Periodontal ligament cells cultured on the tricalcium phosphate/chitosan scaffolds in vivo and in vitro

To search suitable scaffolds for periodontal tissue regeneration, different ratios of tricalcium phosphate/chitosan(TCP/chitosan) scaffolds were prepared through a freeze-drying process. Human periodontal ligament cells(HPLCs) were incubated on the scaffolds in vitro. Cells were cultured on the scaffolds, detected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). HPLCs were analyzed by MTT assay and alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity detection. HPLCs were seeded onto the scaffolds. Then these scaffolds with HPLCs were implanted subcutaneously into athymic mice. The state of periodontal tissue regeneration was detected after 4 weeks. As the ratio of TCP increased, TCP/chitosan scaffolds accelerated HPLCs proliferation significantly higher than the pure chitosan scaffold. HPLCs produced the cementoid tissue in vivo. The periodontal tissue regeneration engineering is able to be applied with TCP/chitosan scaffolds.     

Evaluation of apatite-coated chitosan microspheres for bone regeneration

The apatite-coated chitosan microspheres were fabricated by incubating chitosan in five times simulated body fluid. The apatite deposited on the microspheres was similar to natural bone mineral, as demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectra and Fourier transformed-infrared spectroscopy analyses. Rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells （BMSCs） were seeded on apatite- coated microspheres to investigate the effect of this scaffold on cell proliferation and differentiation. BMSCs seeded on uncoated microspheres were served as a control. In vivo experiment was evaluated by transplanting the microspheres loaded with or without BMSCs in 5-mm cranial defects of Wistar rats. Bone regeneration was investigated via micro-CT and histological analysis. It was found that apatite-coated chitosan microspheres could significantly promote the proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity of BMSCs compared with uncoated microspheres. Histological slices and Micro-CT images at 8 weeks revealed much better regeneration of bone in the apatite-coated microspheres loaded with BMSCs than the control. In addition, the defect filled with pure microspheres induced little new bone formation. Our findings suggest that the apatite-coated chitosan microspheres scaffold is a promising carrier of stem cells for cranial bone tissue engineering.     

多孔多胺化壳聚糖印迹微球对Cu~(2+)的吸附性能

在壳聚糖微球上引入孔隙和多胺化基团,以Cu2+为印迹分子、戊二醛为交联剂,采用离子印迹技术制备多孔多胺化壳聚糖印迹微球(AP-CSMIP),研究其对Cu2+的吸附性能。结果表明,AP-CSMIP对Cu2+的吸附条件为:pH=5.0,300mg/L的Cu2+溶液25mL,吸附剂投加量为0.07g,振荡吸附8h,吸附量可达到48.46mg/g;AP-CSMIP对Cu2+的吸附更好地符合准二级动力学模型,吸附由化学反应控制,而非扩散控制;与非印迹吸附剂相比,AP-CSMIP的吸附量大大提高,具有较高的实用价值。     

Adsorption behavior of cross-linked chitosan modified by graphene oxide for Cu（Ⅱ） removal

Cross-linked chitosan（CS）,cross-linked chitosan/graphene（CS/RGO10） and cross-linked chitosan/graphene oxide（CS/GO10） were prepared as adsorbents for Cu（Ⅱ）.The effects of pH,contact time,adsorbent dosage and initial concentration of Cu（Ⅱ） on the adsorbing abilities of CS,CS/RGO10 and CS/GO10 to Cu（Ⅱ） were investigated.The results demonstrate that the adsorption capacities of CS/GO10 and CS/RGO10 are greater than that of CS,especially at pH 5.0 and the adsorption capacities are 202.5,150 and 137.5 mg/g,respectively.Their behaviors obey the Freundlich isotherm model very well.Additionally,CS/GO10 has the shortest time to achieve adsorption equilibrium among them and can be used as a perspective adsorbent for Cu（Ⅱ）.     

pH响应两亲性壳聚糖衍生物的合成与表征

以天然可生物降解高分子壳聚糖为原料,通过在壳聚糖氨基上引入辛基作为疏水基,在羟基上引入琥珀酸酐作为亲水基,形成具有两亲性的壳聚糖．通过红外、紫外和差热法对最终产物进行了表征,证实疏水基团和亲水基团成功引入壳聚糖．芘荧光探针法测定产物,胁界胶束质量浓（CMC）为0．072mg／mL．双亲修饰的壳聚糖可在水中形成胶柬且具有pH敏感性．紫外透光率和粒径联合评价其pH响应范围为4．55．5．     

