Polymers
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 19
·4233
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IF 4.967
Yang Ji,Mengdie Hou,Jin Zhang,Meiqi Jin,Tianlin Wang,Huazhe Yang,Xiaodong Zhang
In the field of bone repair, the inorganic–organic composite scaffold is a promising strategy for mimicking the compositions of the natural bone. In addition, as implants for repairing load-bearing sites, an inert permanent bone substitute composites with bioactive degradable ingredients may make full use of the composite scaffold. Herein, the porous zirconia (ZrO2) matrix was prepared via the template replication method, and the partial degradable ZrO2–chitosan particles–GelMA composite scaffolds with different chitosan/GelMA volume ratios were prepared through the vacuum infiltration method. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) were adopted to observe the size of the chitosan particles and the morphologies of the composites scaffold. The mechanical properties, swelling properties, and degradation properties of the composite scaffolds were also characterized by the mechanical properties testing machine and immersion tests. The CCK-8 assay was adopted to test the biocompatibility of the composite scaffold preliminarily. The results show that chitosan particles as small as 60 nm were obtained. In addition, the ratio of chitosan/GelMA can influence the mechanical properties and the swelling and degradation behaviors of the composites scaffold. Furthermore, improved cell proliferation performance was obtained for the composite scaffolds.Keywords:porous zirconia matrix;chitosan particles;GelMA;composite scaffold
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Materials
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2022
·Vol. 15
·期 20
·7156
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Huimei Shan,Yunquan Liu,Chunya Zeng,Sanxi Peng,Hongbin Zhan
A magnetite graphene oxide chitosan (MGOCS) composite microsphere was specifically prepared to efficiently adsorb As(III) from aqueous solutions. The characterization analysis of BET, XRD, VSM, TG, FTIR, XPS, and SEM-EDS was used to identify the characteristics and adsorption mechanism. Batch experiments were carried out to determine the effects of the operational parameters and to evaluate the adsorption kinetic and equilibrium isotherm. The results show that the MGOCS composite microsphere with a particle size of about 1.5 mm can be prepared by a straightforward method of dropping FeCl2, graphene oxide (GO), and chitosan (CS) mixtures into NaOH solutions and then drying the mixed solutions at 45 °C. The produced MGOCS had a strong thermal stability with a mass loss of <30% below 620 °C. The specific surface area and saturation magnetization of the produced MGOCS was 66.85 m2/g and 24.35 emu/g, respectively. The As(III) adsorption capacity (Qe) and removal efficiency (Re) was only 0.25 mg/g and 5.81% for GOCS, respectively. After 0.08 mol of Fe3O4modification, more than 53% of As(III) was efficiently removed by the formed MGOCS from aqueous solutions over a wide pH range of 5–10, and this was almost unaffected by temperature. The coexisting ion of PO43−decreasedQefrom 3.81 mg/g to 1.32 mg/g, but Mn2+increasedQefrom 3.50 mg/g to 4.19 mg/g. The As(III) adsorption fitted the best to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the maximumQewas 20.72 mg/g as fitted by the Sips model. After four times regeneration, theRevalue of As(III) slightly decreased from 76.2% to 73.8%, and no secondary pollution of Fe happened. Chemisorption is the major mechanism for As(III) adsorption, and As(III) was adsorbed on the surface and interior of the MGOCS, while the adsorbed As(III) was partially oxidized to As(V) accompanied by the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II). The produced As(V) was further adsorbed through ligand exchange (by forming Fe–O–As complexes) and electrostatic attraction, enhancing the As(III) removal. As an easily prepared and environmental-friendly composite, MGOCS not only greatly adsorbs As(III) but also effectively removes Cr(VI) and As(V) (Re> 60%) and other metals, showing a great advantage in the treatment of heavy metal-contaminated water.Keywords:chitosan;graphene oxide;magnetite;As(III) removal
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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Lumin Yang,Xiaoduo Zhao,Xiaozhu Liao,Rui Wang,Zengjie Fan,Shuanhong Ma,Feng Zhou
The lubrication deficiency in joints is a major cause of osteoarthritis. One of the most commonly used treatment means is to inject artificial lubricants, but there is a potential risk of infection during the injection process. Therefore, developing artificial lubricants with dual functions of friction-reduction and antibacterial is urgent. In this work, a novel polysaccharide-derived lubricant with simultaneous anti-bacteria and water-lubrication properties, called CS-MPC-N, is developed by grafting 2‑methacryloyloxylethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) and nisin peptide onto backbone of chitosan (CS). Compared to the control CS, CS-MPC-N exhibits good lubrication and friction-reduction properties because of its excellent water solubility. Especially, CS-MPC-N shows low friction coefficient (0.03 ∼ 0.05) at the sliding interfaces of artificial joints materials or even natural articular cartilages. Moreover, CS-MPC-N can effectively inhibit the proliferation of Staphylococcus aureu, exhibiting excellent antibacterial effect. This kind of novel polysaccharide-derived lubricant is expected to be used in treating infectious arthritis.
