin-like membranes (CPBS) with nanofibers (approximate diameters of 100–500 nm) were prepared through electrospinning of a blended solution of carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticle (CMCN, diameters 483 nm) and poly (vinyl alcohol) (CMCN/PVA) onto the surface of modified bacterial cellulose sulfate (BCS) membranes. SEM images confirmed that the CMCN were stretched to nanofibers during electrospinning. The presence of BCS on the collector of electrospinning machine increased the spinnability of CMCN/PVA solution. FTIR and XPS measurement revealed that there were SO 3 − , COO − , and OH groups on the surface of CPBS membrane, expressing structural similarity to heparin. CPBS membranes maintained hydrophilicity and the glutaraldehyde crosslinked CPBS membrane was stable in water. The clotting time and platelet adhesion experiments expressed the anticoagulant properties of CPBS. The APTT , TT and PT of CPBS increased up to 116.0%, 189.8%, and 50% than those of the plasma, (67.4 s, 16.2 s, and 48.4 s, respectively). No platelets adhered onto the surface of CPBS. An inflammatory response was determined according to activation of the macrophages seeded onto the membranes.
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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
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2018
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IF 1.883
Jie Liao,Xiaoting Ren,Bowen Yang,Hou Li,Yuexin Zhang,Zongning Yin
Lumbrokinase (LK) has strong fibrinolytic and thrombolytic activities, but it has a short half-life, can be easily inactivated, and may cause hemorrhage as a side effect. This study develops a potential thrombolytic therapy by fabricating N,N,N-Trimethyl Chitosan (TMC) nanoparticles modified with the cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp-Phe-Lys peptide (c-RGD) and loaded with LK (i.e. c-RGD-LK-NPs). The binding of c-RGD to platelet membrane GPIIb/IIIa receptors is expected to enable targeted delivery of the c-RGD-conjugated TMC to the thrombus. The synthesized c-RGD-LK-NPs had a mean particle size of 232.0 nm, zeta potential of 19.8 mV, entrapment efficiency of 52.7% ± 2.5%, and loading efficiency of 17.4% ± 0.65%. Transmission electron microscopy showed that they were generally spherical. The c-RGD-LK-NPs gave a cumulative in vitro LK release of 80.6% over 8 h, and the activity of LK was close to 80%, indicating that the nanoparticles protected the activity of LK. In vitro blood clot lysis assays were carried out and in vivo thrombolysis effect was tested in Sprague-Dawley rats carotid artery thrombus model. In all cases, the c-RGD-LK-NPs showed superior performance compared with the free LK and the unmodified TMC nanoparticles loaded with LK. The c-RGD-LK-NPs reagent is expected to be potentially useful in treating thromboembolic diseases.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
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IF 3.235
Zhen Lin,Xiaotong Xiang,Shuijiao Peng,Xiancai Jiang,Linxi Hou
Nitrogen and boron co-doped activated carbon (BKACS) was synthesized through the carbonization , KOH activation and subsequently hydrothermal doping reaction process with chitosan as the renewable carbon source. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, Raman, XPS and BET for their structure, morphology, specific surface area and elemental composition , respectively. The obtained BKACS has a specific surface area of 1129.6 m 2 g −1 , with high conductivity and capacitive character. The BKACS was applied as the electrode material to fabricate the electrochemical double-layer supercapacitor . The supercapacitor performed a high specific capacitance of 316 F g −1 at 0.2 A g −1 in a three-electrode system in the 6 M KOH electrolyte and excellent cycling stability with a capacitance retention of 94.08% after 10,000 cycles at 10 A g −1 . The attractive supercapacitor performance of the BKACS material has the high power density, excellent cycling life, and environmental friendliness , making it potentially a promising replaceable function for future energy storing device.
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