聚乙二醇改性纳米纤维素/聚乙烯醇复合水凝胶的制备及性能

通过酸碱处理和机械研磨结合的方法制备纳米纤维素(CNFs),并利用冻融循环法分别制备了聚乙烯醇(PVA)和纳米纤维素/聚乙烯醇(CNFs/PVA)复合水凝胶,以及聚乙二醇(PEG)改性PVA和CNFs/PVA复合水凝胶。考察不同配方下复合水凝胶的微观形貌变化,并对复合水凝胶的溶胀性能、压缩强度及热稳定性能进行研究。结果表明,CNFs与PEG对PVA水凝胶的微观形貌均有改善作用,加入PEG后形成的PEG/PVA凝胶产生明显的三维网络结构。当PEG与CNFs同时加入到PVA凝胶后形成的CNFs-PEG/PVA凝胶具有均匀的互穿孔洞结构,此时复合水凝胶的孔隙率最高((67.5±4.3)%),溶胀度最好(980%),且压缩强度较PVA水凝胶也有所提升。PEG对复合凝胶的热稳定性无影响,而加入CNFs后,CNFs-PEG/PVA复合凝胶的初始热分解温度从235℃上升至300℃,显著提高了PVA凝胶的热稳定性。     

Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel as Sustained-Release Vehicle for Transdermal Sytem of Bunitrolol-HCL

In order to evaluate a bunitrolol (β-blocker preparation using poly(vinyl alchol) (PVA) hydrogel for hypertension as a transdermal delivery system, in vitro release characteristics and the permeation of bunitrolol through rat sking from hydrogel and the bunitrolol plasma profile after application onto abdominal skin in rats were examined. The PVA hydrogel containing bunitrolol-HCl was prepared by a low temperature crystallization method. The release of bunitrolol from PVA hydrogel followed with Ficklan diffusion (Higuchi model); the drug relaase, profile versus square root of relase. The release rate and premeation through rat skins of bunitrolol from hydrogels affected with preparation at various physical and chemical states. Longer freezing times, higher polymerization and higher concentration of PVA resulted in lower permeation. These results had relations with the results of release tests. Higher pH of preparation resulted in a higher permeation of bunitrolol, which did not have a relaion with the results of release tests. The plasma concentration of bunitrolol after application of hydrogel preparation onto the abdominal skins were relatively high at early times and sustained a plateau level during 48 h in rates. In conclusion, transdermal delivery system using PVA hydrogel is favorable with prolonged action for low available drugs such as bunitrolol-HCl.     

Preparation and pharmaceutical/pharmacodynamic evaluation of topical brucine-loaded liposomal hydrogel

To reduce the toxicity and enhance the therapeutic efficacy of brucine, a traditional Chinese medicine for relieving arthritic and traumatic pain, in this study, a novel brucine-loaded liposomal hydrogel (BLH) formulation, suitable for topical application, was developed. Spherical liposomes composed of lecithin and cholesterol, with brucine, was prepared by a modified ethanol-dripping method. High percentage (over 80%) of encapsulated brucine in liposomes was obtained. Topical liposomal hydrogel formulations were prepared by further incorporation of the prepared liposomes into structured carbopol 940 hydrogels with the concentration of carbopol 1.0%, the ratio of glycerol to carbopol 8:1 and the brucine content 0.1%. The liposomal hydrogel formulations provided an obvious promotion for skin permeation of bruicne while for the free brucine in hydrogels (BH), there was no detectable drug permeation through the skin. The safety evaluation showed that the prepared BLH were no irritation to both the broken and integrity skin. Pharmacodynamic evaluation revealed that the BLH showed a better therapeutic efficacy than that of the BH. So, it can be concluded that the BLH developed here could represent a safe, effective and promising transdermal formulation for local treatment of analgesic and anti-inflammatory disease.     

