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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
The natural polymers chitosan and alginate represent an attractive material choice for biodegradable inplants. These were used as coating materials to make positively and negatively charged PLGA nanoparticles, respectively. After blending at total solids concentration >10% wt/vol, these oppositely charged nanoparticles yielded a cohesive colloidal gel. Electrostatic forces between oppositely charged nanoparticles produced a stable 3D porous network that may be extruded or molded to the desired shape. This high concentration colloidal system demonstrated shear-thinning behavior due to the disruption of interparticle interactions. Once the external force was removed, the cohesive property of the colloidal gel was recovered. Scanning electron micrographs of dried colloidal networks revealed an organized, 3D microporous structure. Rheological studies were employed to probe the differences in plasticity and shear sensitivity of colloidal gels. Viability tests of hUCMSCs seeded on the colloidal gels also demonstrated the negligible cytotoxicity of the materials. All the results indicated the potential application of the biodegradable colloidal gels as an injectable scaffold in tissue engineering and drug release.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1552-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
520-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Alginates, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Biocompatible Materials, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Biodegradation, Environmental, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Biopolymers, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Chitosan, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Colloids, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Gels, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Glucuronic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Hexuronic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Mesenchymal Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Nanoparticles, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Polyglycolic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Porosity, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Static Electricity, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Tissue Scaffolds, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Umbilical Cord, pubmed-meshheading:21254383-Viscosity
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
PLGA-chitosan/PLGA-alginate nanoparticle blends as biodegradable colloidal gels for seeding human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural