木质素基高吸水性树脂的制备与溶胀行为

以木质素磺酸钠(LS-Na)、2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸(AMPS)、丙烯酸(AA)为原料,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂,过硫酸钾为引发剂,采用微波辐射法,通过接枝共聚合成了具有生物降解性能的LS-g-PAMPS/AA高吸水性树脂。探讨了单体配比、LS-Na用量和单体总用量对LS-g-PAMPS/AA树脂吸水倍率的影响,研究了该树脂在各种盐溶液中的溶胀行为,并利用FTIR和TG等方法分析了该树脂的结构。实验结果表明,当m(AA)∶m(AMPS)=3、LS-Na用量(基于体系总质量,下同)为6%(w)和单体总用量为35%(w)时,LS-g-PAMPS/AA树脂在去离子水和生理盐水中的吸水倍率分别为1 217g/g和125 g/g。LS-g-PAMPS/AA树脂具有较强的热稳定性、耐盐性和盐响应性能,在不同的盐溶液里有良好的可逆行为和多次反复利用性能。     

DNA/Tannic Acid Hybrid Gel Exhibiting Biodegradability,Extensibility, Tissue Adhesiveness,and Hemostatic Ability

DNA has emerged as a novel material in many areas of materials science due to its programmability. Especially, DNA hydrogels have been studied to incorporate new functions into gels. To date, only a few methods have been developed for fabricating DNA hydrogels, such as the use of complementary sequences or covalent bond. Herein, it is demonstrated that one of the most well‐known plant‐derived polyphenols, tannic acid (TA), can form a DNA hydrogel which is named TNA hydrogel ( T A + D NA ). TA plays a role as a “molecular glue” by a new mode of action reversibly connecting between phosphodiester bonds, which is different from the crosslinking utilizing complementary sequences. TA intrinsically degrades due to ester bonds connecting between pyrogallol groups, causing a degradable DNA hydrogel. Furthermore, TNA gel is multifunctional in that the gel is extensible upon pulling and adhesive to tissues because of the rich polyphenol groups in TA (ten phenols per TA). Unexpectedly, TNA gel exhibits superior in vivo hemostatic ability that can be useful for biomedical applications. This new DNA hydrogel preparation method represents a new technique for fabricating a large amount of DNA‐based hemostatic hydrogel without chemically modifying DNA or requiring the crosslinking by complementary sequences.     

Microfluidic Spinning of Cell‐Responsive Grooved Microfibers

Engineering living tissues that simulate their natural counterparts is a dynamic area of research. Among the various models of biological tissues being developed, fiber‐shaped cellular architectures, which can be used as artificial blood vessels or muscle fibers, have drawn particular attention. However, the fabrication of continuous microfiber substrates for culturing cells is still limited to a restricted number of polymers (e.g., alginate) having easy processability but poor cell–material interaction properties. Moreover, the typical smooth surface of a synthetic fiber does not replicate the micro‐ and nanofeatures observed in vivo, which guide and regulate cell behavior. In this study, a method to fabricate photocrosslinkable cell‐responsive methacrylamide‐modified gelatin (GelMA) fibers with exquisite microstructured surfaces by using a microfluidic device is developed. These hydrogel fibers with microgrooved surfaces efficiently promote cell encapsulation and adhesion. GelMA fibers significantly promote the viability of cells encapsulated in/or grown on the fibers compared with similar grooved alginate fibers used as controls. Importantly, the grooves engraved on the GelMA fibers induce cell alignment. Furthermore, the GelMA fibers exhibit excellent processability and could be wound into various shapes. These microstructured GelMA fibers have great potential as templates for the creation of fiber‐shaped tissues or tissue microstructures.     

