Study of hemocompatibility and endothelial cell interaction of tecoflex-based electrospun vascular grafts

Abstract

Ensuring long-term functioning and efficient endothelialization of small diameter vascular grafts (VG) is an urgent task of tissue engineering. A solution may be to use electrospun VGs prepared from blends polyurethane with gelatin and/or bivalirudin. Here, properties of 3D matrices were explored by SEM, contact angle measurements and IR spectroscopy, and their interaction with blood and endothelial cells was studied. Introduction of gelatin into matrices enhanced adhesion and proliferation of endotheliocytes and enabled adhesion of platelets, whereas bivalirudin inhibited platelet adhesion while having no negative effect on the adhesion and proliferation of endothelial cells.     

Thermal and surface characterization of polyurethane–urea clay nanocomposite coatings

This paper reports synthesis and characterization of polyurethane–urea (PU‐urea) and the nanocomposites derived from the PU‐urea with silicate clays. Organophilic montmorillonite cotreated by cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was synthesized and used to prepare PU‐urea/montmorillonite nanocomposites coatings. PU‐ureas were prepared from polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG), trimethylol propane (TMP), and 4,4′‐diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) by reacting excess diisocyanate with polyether glycols. The excess isocyanate of the prepolymers was cured with atmospheric moisture. The synthesized moisture cured PU‐urea and nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetric (DSC), and angle resolved X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AR‐XPS). The thermal stability of the PU‐urea nanocomposites was higher relative to the mother PU‐urea films. DSC results showed a slight enhancement in the soft segment glass transition temperature after 3 wt % clay loading. The surface properties showed an enrichment of the soft segment toward the surface. An enhancement in the hard segment composition in the nanocomposite coatings has resulted in enhancing the phase mixing process. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 2393–2401, 2006     

端氨基聚脲聚氨酯环氧树脂体系的固化反应及粘接性能

本文采用DTA和FT-IR研究了端氨基聚脲聚氨酯固化环氧树脂的反应特性,考察了被粘表面状态、偶联剂和促进剂、填料等对剪切强度性能的影响。并对该粘合剂耐化学腐蚀性进行了试验,说明具有好的耐腐蚀性。     

1H nuclear magnetic resonance study of polyurethane prepolymers from toluene diisocyanate and polypropylene glycol

Polyurethane prepolymers prepared from toluene 2,4‐diisocyanate, toluene 2,6‐diisocyanate, and polypropylene glycol with a ratio between the isocyanate and hydroxyl groups equal to 2 were analyzed by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in acetone‐d₆. Different temperatures and concentrations were used. Toluene 2,4‐dimethylurethane and toluene 2,6‐dimethylurethane were synthesized and used as model compounds to assign prepolymers signals. Measurements of spin–lattice relaxation time T₁ by “inversion recovery” experiments were carried out on toluene 2,4‐diisocyanate, toluene 2,6‐diisocyanate, toluene 2,4‐dimethylurethane, toluene 2,6‐dimethylurethane, and polyurethane prepolymers. Differences in T₁ times were used to interpret prepolymers spectra, by means of the strong observed effect on protons due to the presence of adjacent isocyanate groups. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 87: 347–357, 2003     

Surface modification and physical properties of various UHMWPE‐fiber‐reinforced modified epoxy composites

Two surface modification methods—plasma surface treatment and chemical agent treatment—were used to investigate their effects on the surface properties of ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers. In the analyses, performed using electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis, changes in weight, and scanning electron microscope observations, demonstrated that the two fiber‐surface‐modified composites formed between UHMWPE fiber and epoxy matrix exhibited improved interfacial adhesion and slight improvements in tensile strengths, but notable decreases in elongation, relative to those properties of the composites reinforced with the untreated UHMWPE fibers. In addition, three kinds of epoxy resins—neat DGEBA, polyurethane‐crosslinked DGEBA, and BHHBP‐DGEBA—were used as resin matrices to examine the tensile and elongation properties of their UHMWPE fiber‐reinforced composites. From stress/strain measurements and scanning electron microscope observations, the resin matrix improved the tensile strength apparently, but did not affect the elongation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 655–665, 2007     

