泡孔结构形貌对环氧树脂发泡材料抗压性能的影响

采用超临界CO_2发泡制备了不同泡孔结构和形貌的环氧树脂发泡材料,通过万能材料实验机研究了其抗压性能。采用差示扫描量热分析考察了环氧树脂的固化程度;利用扫描电镜结合排水法密度测试,表征了泡孔形貌、泡孔尺寸、发泡密度及泡孔分布;研究了上述因素对发泡材料抗压性能的影响。结果表明,环氧树脂发泡样品的抗压性能随固化度的增大而增强;当样品完全固化时,闭孔环氧树脂发泡材料的抗压性能较开孔结构和破裂结构强,这与作为支撑结构的泡孔壁的形貌相关。对于闭孔结构的发泡材料,其抗压性能受泡孔尺寸的影响显著,泡孔尺寸越小,材料密度越大,其抗压性能越好。具有双峰泡孔分布的发泡材料,其抗压性能得以改善,较小的泡孔为发泡材料提供了更为致密的支撑骨架结构,比具有同样密度的大尺寸泡孔发泡材料的压缩性能更高。

Highly resilient and fatigue-resistant poly(4-methyl-ε-caprolactone)porous scaffold fabricated via thiol-yne photo-crosslinking/salt-templating for soft tissue regeneration

Elastomeric scaffolds, individually customized to mimic the structural and mechanical properties of natural tissues have been used for tissue regeneration. In this regard, polyester elastic scaffolds with tunable mechanical properties and exceptional biological properties have been reported to provide mechanical support and structural integrity for tissue repair. Herein, poly(4-methyl-ε-caprolactone) (PMCL) was first double-terminated by alkynylation (PMCL-DY) as a liquid precursor at room temperature. Subsequently, three-dimensional porous scaffolds with custom shapes were fabricated from PMCL-DY via thiol-yne photocrosslinking using a practical salt template method. By manipulating the Mn of the precursor, the modulus of compression of the scaffold was easily adjusted. As evidenced by the complete recovery from 90% compression, the rapid recovery rate of >500 mm min 1, the extremely low energy loss coefficient of <0.1, and the superior fatigue resistance, the PMCL20-DY porous scaffold was confirmed to harbor excellent elastic properties. In addition, the high resilience of the scaffold was confirmed to endow it with a minimally invasive application potential. In vitro testing revealed that the 3D porous scaffold was biocompatible with rat bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), inducing BMSCs to differentiate into chondrogenic cells. In addition, the elastic porous scaffold demonstrated good regenerative efficiency in a 12-week rabbit cartilage defect model. Thus, the novel polyester scaffold with adaptable mechanical properties may have extensive applications in soft tissue regeneration.

Novel antibacterial cellulose diacetate-based composite 3D scaffold as potential wound dressing

In this work,novel antibacterial cellulose diacetate/poly(ethylenimine)/hyaluronic acid(CDA/PEI/HA)composite three-dimension(3D)scaffolds were prepared through electrospinning and post-processing.Firstly,CDA/PEI 2D composite nanofiber membranes were prepared by electrospinning,and then the CDA/PEI/HA 3D composite scaffolds were fabricated by post-processing and freeze-drying of CDA/PEI membranes.In particular,HA was added to improve the biocompatibility of composite scaffolds.Compared with CDA/PEI scaffolds,CDA/PEI/HA composite scaffolds showed higher water absorbing rate,higher water retention rate and higher mechanical strength.Moreover,CDA/PEI/HA composite scaffolds with abundant positive charge were benefit for improving antibacterial activity.CDA/PEI/HA scaffolds with biology function of HA were benefit for improving hemocompatibility and cell proliferation of CDA/PEI scaffolds.In summary,antibacterial CDA/PEI/HA scaffolds could protect wound from bacterial infection,improve cellular behavior and accelerate wound healing.Thus,CDA/PEI/HA scaffolds could be potential application for wound dressing.

Preparation of green cellulose diacetate-based antibacterial wound dressings for wound healing

Managing wounds is a growing universal problem and developing effective wound dressings to staunch bleeding and protect wounds from bacterial infections is an increasingly serious challenge.In this work,a remolding electrospinning nanofiber three-dimensional structure wound dressing(CCP)was prepared with superhydrophilicity,high water absorption and absorbing capacity,excellent hemostatic capacity and antibacterial ability,and biocompatibility to promote wound healing.Polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride(PHMG)was grafted to cellulose diacetate(CDA)wound dressing surface through an amide reaction.A water contact angle analysis demonstrated that CCP wound dressing could be beneficial to promote wound exudate management effectively with rapid absorption of water within 0.2 s.In vitro hemo-and cytocompatibility assay showed that a CCP wound dressing had no significant hemotoxicity or cytoxicity.Specifically,CCP wound dressings could be beneficial to accelerate wound hemostasis and further reduce mortality caused by uncontrolled bleeding.Furthermore,CCP wound dressings have an excellent antibacterial ability,which could be beneficial to inhibit wound inflammatory over-reaction and promote normal wound healing.Combined together,the prepared wound dressing in this research effort is expected to have high-potential in clinical applications.