纤维素氨基甲酸酯膜的制备及性能

采用碱/尿素/水体系对实验室自制的纤维素氨基甲酸酯(N%-1.8)在双螺杆中进行低温溶解,过滤、脱泡,得到清亮的纤维素氨基甲酸酯溶液。探讨制膜液浓度、凝固浴浓度、凝固浴温度,凝固时间对再生膜力学性能的影响,并结合FT-IR、XRD、SEM对膜的结构和形貌进行表征。结果表明,制膜液浓度为4.5wt%,凝固浴为H2SO4-8%、HOAc-16%和H2SO4/Na2SO4-7%/9%,凝固温度20~30℃,凝固时间为5min时所得的膜具有较好的力学性能,抗拉强度达到60~70MPa,断裂伸长率为6~10%。     

可用于包装的纤维素基电磁屏蔽材料研究进展

目的 为推动可用于包装的纤维素基电磁干扰(Electromagnetic Interference,EMI)屏蔽材料更深入的研究,综述一些具有包装材料潜质和EMI屏蔽功能的纤维素基薄膜、织物和气凝胶的最新研究进展。方法 主要介绍纤维素基薄膜、织物和气凝胶等3类EMI屏蔽材料的制备方法、EMI屏蔽性能、多功能性和在包装上应用的潜力。结果 当下纤维素基EMI屏蔽材料表现出令人满意的EMI屏蔽效能(EMI Shielding Effectiveness, EMI SE)和力学性能,有望作为包装材料。同时一些材料还显示出抗菌、隔热、抗冲击等特性,使得这些材料能在复杂的场景下应用。结论 通过合理的设计,纤维素基EMI屏蔽材料可拥有优异的EMI屏蔽性能、出色的力学性能和良好的耐用性。归因于上述优势和绿色可降解的特性,这类材料有望在未来取代传统的EMI屏蔽包装材料,然而这些材料通常需要精细的制备工艺,材料的量产和实际应用依然是亟待解决的问题。     

新型CO2可逆离子液体体系制备纤维素膜的结构与性能

以新型CO2可逆离子液体CO2/DBU/DMSO体系经溶解、沉积制备出纤维素膜,系统探究了沉积浴的种类、溶剂组成及溶解时间对纤维素膜结构与性能的影响。研究表明,经该体系充分溶解并水沉积得到的纤维素膜具有Ⅰ型与Ⅱ型结晶并存的结构,与原纤维素的固有结晶结构相近。所得纤维素膜具有良好的力学性能,拉伸强度达到55.9MPa,断裂伸长率为9%。因此,新型CO2可逆离子液体体系的运用,为简便易行制备性能良好的纤维素膜提供了重要的技术途径。     

ILB®, a Low Molecular Weight Dextran Sulphate,Restores Glutamate Homeostasis,Amino Acid Metabolism and Neurocognitive Functions in a Rat Model of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

In a previous study, we found that administration of ILB^®, a new low molecular weight dextran sulphate, significantly improved mitochondrial functions and energy metabolism, as well as decreased oxidative/nitrosative stress, of brain tissue of rats exposed to severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), induced by the closed-head weight-drop model of diffused TBI. Using aliquots of deproteinized brain tissue of the same animals of this former study, we here determined the concentrations of 24 amino acids of control rats, untreated sTBI rats (sacrificed at 2 and 7 days post-injury) and sTBI rats receiving a subcutaneous ILB^® administration (at the dose levels of 1, 5 and 15 mg/kg b.w.) 30 min post-impact (sacrificed at 2 and 7 days post-injury). Additionally, in a different set of experiments, new groups of control rats, untreated sTBI rats and ILB^®-treated rats (administered 30 min after sTBI at the dose levels of 1 or 5 mg/kg b.w.) were studied for their neurocognitive functions (anxiety, locomotor capacities, short- and long-term memory) at 7 days after the induction of sTBI. Compared to untreated sTBI animals, ILB^® significantly decreased whole brain glutamate (normalizing the glutamate/glutamine ratio), glycine, serine and γ-aminobutyric acid. Furthermore, ILB^® administration restored arginine metabolism (preventing nitrosative stress), levels of amino acids involved in methylation reactions (methionine, L-cystathionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine), and N-acetylaspartate homeostasis. The macroscopic evidences of the beneficial effects on brain metabolism induced by ILB^® were the relevant improvement in neurocognitive functions of the group of animals treated with ILB^® 5 mg/kg b.w., compared to the marked cognitive decline measured in untreated sTBI animals. These results demonstrate that ILB^® administration 30 min after sTBI prevents glutamate excitotoxicity and normalizes levels of amino acids involved in crucial brain metabolic functions. The ameliorations of amino acid metabolism, mitochondrial functions and energy metabolism in ILB^®-treated rats exposed to sTBI produced significant improvement in neurocognitive functions, reinforcing the concept that ILB^® is a new effective therapeutic tool for the treatment of sTBI, worth being tested in the clinical setting.     