Biodegradation of hydrophilic–hydrophobic hydrogels and its effect on albumin release

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of composition ratio of a new class of bicomponent biodegradable hydrogels and the molecular weights of the constituents on the hydrolytic degradability of the hydrogels and their release of bovine serum albumin (BSA). Biodegradable hydrogels were prepared from dextran derivative of allyl isocyanate (dex-AI) and poly (D,L) lactide diacrylate macromer (PDLLAM) over a wide range of dex-AI to PDLLAM composition ratio. The results obtained indicated that the hydrolytic degradation of these biodegradable hydrogels could be controlled by adjusting the composition ratio of dex-AI to PDLLAM or by changing their molecular weights. Along with the hydrogel degradation, water content of the hydrogels changed, and 3D porous network structure was observed. Generally, as the PDLLAM composition in the hydrogels increased, the rate of weight loss increased due to the hydrolytic degradation of the PDLLAM. The increase in molecular weights of either dex-AI or PDLLAM would decrease the degradation rate of the dex-AI/PDLLAM hydrogels. BSA release data correlated well with the hydrogel degradation profiles, suggesting that the extent and rate of BSA release would be mainly controled by hydrogel degradation. As the PDLLAM composition in the hydrogel increased, the extent and rate of BSA release also increased. An increase in the molecular weights of the hydrogel constituents, however, led to a decrease in BSA release.     

Evaluation of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels as a component of hybrid artificial tissues

Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymeric networks very similar to biological tissues. Many synthetic polymers can be used in preparing hydrogels. Among them poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), physically crosslinked by repeated freeze-thawing cycles of polymer aqueous solutions, is widely employed to make hydrogels for biomedical applications. To increase the similarity between hydrogels and natural tissues and to obtain polymeric hybrid tissues, we attempted to incorporate 3T3 cells, from a mouse fibroblast cell line, into PVA hydrogels obtained by one freeze-thawing cycle using as a solvent complete culture medium. Hydrogels were also made using eight freeze-thawing cycles from PVA solutions prepared using as a solvent either complete culture medium or water. Cell adhesion experiments were performed by seeding 3T3 and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) on to the hydrogel surface. The effect of the solvent and of the different number of freeze-thawing cycles on the mechanical characteristics of the PVA hydrogels were investigated by dynamic-mechanical techniques. A scanning force microscope analysis of the hydrogel surface viscoelastic properties was also carried out. Our results show that PVA is not cytotoxic. Although PVA hydrogel surface characteristics do not seem to favour the adhesion of substrate-dependent cells, encouraging results were obtained with the 3T3 cells incorporation. DMA analysis indicates that the networks prepared by eight freeze-thawing cycles possess a mechanical consistency comparable, even slightly better, than the ones prepared by only one freeze-thawing cycle and used for the cell incorporation studies.     

Enhanced topical delivery of tacrolimus by a carbomer hydrogel formulation with transcutol P

Tacrolimus (TAC), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agent, is used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) and skin immune diseases. TAC-loaded topical hydrogel formulations composed of carbomer, carnosine, transcutol P (diethylene glycol monoethyl ether) and humectant were prepared. For comparison, TAC-loaded topical cream-type formulations were also prepared and commercially available TAC ointment was used as a reference. A drug release study in vitro revealed that the total amount of TAC released from hydrogels over 24?h was approximately 30 times greater than that for the reference formulation. Compared to the reference ointment and creams, carbomer gel formulations showed higher skin permeation and retention of TAC (significantly different at p?相似文献   

MWCNTs增强聚乙二醇-聚乙烯醇复合水凝胶的制备及性能

利用冻融循环法制备了羧基化多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)/聚乙二醇(PEG)-聚乙烯醇(PVA)复合水凝胶。考察了不同质量配比下MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合水凝胶的微观形貌变化,并研究了复合凝胶的溶胀性能、拉伸强度、热稳定及导电性能。结果表明,加入MWCNTs后MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶仍具有多孔的三维网状结构但孔径尺寸变小。当MWCNTs与PVA的质量比大于1.0∶100时,MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶的孔洞均匀性降低。随着MWCNTs量的增加,MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶的溶胀度及拉伸强度均先升高后降低。当MWCNTs与PVA的质量比为1.0∶100时,MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶的溶胀度达到最大(1450%),孔隙率最高(75.8%),拉伸强度及断裂伸长率达到最大值,分别为0.97 MPa和384.0%。MWCNTs的加入提高了MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶的热稳定性,MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶的初始热分解温度从235℃上升至260℃;随着MWCNTs量的增加,MWCNTs/PEG-PVA复合凝胶的电导率从1.10×10-6 S/cm升高至6.96×10-4 S/cm。     

Investigation of charge effects on drug release behavior for ionic thermosensitive hydrogels