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Heritage Science
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 1
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IF 2.843
Liu Zhen,Liu Kun
Chinese ink has very special significance for presentation of artistic effects and preservation of works of art; however, wasted nonrenewable resources, potential toxicity, and complex and inefficient production technologies have limited the development of inks for traditional Chinese culture. Herein, environmentally friendly, practical and antibacterial Chinese ink was prepared by facile heating-stirring of gelatin and the natural polysaccharide chitosan. The internal composition, viscosity, morphology, particle size and antibacterial properties of the ink were characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and bacteriostatic zone tests. The results showed that commercial ink (CM) spread easily on Xuan paper and led to imperfect artwork, while the chitosan and gelatin ink (CG) showed good adhesion and stability on Xuan paper. Based on this study, we believe that the good performance of CG ink should be attributed to restrictions arising from its internal chitosan and gelatin network, which restrict diffusion. Finally, the author used CG ink to display traditional Chinese calligraphy and landscape painting and believes that it has significant application prospects and will be used in large-scale production.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2022
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Qingwu Wang,Tianyu Luo,Xiaodong Xu,Qiaoyi Han,Xin Xu,Xingxia Zhang,Xia Liu,Qiang Shi
Irregular hemorrhagic traumas always threaten the health of patients due to uncontrollable bleeding and wound infections. The traditional hemostatic materials show dissatisfactory hemostatic efficiency and antibacterial activity in solving these potential bleeding dangers. Herein, we proposed a kind of composites based on flexible wood membrane (FWM) loaded with chitosan/alginate derivative for accelerating rapid hemostasis and preventing infection. FWM was removed part of hemicellulose and lignin by using NaOH/Na 2 SO 3 mixture to obtain excellent flexibility while retaining the original porous structure, followed by loading silver nanoparticles on the FWM surface to prepare AgNPs-FWM as an antibacterial bio-carrier. Then, AgNPs-FWM was coated with polyoxyethylene stearate-modified chitosan and multi-aldehyde sodium alginate to fabricate the composites of chitosan/alginate/AgNPs-FWM (CSA/AgNPs-FWM) using in-situ Schiff base reaction. Furthermore, in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that the CSA/AgNPs-FWM composites exhibited lower BCI value (2.6 ± 1.3 %), more rapid hemostasis (26 s) and lower blood loss (67.8 mg) than that of the traditional materials. The possible mechanism for the hemostasis process was not only the high blood absorption capacity, but also the synergistic interaction between hydrophobic alkane chains, amino groups, aldehydes, hydroxyl groups and blood cells. Moreover, CSA/AgNPs-FWM showed exceptional superiorities in mechanical properties and antibacterial activity, which endowed composites high potential in hemostasis application for irregular external wound.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2022
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IF 8.025
Tian-Cai Sun,Bing-Yu Yan,Xu-Chao Ning,Chao Hui,Lei Xu,Yi-Ning Ding,Xing-Long Yang,Seeram Ramakrishna,Yun-Ze Long,Jun Zhang
Burns and scalds are thermal injuries caused by a large amount of heat accumulation in local tissues. The first cooling emergency is a key step. However, it is hard that in outdoors to find clean water to cool the scald tissue sites. Moreover, most dressings are concentrated on the treatment process today, neglecting the emergency treatment of temperature reduction. In this study, we imported refrigeration in the electrospinning process while using dirty water, rainwater and even urine of outdoors, so that the cooled sterile fibers were directly deposited on the burn and scald wounds, and the cooling emergency was achieved through the dual cooling mechanism. Since this fiber which is made up of cheap fish gelatin contains CuS adopting the green method, it can generate heat and effectively kill bacteria under the irradiation of an illumination lamp at the front end of a spinning device. As a result of the direct deposition, there is an excellent fit between the fibrous membrane and the skin, which reduces the air gap to achieve a better and quick cooling and heating effects. On the same Chitosan/Platelet-derived Growth Factor fiber membrane, this method of cooling first and heating second can shorten the recovery time from 30 days to 21 days. Thus, this treatment strategy has a great potential application prospect in the field of outdoor burn treatment.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2022
