Nanotized praseodymium oxide collagen 3-D pro-vasculogenic biomatrix for soft tissue engineering.

The current study explores development of highly vascularizable biomatrix scaffold containing rare-earth metal praseodymium oxide nanoadditives for angiogenic and soft tissue regenerative applications. The therapeutic potential of praseodymium oxide nanoparticles rendered excellent endothelial cell differentiation for inducing pro angiogenic microenvironment by eliciting VE-Cadherin expression in the biomatrix scaffold. The nanoparticles were incorporated into bio-macromolecule collagen which aided in stabilization of collagen by maintaining the structural integrity of collagen and showed less susceptibility towards protease enzymes, high cyto-compatibility and high hemo-compatibility.

Fabrication of Hybrid Collagen Aerogels Reinforced with Wheat Grass Bioactives as Instructive Scaffolds for Collagen Turnover and Angiogenesis for Wound Healing Applications.

The present study illustrates the progress of the wheat grass bioactive-reinforced collagen-based aerogel system as an instructive scaffold for collagen turnover and angiogenesis for wound healing applications. The reinforcement of wheat grass bioactives in collagen resulted in the design and development of aerogels with enhanced physicochemical and biomechanical properties due to the intermolecular interaction between the active growth factors of wheat grass and collagen fibril. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed an enhanced denaturation temperature when compared to those of native collagen aerogels.

Plumbagin caged silver nanoparticle stabilized collagen scaffold for wound dressing.

The present work describes the development of a novel wound dressing material based on nano-biotechnological intervention by caging plumbagin on silver nanoparticle (PCSN) as a multi-site cross-linking agent of collagen scaffolds with potent anti-microbial and wound healing activity. Cross-linking of collagen with PCSN enhanced the physical, thermal, and mechanical properties along with the kinetics of micro structural fibril assembly of the collagen molecule. FTIR and CD analysis revealed that cross-linking of collagen using PCSN did not induce any structural changes in the collagen molecule.

Effect of curcumin caged silver nanoparticle on collagen stabilization for biomedical applications.

The current study aims at understanding the influence of curcumin caged silver nanoparticle (CCSNP) on stability of collagen. The results indicated that curcumin caged silver nanoparticles efficiently stabilize collagen, indicated by enhanced tensile strength, fibril formation and viscosity. The tensile strength of curcumin caged silver nanoparticle cross-linked collagen and elongation at break was also found to be higher than glutaraldehyde cross-linked collagen.

Caging of plumbagin on silver nanoparticles imparts selectivity and sensitivity to plumbagin for targeted cancer cell apoptosis.

Plumbagin is a nutraceutical with potent anti-cancer activity. However, the therapeutic efficacy of plumbagin is overshadowed by the lack of sensitivity and selectivity towards cancer cells. The present study evaluated the use of nano-biotechnological intervention to cage plumbagin in silver nanoparticles for selective targeting of its biological effects towards cancerous cells.