The influence of various drugs with different charges on the drug release behavior in porous ionic thermosensitive hydrogels was investigated. The present hydrogels were prepared from N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and cationic monomer, trimethyl (acrylamido propyl) ammonium iodide (TMAAI), or anionic monomer, acrylic acid (AA), or zwitterionic monomer, N′,N′-dimethyl (acrylamido propyl) ammonium propane sulfonate (DMAAPS), or nonionic monomer, poly(ethylene glycol) methylether acrylate (PEGMEA), and pore-forming agent, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with different molecular weights. Caffeine as a nonionic drug, crystal violet (CV) as a cationic drug solute, and phenol red as an anionic drug solute were chosen as model drugs to perform the drug release experiment. Results show that the release ratio of caffeine in the hydrogels is not affected by the ionicity of hydrogels. The CV strongly interacted with the anionic hydrogel; thus, the CV release ratio is very low. CV is only adsorbed on the skin layer of the cationic hydrogel due to charge repulsion and is released rapidly. The result of phenol red (anionic solute) release in the hydrogels is contrary to CV. In addition, the partition coefficients (K_d) and the drug delivery behavior of the present gels were also investigated.     

pH敏感性多孔半纤维素水凝胶的制备及药物释放性能研究

以聚乙二醇(PEG)为致孔剂,利用自由基聚合法制备了具有多孔结构的半纤维素接枝共聚丙烯酰胺水凝胶,分别用FT-IR和SEM对水凝胶的结构和表面形态进行了分析;研究了水凝胶的pH值敏感性以及单体比例、PEG用量、PEG分子量和交联剂对溶胀率的影响;最后,以亚甲基蓝为模型药物研究了该水凝胶对药物的释放性能。实验结果表明,PEG为致孔剂,没有参与聚合反应;该水凝胶具有多孔结构以及优良的pH值敏感性,能够实现药物的控制释放,有望成为一种良好的药物载体。     

聚乙烯醇水凝胶与聚乙烯薄膜的表面粘接

用铬酸氧化方法处理聚乙烯(PE)薄膜,得到了表面刻蚀均匀的化学改性薄膜;利用XPS、IR表征了薄膜表面的化学变化,采用SEM、AFM、接触角表征了薄膜表面微观结构和物理性能。制备可化学交联及物理交联成水凝胶的聚乙烯醇(PVA)溶液,与表面刻蚀的PE薄膜复合,得到了PVA水凝胶与PE薄膜的表面复合材料。通过剥离强度测定、SEM观察,表明PVA水凝胶与PE薄膜很好地粘接在一起。     

Development of topical hydrogels of terbinafine hydrochloride and evaluation of their antifungal activity

The purpose of this study was to prepare hydrogels and microemulsion (ME)-based gel formulations containing 1% terbinafine hydrochloride (TER-HCL) and to evaluate the use of these formulations for the antifungal treatment of fungal infections. Three different hydrogel formulations were prepared using chitosan, Carbopol® 974 and Natrosol® 250 polymers. A pseudo-ternary phase diagram was constructed, and starting from ME formulation, a ME gel form containing 1% Carbopol 974 was prepared. We also examined the characteristic properties of the prepared hyrogels. The physical stability of hydrogels and the ME -based gels were evaluated after storage at different temperatures for a period of 3 months. The release of TER-HCL from the gels and the commercial product (Lamisil®) was carried out by using a standard dialysis membrane in phosphate buffer (pH 5.2) at 32?°C. The results of the in vitro release study showed that the Natrosol gel released the highest amount of drug, followed by Carbopol gel, chitosan gel, commercial product, and the microoemulsion-based gel in that order. In vitro examination of antifungal activity revealed that all the prepared and commercial products were effective against Candida parapsilosis, Penicillium, Aspergillus niger and Microsporum. These results indicate that the Natrosol®-based hydrogel is a good candidate for the topical delivery of TER-HCL.     

Novel PVP/PVA hydrogels for articular cartilage replacement

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel has been considered as a very interesting and promising material for articular cartilage replacement. The most vital shortcoming of PVA hydrogels is that their mechanical properties are difficult to meet the requirements of articular cartilage. In the present work, blend hydrogels based on PVA and poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) were prepared by repeated freezing and thawing method. Such hydrogel had similar internal three-dimensional structure and water content (approximately 75%) as nature articular cartilage. The mechanical and tribological properties were investigated to find out that change of mechanical and tribological properties of PVP/PVA hydrogels were significantly dependent on PVP content and freezing–thawing cycles. The blend hydrogel with 1 wt.% PVP had the best mechanical properties and the friction system consisting of such blend hydrogel and stainless steel ball exhibited a mixed lubrication regime especially under bovine serum lubrication. The results established that such hydrogel would be a novel attractive material for articular cartilage replacement.     

