A Highly Elastic and Autofluorescent Poly(xylitol-dodecanedioic Acid) for Tissue Engineering

In spite of the vast research on developing a highly elastic polymer for tissue regeneration, using a renewable resource and a simple, environment-friendly synthesis route to synthesize an elastic polymer has not been successfully achieved yet. The objective of this study was to use a simple melt condensation polymerization method to develop an elastic polymer for tissue regeneration applications. A nature-derived renewable, nontoxic, and inexpensive monomer, xylitol, and a cross-linking agent, dodecanedioic acid, were used to synthesize the new polymer named poly(xylitol-dodecanedioic acid) (PXDDA). Its physicochemical and biological properties were fully characterized. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) results confirmed the formation of ester bonding in the polymer structure, and thermal analysis results demonstrated that the polymer was completely amorphous. The polymer is highly elastic. Increasing the molar ratio of dodecanedioic acid resulted in lower elasticity, higher hydrophobicity, and lower glass transition temperature. Further, the polymer degradation rate and in vitro dye release from the polymer also became slower when the amount of dodecanedioic acid in the composite increased. Biocompatibility studies showed that both the polymeric materials and the degraded products of the polymer did not show any toxicity. Instead, this new polymer significantly promoted cell adhesion and proliferation, compared to a widely used polymer, poly(lactic acid), and tissue culture plates. Interestingly, the PXDDA polymer demonstrated autofluorescent properties. Overall, these results suggest that a new, elastic, biodegradable polymer has been successfully synthesized, and it holds great promise for biomedical applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

ACS biomaterials science & engineering - 5(2019), 3 vom: 11. März, Seite 1257-1267

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Firoozi, Negar [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Yunqing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biocompatibility
Biodegradability
Elastomer
Journal Article
Polymer network
Tissue engineering

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Date Revised 06.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00059

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31969433X