异氰酸酯对聚乳酸/热塑性聚氨酯共混物性能的影响

以4,4^′-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯（MDI）为反应增容剂，采用熔融共混法制备了不同MDI含量的聚乳酸/热塑性聚氨酯（PLA/TPU）共混物，采用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FTIR）、万能试验机、冲击试验机、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、差示扫描量热仪（DSC）和旋转流变仪对共混物力学性能、微观形态、热性能和流变性能进行了研究。结果表明：MDI可以有效改善共混物的力学性能，当MDI质量分数为1%时，共混物力学性能最佳，缺口冲击强度为40.0kJ/m²，断裂伸长率为214.1%，与未加MDI的共混物相比，分别增加了4.3倍和5.8倍，拉伸强度稍有下降（47.6MPa）；SEM表明，MDI的加入提高了共混物的相容性，加入MDI后，共混物的断面由海-岛结构变为核-壳包覆结构，相界面作用力增强；DSC测试表明，共混物的玻璃化转变温度、冷结晶温度和熔融温度随着MDI含量的增加而升高；流变测试表明，MDI质量分数的增加，共混物呈现更显著的剪切变稀行为，推测共混反应机理为：MDI质量分数的增加，体系内依次发生PLA的扩链、支化和TPU的交联。     

Surface activity and solubilization of a novel series of functional polyurethane surfactants

Functional polyurethane surfactants (di‐block and tri‐block) were synthesized by addition polymerization of 2,4‐toluenediisocyanate with poly(propylene oxide) and monoallyl‐end‐capped poly(ethylene oxide). The chemical structure of the polyurethane surfactants was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. These polymeric surfactants were found to have excellent surface activity. The lowest surface tension of polyurethane surfactant aqueous solutions could be reduced to 37.6 mN m^?1. All the polyurethane surfactants synthesized had low critical micelle concentrations and could reduce the surface tension even at very low concentration levels (10^?6–10^?5 mol L^?1). The solubilization of toluene in micelles of the synthesized polyurethane surfactants was studied using UV‐visible spectroscopy, and the results showed that they all exhibited good solubilization capacity. Possible solubilization positions of toluene in the micelles are conjectured. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

改性聚氨酯固色剂的固色工艺研究

采用了一种自制的丙烯酸酯改性聚氨酯固色剂,对活性染料染色后织物进行固色整理.通过对固色剂的用量、焙烘温度、焙烘时间和轧余率的探讨,确定了色织物的最佳固色整理工艺为：活性染料染色织物→二浸二轧（固色剂50g/L,轧余率75%）→烘干（70℃×3 min）→焙烘（150℃×3 min）.实验结果表明,此类固色剂对活性染料染色棉织物有良好的固色效果,可使织物的干湿摩擦牢度和水洗牢度有所提高.其固色效果与4种市售固色剂基本相当,固色后织物色光基本不变.     

泡沫金属的力学性能研究

利用Gibson—Ashby模型,对泡沫金属的基本参量（弹性模量和泊松比）进行了理论分析,建立了泡沫金属在弹性范围内的弹性模量和泊松比随相对密度变化的关系式,通过与Nieh等人的实验结果和Roberts等人的有限元分析结果比较表明,得到的关系式能较好地反映泡沫金属特性。研究表明,对于同一模型中,在相时密度相同的情况下,开孔泡沫金属材料的筋条截面惯性矩越大,其弹性模量越大,而泊松比越小。     

有机硅改性聚氨酯预聚体的制备及表征

以聚己二酸乙二醇酯、甲苯-2．4二异氰酸酯、二元醇、羟基硅油为主要原料,合成有机硅改性聚氨酯密封剂预聚体。用红外光谱法对其结构进行表征,同时测定预聚体的物理性能。结果表明．合成的聚氨酯密封剂预聚体受环境温度、空气湿度影响小,存放时间长,因此提高了密封胶力学性能。