GA-g-PAMPS/APT复合高吸水性树脂的合成和溶胀行为

以阿拉伯胶(GA)、2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸(AMPS)、凹凸棒石黏土(APT)为原料,采用微波辐射法,通过接枝共聚合成生物质GA-g-PAMPS/APT高吸水性树脂。利用FTIR、XRD和TG分析了树脂的结构和热稳定性能,探讨了树脂在各种盐溶液和不同p H溶液中的溶胀行为,研究了树脂的溶胀速率和反复吸水性能。结果显示:GA、APT与AMPS之间发生了接枝共聚反应,w(GA)=7.5%、w(APT)=10%时树脂在去离子水和生理盐水中的最大吸水倍率分别为783 g/g和91 g/g。树脂在各种盐溶液和不同p H溶液中表现出良好的响应性和可逆性能。适量引入APT能显著提高树脂的热稳定性、溶胀速率、反复吸水性能和p H稳定性。     

聚丙烯酸/锂藻土纳米复合水凝胶对亚甲基蓝吸附性能的研究

研究了聚丙烯酸/锂藻土纳米复合水凝胶对染料亚甲基蓝的吸附性能,考察了不同吸附条件,包括凝胶用量、染料浓度、吸附时间及溶液p H条件等对水凝胶吸附效果的影响。实验结果表明,水凝胶对亚甲基蓝的吸附过程在30 min内即能达到平衡,吸附速度快;最大吸附容量高达1 192.9 mg/g,是普通吸附剂吸附容量的几十倍,吸附效果好;凝胶的吸附等温线拟合结果符合Freundlich模型,动力学拟合结果显示,凝胶对亚甲基蓝的吸附过程符合二级动力学模型。     

Comparative Study of Ultrasonication-Induced and Naturally Self-Assembled Silk Fibroin-Wool Keratin Hydrogel Biomaterials

This study reports the formation of biocompatible hydrogels using protein polymers from natural silk cocoon fibroins and sheep wool keratins. Silk fibroin protein contains β-sheet secondary structures, allowing for the formation of physical cross-linkers in the hydrogels. Comparative studies were performed on two groups of samples. In the first group, ultrasonication was used to induce a quick gelation of a protein aqueous solution, enhancing the ability of Bombyx mori silk fibroin chains to quickly entrap the wool keratin protein molecules homogenously. In the second group, silk/keratin mixtures were left at room temperature for days, resulting in naturally-assembled gelled solutions. It was found that silk/wool blended solutions can form hydrogels at different mixing ratios, with perfectly interconnected gel structure when the wool content was less than 30 weight percent (wt %) for the first group (ultrasonication), and 10 wt % for the second group (natural gel). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and temperature modulated DSC (TMDSC) were used to confirm that the fibroin/keratin hydrogel system was well-blended without phase separation. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to investigate the secondary structures of blended protein gels. It was found that intermolecular β-sheet contents significantly increase as the system contains more silk for both groups of samples, resulting in stable crystalline cross-linkers in the blended hydrogel structures. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to analyze the samples’ characteristic morphology on both micro- and nanoscales, which showed that ultrasonic waves can significantly enhance the cross-linker formation and avoid phase separation between silk and keratin molecules in the blended systems. With the ability to form cross-linkages non-chemically, these silk/wool hydrogels may be economically useful for various biomedical applications, thanks to the good biocompatibility of protein molecules and the various characteristics of hydrogel systems.     

膨润土/聚合物复合高吸水材料的研究进展

综述了膨润土／聚合物复合高吸水材料的主要合成工艺路线，并对合成技术进行了评述；同时也指出了这种材料性能今后的改进方向和研究发展的趋势。     

离子凝胶复合吸附剂的制备及空气取水性能

制备了一种LiCl复合可得然离子凝胶,并将其首次用于空气取水性能研究。在不同吸附温度、吸附湿度的开式环境中,完成了复合吸附剂的水蒸气吸附特性研究。探究了浸渍盐的质量浓度对复合吸附剂吸附性能的影响。根据目标工况,完成了复合吸附剂组分的优化配比。对优化后的离子凝胶进行了吸附动力学和等温吸附特性研究。结果表明,15% LiCl溶液复合而成的可得然吸附剂综合性能最佳。在35℃&75%RH下,该复合吸附剂的吸附量高达3.30g/g,是传统硅胶复合吸附剂的6.6倍;在55℃&40%RH工况下实现1.66 g/g的水量脱附,是硅胶复合吸附剂的3倍。在25℃&75%RH下,可得然复合凝胶吸附剂的吸附速率K高达3.48×10^-3s^-1;该离子凝胶复合吸附剂的研究,为吸附式空气取水技术提供了基础支持。