Curcumin exhibited excellent properties including antioxidant, anti- inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and anticoagulant activities. In this study, curcumin was incorporated into silk fib...Curcumin exhibited excellent properties including antioxidant, anti- inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and anticoagulant activities. In this study, curcumin was incorporated into silk fibroin （SF）/poly（L-lactic acid-co-e- caprolactone） （P（LLA-CL）） nanofibrous scaffolds via electrospinning, and changes brought about by raising the curcumin content were observed： SEM images showed that the average nanofibrous diameter decreased at the beginning and then increased, and the nanofibers became uniform; FTIR showed that the conformation of SF transforming from random coil form to β-sheet structure had not been induced, while SF conformation converted to β-sheet after being treated with 75% ethanol vapor; XRD results confirmed that the crystal structure of （P（LLA-CL）） had been destroyed; The mechanical test illustrated that nanofibrous scaffolds still maintained good mechanical properties. Further, curcumin-loaded nanofibrous scaffolds were evaluated for drug release, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in vitro. The results showed that curcumin presented a sustained release behavior from nanofibrous scaffolds and maintained its free radical scavenging ability, and such scaffolds could effectively inhibit S. aureus growth （〉 95%）. Thus, curcumin-loaded SF/P（LLA-CL） nanofibrous scaffolds might be potential candidates for wound dressing and tissue engineering scaffolds.展开更多
To obtain the wound dressings which can accelerate healing effectively,vitamin E D-α-Tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate(vitamin E TPGS),one of the common derivatives of the unstable vitamins E,was successfully ...To obtain the wound dressings which can accelerate healing effectively,vitamin E D-α-Tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate(vitamin E TPGS),one of the common derivatives of the unstable vitamins E,was successfully incorporated into P(LLA-CL)nanofibers by electrospinning.Electron microscopy showed that the smooth cylindrical fibers were obtained,albeit with a small amount of beading visible for the vitamins-loaded fibers.The diameters of the P(LLA-CL)fibers decreased with the addition of vitamins.The incorporation of the vitamin E TPGS in the electrospun fibers was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).Moreover,X-ray diffraction(XRD)indicated that vitamin E TPGS existed in the amorphous physical form after electrospinning.Fibers containing vitamin E TPGS showed a sustained release profile over more than 100 h in vitro.Antibacterial tests demonstrated that fibers loaded with vitamin E TPGS were effective in inhibiting the growth of E.coli and S.aureus.MTT assay showed that the fibers could promote the proliferation of L929 fibroblasts.These results above demonstrate the potential of P(LLA-CL)/vitamins E TPGS(P/E)as advanced wound dressing materials.展开更多
A multi-layered composite scaffolds consisting of poly （ L- ne） （ P （LLA-CL） ）, collagen （COL） and chitosan （CS） were fabricated by a bi-directional electrospinnlng method. Synthetic P （LLA-CL） was used as...A multi-layered composite scaffolds consisting of poly （ L- ne） （ P （LLA-CL） ）, collagen （COL） and chitosan （CS） were fabricated by a bi-directional electrospinnlng method. Synthetic P （LLA-CL） was used as the middle layer to enhance the strength, while natural COL/CS blending （9： 1, v/v） was used as the bioactive surfaces （inner and outer layers ） to improve the biocompatibility. Each three transitional layers were set between inner/outer layer and middle layer for delamination resistance. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） was used to observe the fiber morphology. The Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy （FTIR-ATR） spectra, X- ray diffraction （XRD） and thermogravimetry （TG） tests were used to analyze the physical properties of the scaffolds. The results showed that the modified clectrospinning method bad no negative effect on the components, crystal structure and thermostability of the scaffolds, but could effectively combine the mechanical property of synthetic material and biocompatibility of natural materials. Such method could be applied to the fabrication of composite scaffolds for vascular, skin. and nerve tissue engineering.展开更多
Nowadays, muifichannel nerve guidance conduit （NGC） was designed by mimicking the architecture of nerve fascicles, and it was used to reduce dispersion of regenerating axons within the NGC lumen. In this paper, gela...Nowadays, muifichannel nerve guidance conduit （NGC） was designed by mimicking the architecture of nerve fascicles, and it was used to reduce dispersion of regenerating axons within the NGC lumen. In this paper, gelatin was used to prepare multichannel inner layer of NGC by freeze-drying, and poly （ L-lactic add-co-ε- caprolactone） （P（LLA-CL）） was used to fabricate nanofiber outer layer of NGC by electrospinning. The morphology of dual-layer mtlltichannel NGC was observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. In vitro degradation experiment of the NGC demonstrated that the inner layer of NGC had the faster degradation rate than the outer layer of NGC. tell viability assay indicated that Schwann cells （SCs） showed better proliferation on dual-layer multichannel NGC than hollow NGC, because the multichannel structure introduced contact guidance for direct cell migration. Therefore, it was suggested that the dual-layer multichannel NGC had the potential for nerve lissue regeneration.展开更多
基金This research was supported by the Independent Design Project of Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Team ofZhejiang Province （Grant No. 2010R50012-19）, the Key SRT Project of Jiaxing University （Grant No. 851713022）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 31271035）, and Zhejiang Province Public Technology Applied Research Projects （Grant No. 2014C33005）.