氢氧化钠/尿素/硫脲溶剂体系对纤维素溶解性能研究

通过设计正交实验,研究不同组成的氢氧化钠/尿素/硫脲溶剂体系对纤维素的溶解性能,确定了该溶剂体系中各组分的最佳含量,并通过X-射线衍射分析、红外光谱分析、热重分析等手段,表征了该溶剂体系获得的再生纤维素膜的结构和性能。结果表明:该溶剂体系对纤维素有良好的溶解性能,且溶解的纤维素再生后为纤维素Ⅱ,但其热稳定性低于原纤维素。     

木醋杆菌发酵生产细菌纤维素的研究

利用木醋杆菌为实验菌种合成细菌纤维素,通过正交实验和单因素实验优化发酵培养基配方,确定了最佳制备条件,并利用扫描电镜、红外光谱对合成细菌纤维素的微结构进行了观察分析。     

High‐Strength and High‐Toughness Double‐Cross‐Linked Cellulose Hydrogels: A New Strategy Using Sequential Chemical and Physical Cross‐Linking

Polysaccharide‐based hydrogels have multiple advantages because of their inherent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and non‐toxicic properties. The feasibility of using polysaccharide‐based hydrogels could be improved if they could simultaneously fulfill the mechanical property and cell compatibility requirements for practical applications. Herein, the construction of double‐cross‐linked (DC) cellulose hydrogels is described using sequential chemical and physical cross‐linking, resulting in DC cellulose hydrogels that are mechanically superior to single‐cross‐linked cellulose hydrogels. The formation and spatial distribution of chemically cross‐linked domains and physically cross‐linked domains within the DC cellulose hydrogels are demonstrated. The molar ratio of epichlorohydrin to anhydroglucose units of cellulose and the concentration of the aqueous ethanol solution are two critical parameters for obtaining mechanically strong and tough DC cellulose hydrogels. The mechanical properties of the DC cellulose hydrogels under loading‐unloading cycles are described using compression and tension models. The possible toughening mechanism of double‐cross‐linking is discussed.     

CdS Quantum Dots Encapsulated in Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Silica: New Iridescent and Luminescent Materials

Simultaneous integration of light emission and iridescence into a semiconducting photonic material is attractive for the design of new optical devices. Here, a straightforward, one‐pot approach for liquid crystal self‐assembly of semiconductor quantum dots into cellulose nanocrystal‐templated silica is developed. Through a careful balance of the intermolecular interactions between a lyotropic tetraalkoxysilane/cellulose nanocrystal dispersion and water‐soluble polyacrylic acid/mercaptopropionic acid‐stabilized CdS quantum dots, CdS/silica/nanocellulose composites that retain both chiral nematic order of the cellulose nanocrystals and emission of the quantum dots are successfully co‐assembled. Subsequent removal of the cellulose template and organic stabilizers in the composites by controlled calcination generates new freestanding iridescent, luminescent chiral nematic mesoporous silica‐encapsulated CdS films. The pores of these materials are accessible to analytes and, consequently, the CdS quantum dots undergo strong luminescence quenching when exposed to TNT solutions or vapor.     

Coupling AFM,DSC and FT-IR towards Elucidation of Film-Forming Systems Transformation to Dermal Films: A Betamethasone Dipropionate Case Study

Polymeric film-forming systems have emerged as an esthetically acceptable option for targeted, less frequent and controlled dermal drug delivery. However, their dynamic nature (rapid evaporation of solvents leading to the formation of thin films) presents a true characterization challenge. In this study, we tested a tiered characterization approach, leading to more efficient definition of the quality target product profiles of film-forming systems. After assessing a number of physico-chemico-mechanical properties, thermal, spectroscopic and microscopic techniques were introduced. Final confirmation of betamethasone dipropionate-loaded FFS biopharmaceutical properties was sought via an in vitro skin permeation study. A number of applied characterization methods showed complementarity. The sample based on a combination of hydrophobic Eudragit^® RS PO and hydroxypropyl cellulose showed higher viscosity (47.17 ± 3.06 mPa·s) and film thickness, resulting in sustained skin permeation (permeation rate of 0.348 ± 0.157 ng/cm² h), and even the pH of the sample with Eudragit^® NE 30D, along with higher surface roughness and thermal analysis, implied its immediate delivery through the epidermal membrane. Therefore, this study revealed the utility of several methods able to refine the number of needed tests within the final product profile.     

Novel Epoxides of Soloxolone Methyl: An Effect of the Formation of Oxirane Ring and Stereoisomerism on Cytotoxic Profile,Anti-Metastatic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities In Vitro and In Vivo

It is known that epoxide-bearing compounds display pronounced pharmacological activities, and the epoxidation of natural metabolites can be a promising strategy to improve their bioactivity. Here, we report the design, synthesis and evaluation of biological properties of αO-SM and βO-SM, novel epoxides of soloxolone methyl (SM), a cyanoenone-bearing derivative of 18βH-glycyrrhetinic acid. We demonstrated that the replacement of a double-bound within the cyanoenone pharmacophore group of SM with α- and β-epoxide moieties did not abrogate the high antitumor and anti-inflammatory potentials of the triterpenoid. It was found that novel SM epoxides induced the death of tumor cells at low micromolar concentrations (IC₅₀^(24h) = 0.7–4.1 µM) via the induction of mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis, reinforced intracellular accumulation of doxorubicin in B16 melanoma cells, probably by direct interaction with key drug efflux pumps (P-glycoprotein, MRP1, MXR1), and the suppressed pro-metastatic phenotype of B16 cells, effectively inhibiting their metastasis in a murine model. Moreover, αO-SM and βO-SM hampered macrophage functionality in vitro (motility, NO production) and significantly suppressed carrageenan-induced peritonitis in vivo. Furthermore, the effect of the stereoisomerism of SM epoxides on the mentioned bioactivities and toxic profiles of these compounds in vivo were evaluated. Considering the comparable antitumor and anti-inflammatory effects of SM epoxides with SM and reference drugs (dacarbazine, dexamethasone), αO-SM and βO-SM can be considered novel promising antitumor and anti-inflammatory drug candidates.