Rapidly Photo-Cross-Linkable Chitosan Hydrogel for Peripheral Neurosurgeries

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• 作者：Todd A. Rickett ; Zohreh Amoozgar ; Chad A. Tuchek ; Joonyoung Park ; Yoon Yeo ; Riyi Shi
• 刊名：Biomacromolecules
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：January 10, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：12
• 期：1
• 页码：57-65
• 全文大小：321K
• 年卷期：v.12,no.1(January 10, 2011)
• ISSN：1526-4602

文摘

Restoring continuity to severed peripheral nerves is crucial to regeneration and enables functional recovery. However, the two most common agents for coaptation, sutures and fibrin glues, have drawbacks such as inflammation, pathogenesis, and dehiscence. Chitosan-based adhesives are a promising alternative, reported to have good cytocompatibility and favorable immunogenicity. A photo-cross-linkable hydrogel based on chitosan is proposed as a new adhesive for peripheral nerve anastomosis. Two Az-chitosans were synthesized by conjugating 4-azidobenzoic acid with low (LMW, 15 kDa) and high (HMW, 50鈭?90 kDa) molecular weight chitosans. These solutions formed a hydrogel in less than 1 min under UV light. The LMW Az-chitosan was more tightly cross-linked than the HMW variant, undergoing significantly less swelling and possessing a higher rheological storage modulus, and both Az-chitosan gels were stiffer than commercial fibrin glue. Severed nerves repaired by Az-chitosan adhesives tolerated longitudinal forces comparable or superior to fibrin glue. Adhesive exposure to intact nerves and neural cell culture showed both Az-chitosans to be nontoxic in the acute (minutes) and chronic (days) time frames. These results demonstrate that Az-chitosan hydrogels are cytocompatible and mechanically suitable for use as bioadhesives in peripheral neurosurgeries.