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IF 8.025
Dao-Qiang Lu,Dahai Liu,Justin Liu,Wen-Xing Li,Yilong Ai,Jun Wang,Daogang Guan
Chitosan-based nanogels are effective carriers for drug delivery due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the chemically cross-linked nanogels usually require complicated procedures or tough conditions. Herein, we report a simple approach to generate chitosan-based nanogels by photo-crosslinking of poor solvent-induced nanoaggregates without requiring any emulsifying agent, catalyst, or external crosslinker. O-nitrobenzyl alcohol-modified carboxymethyl chitosan was synthesized and self-crosslinked into the nanogels in a mixed solution of ethanol and water under 365 nm light irradiation due to UV-induced primary amine and o-nitrobenzyl alcohol cyclization. The nanogels (CMC-NBA NPs) and lactobionic acid-decorated nanogels (LACMC-NBA NPs) displayed a uniform diameter (~200 nm) and excellent stability under physiological conditions. Notably, the nanogels exhibited a high loading content (~28 %) due to π-π stacking and electrostatic interactions between doxorubicin (DOX) and the carriers. These DOX-loaded nanogels showed rapid drug release under slightly acidic conditions. The cell and animal experiments confirmed that LACMC-NBA NPs increased cellular uptake, improved cytotoxicity in tumor cells, and enhanced growth inhibition in vivo than CMC-NBA NPs. Thus, these photo-crosslinked nanogels possess great potential for DOX delivery.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 46
·期 32
·15628-15634
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IF 3.925
Yuzhe Zhang,Jie Hua,Hao Wu,Yizi Shao,Peiyang Gu,Zhongyu Li
The separation and recovery of neodymium from industrial pollutants and environmental sewage has become a problem of concern. However, there are still several difficulties in the practical treatment process including low pH values, low concentrations of rare earth elements, and coexistence of multiple trivalent ions, which are long-term challenges for neodymium recovery. In this paper, the synthesis of a composite membrane prepared using chitosan as an efficient adsorbent for Nd3+ is reported. The introduction of polyethylenimine into the composite membrane provided abundant protonated amino nitrogen atoms and endowed the composite membrane with excellent buffering capacity under extremely acidic conditions. Carbon nanofiber aerogels in the composite membrane can effectively improve the specific surface area and mechanical properties. Moreover, the introduction of ion imprinting technology can effectively improve the specific adsorption of Nd3+ on the composite membrane, which makes the composite membrane able to easily separate Nd3+ from other coexisting ions. The adsorption capacity of single metal adsorption for Nd3+ is 43.63 mg g−1. The composite membrane also showed good reusability, and the regeneration efficiency reached 86% after 5 cycles. The results show that the composite membrane can be used for the separation and enrichment of Nd3+ in solution.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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Long Xia,Juguo Dai,Xiaohong Wang,Mingjin Xue,Yiting Xu,Conghui Yuan,Lizong Dai
Multifunctional cotton fabrics (M-CF) have important application prospects in intelligent home decoration and material packaging. In this work, nanoparticles (AgNC@BP) were prepared by coating the surface of silver nanocubes (AgNCs) with borate polymer. Subsequently, M-CF with electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption, mechanical enhancement, flame-retardancy and antibacterial performances were prepared by immersing cotton fabrics (CF) into AgNC@BP/crosslinked chitosan (CS) solution. Expectantly, AgNC@BP endows AgNC@BP/CS-CF with good flame retardancy and low combustion heat release. That is, the char length of AgNC@BP/CS-CF is 7.9 cm after the vertical burning test (UL-94 V) and the peak heat release rate (pHRR) of AgNC@BP/CS-CF is reduced by 21.4% compared to pure CF. Meanwhile, the tensile strength of AgNC@BP/CS-CF is 18.8% higher than that of CF. Synchronously, the introduction of AgNC@BP can also endow M-CF with better EMW absorption, mechanical and antibacterial properties . In conclusion, this work provides a tactic for fabricating M-CF.
