Preparation of silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid composite hydrogel based on thiol-ene click chemistry.
10.3724/zdxbyxb-2022-0702
- Author:
Leidan CHEN
1
;
Mingqiang ZHONG
2
;
Jinyi CHEN
3
;
Zhenjie LIU
4
;
Tairong KUANG
2
;
Tong LIU
2
;
Feng CHEN
5
Author Information
1. College of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China. 19858118743@163.com.
2. College of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
3. Department of Vascular Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
4. Department of Vascular Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China. lawson4001@zju.edu.cn.
5. College of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China. chenf@zjut.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Biocompatibility;
Hyaluronic acid;
Hydrogel;
Photo-initiated crosslinking;
Silk fibroin;
Thiol-ene click chemistry
- MeSH:
Fibroins/chemistry*;
Hydrogels/chemistry*;
Hyaluronic Acid/chemistry*;
Biocompatible Materials/chemistry*;
Click Chemistry;
Sulfhydryl Compounds;
Silk/chemistry*
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
2023;52(3):285-295
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To design and prepare silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid composite hydrogel.
METHODS:The thiol modified silk fibroin and the double-bond modified hyaluronic acid were rapidly cured into gels through thiol-ene click polymerization under ultraviolet light condition. The grafting rate of modified silk fibroin and hyaluronic acid was characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy; the gel point and the internal microstructure of hydrogels were characterized by rheological test and scanning electron microscopy; the mechanical properties were characterized by compression test; the swelling rate and degradation rate were determined by mass method. The hydrogel was co-cultured with the cells, the cytotoxicity was measured by the lactate dehydrogenase method, the cell adhesion was measured by the float count method, and the cell growth and differentiation on the surface of the gel were observed by scanning electron microscope and fluorescence microscope.
RESULTS:The functional group substitution degrees of modified silk fibroin and hyaluronic acid were 17.99% and 48.03%, respectively. The prepared silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid composite hydrogel had a gel point of 40-60 s and had a porous structure inside the gel. The compressive strength was as high as 450 kPa and it would not break after ten cycles. The water absorption capacity of the composite hydrogel was 4-10 times of its own weight. Degradation experiments showed that the hydrogel was biodegradable, and the degradation rate reached 28%-42% after 35 d. The cell biology experiments showed that the cytotoxicity of the composite gel was low, the cell adhesion was good, and the growth and differentiation of the cells on the surface of the gel were good.
CONCLUSIONS:The photocurable silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid composite hydrogel can form a gel quickly, and has excellent mechanical properties, adjustable swelling rate and degradation degree, good biocompatibility, so it has promising application prospects in biomedicine.