β-环糊精改性壳聚糖微球的制备及其性能研究

采用反相悬浮法,通过环氧氯丙烷交联制备β-环糊精改性交联壳聚糖微球(CDS),用FTIR和SEM进行表征,研究其对甲基橙(MO)的吸附和缓释性能。考察吸附时间、溶液p H值、MO浓度、温度等因素对CDS微球吸附的影响,并与交联壳聚糖(CTS)微球进行比较。结果表明,在p H 4.0、交联CTS微球1h可达吸附平衡,而CDS 2 h达到平衡;吸附数据均符合Freundlich等温方程和二级动力学方程。     

铜离子印迹改性壳聚糖海绵的制备及应用研究

以醋酸铜为模板,甲醇、氯仿为溶剂,2-乙烯吡啶、丙烯酰胺为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,采用本体聚合法制备铜离子印迹聚合物;然后掺入到壳聚糖海绵的制备中,使壳聚糖海绵对铜离子的吸附率由27．1％提高到72．3％。制备的铜离子印迹改性壳聚糖海绵需要2d达到吸附平衡,吸附-解吸5次后,性能稳定。     

Characterization of minocycline loaded chitosan/polyethylene glycol/glycerol blend films as antibacterial wound dressings

Wound care has been a challenging subject for medical teams and researchers. Bacterial infections are one of the most serious complications in injured skins that often affect healing process. Antibacterial wound dressings can be used to facilitate wound healing process. The purpose of this study is to fabricate chitosan (Chito)/polyethylene glycol (PEG) antibacterial wound dressing doped with minocycline, and to evaluate the influence of composition ratio on the blending properties of the films. To improve the mechanical properties of these films, we examined various amounts of glycerol as a plasticizer. Moreover, we investigated morphological and mechanical aspects, water uptake, degradation, water vapor transmission and wettability properties of the films prepared with various ratios of Chito/PEG/Gly. Assessment of mechanical properties revealed that film containing 80:20 ratio Chito/PEG with 40 PHR Gly content exhibits the highest ultimate tensile strength and elongation at break (9.74 MPa and 45.73% respectively). Furthermore, results demonstrated that upon increasing PEG and Gly contents, degradability and hydrophilicity of the films increased whereas water uptake decreased. Water vapor transmission rate of the films was close to the range of 530–1200 g/m²d, indicating that the as formed films are possible candidates for dressing low exudate wounds or burns. Minocycline loaded films exhibited a biphasic drug release profile and it was more effective on gram-positive bacteria than on gram-negative bacteria. The polymeric film with the highest amount of loaded drug (2%) exhibited insignificant cytotoxicity (88%) against normal fibroblast cell line.     

Nano-Au/复合壳聚糖@纳米碳修饰金电极检测亚硝酸盐

该文介绍了以复合壳聚糖@纳米碳为基底固定纳米金,利用具有催化性的纳米碳及纳米金作为识别元素检测亚硝酸盐,从而制备了无生物物质标记且无电子媒介体的亚硝酸盐传感器。该修饰电极在亚硝酸盐浓度为8.0×10-6~2.0×10-4mol/L范围内有线性响应,线性相关系数r=0.9956。实验结果表明,该传感器具有制备简单、灵敏度高、稳定性好、线性范围宽等优点。     

基于支持向量机的红细胞彩色图像分割

对红细胞进行精确的分割并统计各类参数在临床医学中有着重要的意义,但现有经典算法很难实现自动分割并获得较高准确率。红细胞的分割主要有两个难点：一是红细胞的目标提取;二是重叠红细胞的分割。本文首先利用SVM对原始图像进行红细胞提取,把原始细胞分割成红细胞和背景两类目标区域,然后对红细胞区域进行重叠分割（本文中使用改进距离标记的分水岭算法）,最终得到各个红细胞的统计数据。为获得最佳的分割效果,本文通过实验对核函数、支持向量类型及相关参数进行了详细的比较和分析。实验结果表明,该算法能有效、快捷、准确、全自动的实现