Present study aims at synthesizing a thermosensitive hydrogel for controlled release of insulin. According to a modified method, hydroxybutyl chitosan （HBC） hydrogel possessed thermal sensitivity is prepared which c...Present study aims at synthesizing a thermosensitive hydrogel for controlled release of insulin. According to a modified method, hydroxybutyl chitosan （HBC） hydrogel possessed thermal sensitivity is prepared which can form hydrogel at over 25℃. The HBC hydrogel is non-cytotoxic to mice fibroblasts cells （L929）. Insulin is 100% entrapped in the hydrogel, 38% of which is released in vitro from the concentration of 5% hydrogel after 48 h, whereas by enzymolysis with lysozyme, 80% of the total insulin is released after 48h. This study suggests that HBC hydrogel could be utilized for controlled release of insulin in a non-invasive manner.展开更多
基金Acknowledgements This work was supported by a grant from International S＆T Cooperation Program of China （Grant No. 2013DFG32880）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 31000423）, and the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China （Grant No. 20120132110012）
文摘Present study aims at synthesizing a thermosensitive hydrogel for controlled release of insulin. According to a modified method, hydroxybutyl chitosan （HBC） hydrogel possessed thermal sensitivity is prepared which can form hydrogel at over 25℃. The HBC hydrogel is non-cytotoxic to mice fibroblasts cells （L929）. Insulin is 100% entrapped in the hydrogel, 38% of which is released in vitro from the concentration of 5% hydrogel after 48 h, whereas by enzymolysis with lysozyme, 80% of the total insulin is released after 48h. This study suggests that HBC hydrogel could be utilized for controlled release of insulin in a non-invasive manner.