文摘Curcumin exhibited excellent properties including antioxidant, anti- inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and anticoagulant activities. In this study, curcumin was incorporated into silk fibroin （SF）/poly（L-lactic acid-co-e- caprolactone） （P（LLA-CL）） nanofibrous scaffolds via electrospinning, and changes brought about by raising the curcumin content were observed： SEM images showed that the average nanofibrous diameter decreased at the beginning and then increased, and the nanofibers became uniform; FTIR showed that the conformation of SF transforming from random coil form to β-sheet structure had not been induced, while SF conformation converted to β-sheet after being treated with 75% ethanol vapor; XRD results confirmed that the crystal structure of （P（LLA-CL）） had been destroyed; The mechanical test illustrated that nanofibrous scaffolds still maintained good mechanical properties. Further, curcumin-loaded nanofibrous scaffolds were evaluated for drug release, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in vitro. The results showed that curcumin presented a sustained release behavior from nanofibrous scaffolds and maintained its free radical scavenging ability, and such scaffolds could effectively inhibit S. aureus growth （〉 95%）. Thus, curcumin-loaded SF/P（LLA-CL） nanofibrous scaffolds might be potential candidates for wound dressing and tissue engineering scaffolds.
基金Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(No.16410723700)“111 Project”Biomedical Textile Materials Science and Technology,China(No.B07024)UK-China Joint Laboratory for Therapeutic Textiles Based at Donghua University
文摘To obtain the wound dressings which can accelerate healing effectively,vitamin E D-α-Tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate(vitamin E TPGS),one of the common derivatives of the unstable vitamins E,was successfully incorporated into P(LLA-CL)nanofibers by electrospinning.Electron microscopy showed that the smooth cylindrical fibers were obtained,albeit with a small amount of beading visible for the vitamins-loaded fibers.The diameters of the P(LLA-CL)fibers decreased with the addition of vitamins.The incorporation of the vitamin E TPGS in the electrospun fibers was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).Moreover,X-ray diffraction(XRD)indicated that vitamin E TPGS existed in the amorphous physical form after electrospinning.Fibers containing vitamin E TPGS showed a sustained release profile over more than 100 h in vitro.Antibacterial tests demonstrated that fibers loaded with vitamin E TPGS were effective in inhibiting the growth of E.coli and S.aureus.MTT assay showed that the fibers could promote the proliferation of L929 fibroblasts.These results above demonstrate the potential of P(LLA-CL)/vitamins E TPGS(P/E)as advanced wound dressing materials.
基金"111 Project" Biomedical Textile Materials Science and Technology,China，National Natural Science Foundations of China，Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China，Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China
文摘A multi-layered composite scaffolds consisting of poly （ L- ne） （ P （LLA-CL） ）, collagen （COL） and chitosan （CS） were fabricated by a bi-directional electrospinnlng method. Synthetic P （LLA-CL） was used as the middle layer to enhance the strength, while natural COL/CS blending （9： 1, v/v） was used as the bioactive surfaces （inner and outer layers ） to improve the biocompatibility. Each three transitional layers were set between inner/outer layer and middle layer for delamination resistance. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） was used to observe the fiber morphology. The Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy （FTIR-ATR） spectra, X- ray diffraction （XRD） and thermogravimetry （TG） tests were used to analyze the physical properties of the scaffolds. The results showed that the modified clectrospinning method bad no negative effect on the components, crystal structure and thermostability of the scaffolds, but could effectively combine the mechanical property of synthetic material and biocompatibility of natural materials. Such method could be applied to the fabrication of composite scaffolds for vascular, skin. and nerve tissue engineering.
基金National Natural Science Foundations of China(Nos.31470941,31271035)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(Nos.15JC1490100,15441905100)+2 种基金National Major Research Program of China(No.2016YFC1100200)Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(No.20130075110005)Light of Textile Project,China(No.J201404)
文摘Nowadays, muifichannel nerve guidance conduit （NGC） was designed by mimicking the architecture of nerve fascicles, and it was used to reduce dispersion of regenerating axons within the NGC lumen. In this paper, gelatin was used to prepare multichannel inner layer of NGC by freeze-drying, and poly （ L-lactic add-co-ε- caprolactone） （P（LLA-CL）） was used to fabricate nanofiber outer layer of NGC by electrospinning. The morphology of dual-layer mtlltichannel NGC was observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. In vitro degradation experiment of the NGC demonstrated that the inner layer of NGC had the faster degradation rate than the outer layer of NGC. tell viability assay indicated that Schwann cells （SCs） showed better proliferation on dual-layer multichannel NGC than hollow NGC, because the multichannel structure introduced contact guidance for direct cell migration. Therefore, it was suggested that the dual-layer multichannel NGC had the potential for nerve lissue regeneration.