PVA/P(AA-AM)复合水凝胶的制备及性能

采用水溶液聚合方法合成了不同组成的丙烯酸-丙烯酰胺共聚物(P(AA-AM))。将聚乙烯醇(PVA)与所合成的P(AA-AM)共混,以戊二醛为交联剂,制备出了不同结构的PVA/P(AA-AM)复合水凝胶。采用扫描电镜观察了凝胶形貌,研究了复合水凝胶的结构与性能关系。结果表明,复合水凝胶溶胀性能与所用交联剂加量有关,复合水凝胶的溶胀度随着交联剂加量增加先增大后减小,在交联剂加量为0.5%时水凝胶溶胀度达到最大值。复合凝胶中的聚合物组成对溶胀度影响显著,随着P(AA-AM)含量提高,水凝胶的溶胀度逐渐增大。适当结构的复合水凝胶具有pH敏感性,敏感程度随着凝胶中P(AA-AM)含量的增加而增强。     

Facile preparation of low swelling,high strength,self-healing and pH-responsive hydrogels based on the triple-network structure

A polyacrylic acid(PAA)/gelatin(Gela)/polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)hydrogel was prepared by copolymerization,cooling,and freezing/thawing methods.This triplenetwork(TN)structure hydrogel displayed superior mechanical properties,low swelling ratio and self-healing properties,The superior mechanical properties are attributed to the triple helix association of Gela and PVA crystallites by reversible hydrogen bonding.The characterization results indicated that the fracture stress and the strain were 808 kPa and 370% respectively,while the compression strength could reach 4443 kPa and the compressive modulus was up to 39 MPa under the deformation of 90%.The hydrogen bonding in PVA contributed to maintain and improve the self-healing ability of hydrogels.Every type of hydrogels exhibited a higher swelling ratio under alkaline conditions,and the swelling ratios of PAA,PAA/PVA and PAA/Gela hydrogels were 27.71,12.30 and 9.09,respectively.The PAA/Gela/PVA TN hydrogel showed the lowest swelling ratio(6.57)among these hydrogels.These results indicate that the novel TN hydrogels possess good environmental adaptability and have potential applications in the biomedical engineering and sensor field.     

Swelling and mechanical behaviors of carbon nanotube/poly(vinyl alcohol) hybrid hydrogels

In this paper, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were added into poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels to modify their mechanical properties. A series of CNT/PVA hybrid hydrogels were prepared by freezing/thawing method. The mechanical and swelling properties of all hybrid hydrogels are better than those of the original PVA hydrogel. Especially, for CNTP-0.5 specimen with 0.5% w/w CNTs, its tensile modulus, tensile strength and strain at break are increased by 78.2%, 94.3% and 12.7%, respectively. And its swelling behavior is different from that of the pure PVA hydrogel. Its final swelling ratios at room temperature and 310 K are increased by 35.7% and 44.9%, respectively.     

Rheological and thermal characteristics of a two phase hydrogel system for potential wound healing applications

Hydrogels fabricated from single polymers have been extensively investigated for wound healing applications. However, in many cases a single polymer cannot meet divergent demands in terms of both properties and performance. In this work, a two phase hydrogel was prepared by physically imbedding a xerogel in the core of a freeze thawed hydrogel. The outer hydrogel was prepared by freeze thawing poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly (acrylic acid) (PAA) while the xerogels were prepared by UV polymerisation of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NVP). The rheological results indicated that the two phase hydrogels over a period of 2 weeks formed a strong interface and demonstrated greater physical strength. This suggested that the inner gel containing PVP diffused into the PVA/PAA hydrogel, which in turn increased hydrogen bonding, resulting in the overall increase in the stiffness of the gel. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) confirmed hydrogen bonding had occurred between the constituents of the two phase hydrogels. Thermal analysis suggested that T _g of each of the samples was above 80 °C, which indicated no impact on the behaviour of the gel at body temperature, but did however, give an indication of the stiffness of the dry polymer.     

