Thermoresponsive Bacterial Cellulose Whisker/Poly(NIPAM-co-BMA) Nanogel Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation

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• 作者：Lei Wu ; Hui Zhou ; Hao-Jan Sun ; Yanbing Zhao ; Xiangliang Yang ; Stephen Z. D. Cheng ; Guang Yang
• 刊名：Biomacromolecules
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：April 8, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：14
• 期：4
• 页码：1078-1084
• 全文大小：436K
• 年卷期：v.14,no.4(April 8, 2013)
• ISSN：1526-4602

文摘

Dispersions of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-butyl methacrylate) (PNB) nanogels are known to exhibit reversible thermosensitive sol鈥揼el phase behavior and can consequently be used in a wide range of biomedical applications. However, some dissatisfactory mechanical properties of PNB nanogels can limit their applications. In this paper, bacterial cellulose (BC) whiskers were first prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis and then nanosized by high-pressure homogenization for subsequent use in the preparation of BC whisker/PNB nanogel complexes (designated as BC/PNB). The mechanical properties of PNB was successfully enhanced, resulting in good biosafety. The BC/PNB nanogel dispersions exhibited phase transitions from swollen gel to shrunken gel with increasing temperature. In addition, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data showed that the thermosensitivity of PNB nanogels was retained. Rheological tests also indicated that BC/PNB nanogel complexes had stronger gel strengths when compared with PNB nanogels. The concentrated dispersions showed shear thinning behavior and improved toughness, both of which can play a key role in the medical applications of nanogel complexes. Furthermore, the BC/PNB nanogel complexes were noncytotoxic according to cytotoxicity and hemolysis tests. Concentrated BC/PNB nanogel dispersion displayed gel a forming capacity in situ by catheter injection, which indicates potential for a wide range of medical applications.