海藻酸钠纳米粒制备的研究进展

纳米粒药物载体能帮助药物靶向传输及可控释放,是生物医药领域的重要研究方向。海藻酸钠生物相容性好、易于修饰及加工形成微纳米颗粒,作为药物载体的应用研究日渐增多。综述了制备海藻酸钠纳米粒的4种方法,即离子交联法、乳化法、静电络合法和自组装法,并指出了4种方法的优缺点。     

Spatial Micropatterning of Growth Factors in 3D Hydrogels for Location‐Specific Regulation of Cellular Behaviors

Growth factors are potent stimuli for regulating cell function in tissue engineering strategies, but spatially patterning their presentation in 3D in a facile manner using a single material is challenging. Micropatterning is an attractive tool to modulate the cellular microenvironment with various biochemical and physical cues and study their effects on stem cell behaviors. Implementing heparin's ability to immobilize growth factors, dual‐crosslinkable alginate hydrogels are micropatterned in 3D with photocrosslinkable heparin substrates with various geometries and micropattern sizes, and their capability to establish 3D micropatterns of growth factors within the hydrogels is confirmed. This 3D micropatterning method could be applied to various heparin binding growth factors, such as fibroblast growth factor‐2, vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor‐betas and bone morphogenetic proteins while retaining the hydrogel's natural degradability and cytocompability. Stem cells encapsulated within these micropatterned hydrogels have exhibited spatially localized growth and differentiation responses corresponding to various growth factor patterns, demonstrating the versatility of the approach in controlling stem cell behavior for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.     

茶末/CMC-Na/AL-Na复合膜制备及性能测定

目的 为改善传统保鲜膜带来的环境污染问题,开发出具有较好力学性能和抗菌性的食品包装材料提供理论依据。方法 采用海藻酸钠(AL-Na)和羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC-Na)为主要成膜材料,辅助添加茶末通过流延成膜法制备复合膜,以拉伸强度、断裂伸长率等为依据,通过单因素和响应面试验确定茶末/CMC-Na/AL-Na复合膜的最佳工艺。结果 当CMC-Na与AL-Na的体积比为84∶16、茶末添加量为1.43%、干燥温度为50 ℃、干燥时间为7 h时,复合膜综合性能最优,拉伸强度为16.60 N/mm²,断裂伸长率为19.11%,具有较好的力学性能、耐水性、抗氧化性和抑菌性。结论 制备的茶末/ CMC-Na/AL-Na复合膜具有较好的力学性能和抗氧抑菌性能。     

大豆分离蛋白改性的研究(二)

用海藻酸钠对大豆分离蛋白进行了改性,对一些环境因素如温度、ｐＨ值、离子浓度等对反应的影响作了研究。研究表明,海藻酸钠能显著提高大豆分离蛋白的粘度,在０．５％海藻酸钠和０．０１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ氯化钙作用下,大豆分离蛋白的粘度能提高１０００多倍。确定了海藻酸钠与大豆蛋白的最佳浓度比,其数学模型为ｙ＝７．３４１０－４．４０２１ｘ。     

海藻酸钠/羟基磷灰石复合纤维的制备工艺

利用海藻酸钠和羟基磷灰石复合制备复合纤维,并采用正交试验和单因素分析方法研究海藻酸钠质量分数、第一凝固浴质量分数、第一凝固浴温度、纺丝头牵伸比和第二凝固浴组分等制备工艺对纤维断裂强度和镉离子吸附量的影响。综合考虑断裂强度和吸附性能的指标,确定了适宜的制备工艺:海藻酸钠质量分数为3%,第一凝固浴CaCl2质量分数为5%,第一凝固浴温度为15℃,纺丝头牵伸比为负牵伸,第二凝固浴组分为水溶液。     

Preparation and Intestinal Immunostimulating Activity of Low Molecular Weight Alginate from Saccharina (Laminaria) Species in Japan

We studied the structure of alginates extracted from five commercial Saccharina (Laminaria) species including three varieties (eight samples in all) harvested in Hokkaido, Japan. The algae used were Saccharina japonica, S. japonica var. diabolica, S. japonica var. ochotensis, S. japonica var. religiosa, S. longissima, S. coriacea, S. angustata, and S. sculpera (Kjellmaniella crassiforia). These alginates have molar fractions of mannuronic acid (F_M) ranging from 0.68 to 0.76 and weight average molecular weights (M_ws) ranging from 511,000 to 616,000. Alginate samples from both S. angustata (F_M = 0.76) and S. longissima (F_M = 0.68) showed intestinal immunological activity through Peyer’s patch cells of C3H/HeJ mice. Low molecular weight S. angustata alginate (F_M = 0.75, M_w = 70,000) degraded using a wet pulverizing system showed higher activity than the native one.     

