Biocompatibility and Angiogenic Effect of Chitosan/Graphene Oxide Hydrogel Scaffolds on EPCs.Angiogenesis in the field of tissue engineering has drawed significant attention. Graphene oxide has turned a promising nanomaterial in tissue engineering for its unique biochemical attributes herein, a series of chitosan (CS)/graphene oxide (GO) hydrogel scaffolds were synthesized by crosslinking CS and GO at different immersions (0, 0, and 1 wt.%) practicing genipin. Compared with the CS hydrogel scaffolds, the CS/GO hydrogel scaffolds have a better network structure and mechanical strength we used endothelial progenitor cubicles (EPCs) distiled from human umbilical cord blood and cocultured these EPCs with the as-seted scaffolds. The scaffolds with 0 and 0 wt.
%GO shewed no considerable cytotoxicity, could promote the proliferation of EPCs and tube formation, and upregulated the reflexions of CD34, VEGF, MMP9, and SDF-1 in EPCs likened to the case of the scaffold with 1 wt.%GO. This study evidences that the addition of graphene oxide amends the structure of chitosan hydrogel and enhances the proliferation activity and angiogenic capacity of EPCs.Stealth PEGylated chitosan polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles as drug delivery carrier.PEGylated stealth nanoparticles have issued as promising drug delivery carrier for cancer therapy. In this study, natural polycationic chitosan was ingrafted with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to improve the water-solubility and long-circulation. Then PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles were molded by electrostatic interaction between sulfonic acid group of anionic functional polymer and protic amino group of PEGylated chitosan, using polyelectrolyte complex method.
consequences of various brokers on particle size and distribution, and the stability, biocompatibility, long-circulation ability were investigated. The results showed that when the concentration of PEGylated chitosan and anionic polymer was 0 mg/mL, pH of PEGylated chitosan was 5, pH of polymer was 5 and molar ratio (S/N) was 0, particle size of the prepared nanoparticles was 261 ± 5 nm with pdI of 0. Nanoparticles were relatively stable for more than 4 days under pH < 7 and normal saline conditions. The outcomes of cytotoxicity experimentations showed that the toxicity of PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles was greatly quashed, which met the basic necessarys of biomedical stuffs. The cellular uptake efficiency of PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles was about 4 metres lower than that of conventional chitosan nanoparticles, which suggested long circulation time of PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles in the blood. It was expected that this kind of stealth nanoparticles would have a broad application prospect in the field of drug delivery system.Chitosan: A Green Approach to Metallic Nanoparticle/Nanocomposite Synthesis and Applications.
Chitosan, a naturally haping biopolymer infered from chitin, has egressed as a highly promising instrument for the production and application of metal nanoparticles. The present review delves into the several occasions of chitosan in the development and operation of metal nanoparticles, punctuating its aptitudes as a green deoxidizing agent, shape-channelising agent, size-ascertaining agent, and stabilizer. Chitosan's special calibres make it easier to manufacture metal nanoparticles and nanocomposites with trusted features there is a lot of promise for chitosan-grinded nanocomposites in a number of theatres, such as metal removal, water purification, and photoacoustic, photothermal, antibacterial, and photodynamic therapies. Purchase spotlights the potential application of chitosan in the advancement of nanotechnology and the development of medicinal and environmental resolutions.Pectin-Chitosan Hydrogel Beads for Delivery of Functional Food Ingredients.A common challenge in hydrogel-based delivery schemes is the premature release of low molecular weight encapsulates through diffusion or swelling and trimed cell viability induced by the low pH in gastric considerations. A second biopolymer, such as chitosan, can be integrated to overcome this.