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JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS
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2022
·Vol. 110
·期 10
·2231-2240
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Kun Liu,Xiaopei Wu,Honglian Dai
Scaffold design is particularly important and necessary for soft tissue repair such as nerve tissue repair. In this article, we designed and manufactured a macroporous chitosan-based hydrogel with excellent cell compatibility and antioxidant properties. Here, the chitosan (CS) based hydrogel is obtained by repeated freezing and thawing using citric acid (CA) as a cross-linking agent. We have evaluated the effects of citric acid content on the physical and chemical properties of hydrogels through mechanical properties and scanning electron microscopy. CA-CS hydrogel shows a macroporous structure, as the citric acid increases, the mechanical strength increases and the pore size decreases. In vitro cell experiments show that CA-CS hydrogel partakes positive effects on cell survival, adhesion and proliferation, as well as antioxidant properties. All results provide a basis for the construction of porous chitosan-based hydrogels, while demonstrating a promising approach to deal with oxidative stress in nerve injury.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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Erkang Yang,Wen Hou,Kun Liu,He Yang,Wenying Wei,Haifei Kang,Honglian Dai
For the treatment of infected bleeding wounds, we compounded methacrylate anhydride dopamine (DAMA) and Zn-doped whitlockite nanoparticles (Zn-nWH) into methacrylate anhydride quaternized chitosan (QCSMA) to obtain a multifunctional hydrogel dressing (QCSMA/DAMA/Zn-nWH) with hemostasis , disinfection and wound healing promotion. QCSMA/DAMA/Zn-nWH exhibited good adhesion (0.031 MPa) and DPPH scavenging ability (94%), favorable biocompatibility (hemolysis ratio < 2%, no cytotoxicity), and showed a low BCI value (< 13%) in vitro coagulation test and could activate coagulation pathway. In addition, QCSMA/DAMA/Zn-nWH had excellent hemostatic effect (129 ± 22 s, 27 ± 5 mg) in vivo compared with the control (571 ± 15 s, 147 ± 31 mg) and CCS (354 ± 27 s, 110 ± 46 mg). Meanwhile, QCSMA/DAMA/Zn-nWH showed excellent antibacterial properties (> 90% against S. aureus and E. coli ) and could promote collagen deposition, reduce inflammatory expression and promote wound healing. All results indicate that these multifunctional hydrogel dressings have great potential in clinical hemostasis and anti-infection healing.
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ACS Omega
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2022
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Chunpo Gao,Yanan Wang,Jiasheng Shi,Yanyan Wang,Xiaoli Huang,Xilu Chen,Zhiyong Chen,Yunfeng Xie,Yanzhao Yang
Chitosan is a typical hydrophilic biomass building block widely used in material science and engineering. However, its intrinsic amphiphilicity has been seldom noted so far. Herein, a series of glutaraldehyde-crosslinked chitosan cryogels with superamphiphilicity are fabricated at moderately frozen conditions through a freezing–thawing process. The micron-sized porous cryogel samples display a 0° contact angle toward both water and oil, 0° water contact angle under oil, and over 120° oil contact angle underwater. By comparing the wetting behavior of the tablet compressed by pure chitosan powders, the superamphiphilicity of the chitosan sample is proven to be independent on crosslinkers. This special wettability endows the chitosan cryogels with high separation efficiency for various surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions under continuous flow mode driven by gravity as well as a peristaltic pump.
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