Development of silver nanoparticles‐loaded calcium alginate beads embedded in gelatin scaffolds for use as wound dressings

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)‐loaded calcium alginate beads embedded in gelatin scaffolds were developed to sustain and maintain the release of silver (Ag⁺) ions over an extended time period. The UV irradiation technique was used to reduce Ag⁺ ions in alginate solution to AgNPs. The average sizes of AgNPs ranged between ca 20 and ca 22 nm. The AgNPs‐loaded calcium alginate beads were prepared by electrospraying of a sodium alginate solution containing AgNPs into calcium chloride (CaCl₂) solution. The AgNPs‐loaded calcium alginate beads were then embedded into gelatin scaffolds. The release characteristics of Ag⁺ ions from both the AgNPs‐loaded calcium alginate beads and the AgNPs‐loaded calcium alginate beads embedded in gelatin scaffolds were determined in either deionized water or phosphate buffer solution at 37 °C for 7 days. Moreover, the AgNPs‐loaded calcium alginate beads embedded in gelatin scaffolds were tested for their antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry     

Impact of microfluidization or ultrasound processing on the antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli of lemongrass oil-loaded nanoemulsions

The effect of the ultrasonication and microfluidization processing conditions on the antimicrobial activity of lemongrass oil–alginate nanoemulsions was studied. Sonication led to less effective nanoemulsions against Escherichia coli, being the loss of antimicrobial potential dependent on the amplitude and treatment time applied. Namely, nanoemulsions sonicated at 100 μm for 180 s almost completely lost their bactericidal action, leading to 0.3 log-reductions of E. coli population after 30 min of contact time. On the contrary, nanoemulsions processed by microfluidization exhibited an enhanced antimicrobial activity, which was proportional to the number of cycles through the microfluidization chamber. In fact, whereas the coarse emulsion reduced the E. coli population up to 0.66, 2.25 and 5.85 log-units after 5, 15 and 30 min of contact time, the microfluidized nanoemulsions (10 cycles, 150 MPa) achieved 1.37, 5.29 and 7.07 log-reductions. Therefore, nanoemulsions with an improved functionally could be obtained by microfluidization, whereas ultrasounds seem to have a deleterious impact on the antimicrobial activity of lemongrass essential oil.     

Safety assessment of thiolated polymers: effect on ciliary beat frequency in human nasal epithelial cells

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the nasal safety of gel formulations of thiolated polymers (thiomers) by assessing their effect on ciliary beat frequency (CBF) in human nasal epithelial cells.

Methods: Poly(acrylic acid) 450 kDa-cysteine (PAA-cys) and alginate-cysteine (alg-cys) were synthesized by covalent attachment of L-cysteine to the polymeric backbone. The cationic polymer chitosan-thiobutylamidine (chito-TBA) was synthesized by attaching iminothiolane to chitosan. CBF using was measured by a photometric system. CBF was measured before incubating the cells with test gels, during incubation and after washing out the polymeric test gels to evaluate reversibility of cilio-inhibition. The influence of viscosity on CBF was determined by using hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC)-gels of various concentrations.

Results: Ciliary beating was observed to be affected by viscosity, but cilia were still beating in the presence of a HEC-gel displaying an apparent viscosity of 25 Pa.s. In case of thiolated polymers and their unmodified control, a concentration-dependent decrease in CBF could be observed. PAA-cys, alg-cys, chito-TBA and their corresponding unmodified controls exhibited a moderate cilio-inhibitory effect, followed by a partial recovery of CBF when used at a concentration of 1%. Alg-cys 2% and chito-TBA 2% (m/v) gels exhibited severe cilio-inhibition, which was partially reversible. L-cysteine and reduced glutathione led to mild cilio-inhibition at concentrations of 3% (m/v).

Conclusions: Taking into account that dilution after application and cilio-modifying effects is usually more pronounced under in vitro conditions, thiomers can be considered as suitable excipients for nasal drug delivery systems.     

TiO_2-海藻酸钙复合膜的表征、对染料的光催化降解及TiO_2回收

为了解决TiO2纳米粒子难分离,负载的催化剂难回收等问题,首先,将TiO2与海藻酸钠充分混合制成铸膜液,在玻璃板上刮膜,经钙离子交联制备了TiO2-海藻酸钙(T-CA)复合膜。然后,对T-CA复合膜进行了SEM和XRD表征,并研究了T-CA复合膜对染料的光催化降解性能。最后,将T-CA复合膜从染料降解液中取出,浸泡在柠檬酸钠水溶液中,柠檬酸根对钙离子的结合力较强,可使海藻酸盐水凝胶溶解,离心分离TiO2纳米粒子并清洗干燥后,得到了回收TiO2;利用SEM、TEM、FTIR和XRD对回收TiO2进行了表征。结果表明:T-CA复合膜对甲基橙的光催化降解率可达82.37%。回收TiO2与初始的TiO2几乎完全一样,可重新使用且催化能力不变。该方法是一种绿色环保、方便快速的从载体中回收TiO2纳米粒子的方法。