微波原位合成2D Ni-Fe MOF/硅藻土复合材料及其改性聚乙烯醇水凝胶不锈钢筛网油水分离性能

如何高效处理含油污水的问题,是如今世界科研人员共同关注的问题。聚乙烯醇(PVA)水凝胶作为高含水量及具有三维亲水网络的软材料在油水分离领域引起了广泛的关注。但是,和大多数具有超润湿性质的水凝胶一样,PVA水凝胶类油水分离材料不仅力学性能差,同时也存在化学稳定性差的问题。基于此,通过微波法制备了2D Ni-Fe金属-有机框架材料(MOF)-硅藻土(Dia)纳米材料及其PVA复合水凝胶。同时,不锈钢网经过浸泡2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia/PVA水凝胶溶液得到2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia/PVA水凝胶不锈钢筛网,表现出超亲水-水下超疏油性质。利用SEM、XPS分析2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia及其复合水凝胶的化学组成和表面形貌。研究了2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia/PVA复合水凝胶的力学性能及2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia/PVA复合水凝胶不锈钢筛网的油水分离与乳液分离的分离效率及水通量,并对其耐盐性、耐酸耐碱性油水分离性能进行了测试。结果表明:2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia/PVA复合水凝胶具有优异的力学性能,拉伸与压缩强度分别达到1.49 MPa及0.58 MPa,同时表现出超亲水-水下超疏油性质,2D Ni-Fe MOF-Dia/PVA不锈钢筛网的油水分离与乳液分离效率与通量分别可达99.2%和742.7 L·m?2·h?1。在酸性、碱性、盐性环境下均保持优异的分离效率与通量,并且在5次循环后,依旧保持稳定的分离效率与通量。      

Investigation of a novel freeze-thaw process for the production of drug delivery hydrogels

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a water-soluble, biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, which has been widely applied in biomedical fields. In this paper, novel physically cross-linked hydrogels composed of PVA and comprising a blend of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with different concentrations of HCl, NaOH and NaCl are prepared by a freezing/thawing treatment of aqueous solutions. The structure and complexation of the electrolytes were studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The mechanical properties were investigated using rheometery and the thermal transitions of the hydrogels were examined by modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC). Freeze/thawed PVA gels containing NaOH showed overall enhanced swelling with increased mechanical strength over traditional gels prepared by chemical or irradiative crosslinking techniques. These novel physically cross-linked hydrogels show promise for a variety of biomedical and drug delivery applications.     

Development of a novel porous cryo-foam for potential wound healing applications

This body of work describes the development of a porous hydrogel for wound healing applications. In the present study poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly (acrylic acid) (PAA) based hydrogels were prepared, and their properties were examined. Varying concentrations of the polymers and distilled water were used to prepare the hydrogels. The use of a high shear mixer, for foaming the PVA and PVA/PAA gels, and how this physical change can affect the structure and porosity of the hydrogel in question, represents a key feature of this work. The mechanical and thermal properties were determined by parallel plate rheometry and modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC) respectively. The results indicated that the hydrogels containing low concentration of PVA and high volume of H₂O are significantly weaker than those synthesised with higher concentrations of PVA. The thermal analysis shows distinct endotherms and provides evidence of crystallisation. The chemical structure of the hydrogels was confirmed by means of attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR).     

Effect of the molecular weight of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the properties of chitosan-PEG-poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels

Our prior study has shown that polyethylene glycol (PEG) played a crucial role in improving the properties of the physically crosslinked chitosan-PEG-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogels. In this paper, we further investigated the effect of the molecular weight (MW) of PEG on the properties of the chitosan-based physical hydrogels. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) study showed that the interaction between PEG and other components in the physically crosslinked hydrogels became stronger as the MW of PEG increased. The wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) study indicated that the crystallinity of the physical hydrogels decreased with an increase in the MW of PEG. The thermal study using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed the crystallizability of the physical hydrogels first reduced with an increase in the MW of PEG, but slightly increased thereafter with a further increase in the MW of PEG. The swelling test showed the water uptake capability of the physical hydrogels increased with an increase in the MW of PEG. The results obtained by scanning electron microscope (SEM) found that the morphological changes of the physical hydrogels with MW of PEG were consistent with the results of swelling and thermal properties; and, contrary to pure PNIPAAm hydrogels which showed a compact and dense network structure at a temperature (37 degrees C) above its LCST, the physical chitosan-PEG-PNIPAAm hydrogels exhibited porous network structure at 37 degrees C instead. The mechanical property of the physical hydrogels was initially increased with an increase in PEG MW, but deteriorated with a further increase in PEG MW. Therefore, the MW of PEG played a key role in controlling the property of the chitosan-based physical hydrogels.