کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10229569 545 2011 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Network connectivity, mechanical properties and cell adhesion for hyaluronic acid/PEG hydrogels
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی بیو مهندسی (مهندسی زیستی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Network connectivity, mechanical properties and cell adhesion for hyaluronic acid/PEG hydrogels
چکیده انگلیسی
The study aimed to explore the influence of the network architecture on the mechanical properties and degradability of HA/PEG gels, and to highlight the relationship between Young's modulus and cell colonization with a selected architecture. Three different families of hyaluronic acid (HA)-based photopolymerized PEG diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels were compared, using different concentrations and molecular weights (64 and 234 kDa) of HA: semi-IPNs containing native HA in a PEG network (type I gels); co-networks obtained using thiolated HA as chain transfer agent during PEGDA polymerization (type II gels); co-networks obtained from the in situ preparation of a macromonomer derived from the Michael-type addition of thiolated HA on PEGDA (type III gels). From a comparative study of rheological properties and enzymatic degradability, type II gels were selected for a further study aiming to link their mechanical properties to cell spreading. Employing RGD-functionalized materials, Young's moduli were measured via AFM nanoindentation while the cell spreading behavior was quantitatively evaluated by monitoring morphology and metabolic activity (MTS assay) of L929 fibroblasts. By revealing a clear relation between increasing modulus and increasing cell spreading/proliferation, the study showed the possibility to fine tune the cell/material interactions with appropriate reactive processing techniques.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biomaterials - Volume 32, Issue 27, September 2011, Pages 6456-6470
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