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- A new hydrogel was developed by combining poly(ɛ-caprolactone-co-1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-undecanone)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ɛ-caprolactone-co-1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-undecanone) tri-block copolymers (PECT) with hyaluronic acid (HA) to enhance its application potential.
- The study examined the rheological properties and phase transitions of the hydrogel using a rheometer and test tube inversion, while its internal structure was analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
- Results indicated that adding HA improved certain properties like viscosity and morphology of the PECT
Article Abstract
In this work, a new hydrogel was constructed using poly(ɛ-caprolactone-co-1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-undecanone)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ɛ-caprolactone-co-1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-undecanone) tri-block copolymers (PECT) with hyaluronic acid (HA) in order to expand application scopes of PECT hydrogel. The rheological and sol-gel phase transition behaviors were investigated by rheometer and test tube inversion method, and the interior morphologies of hydrogel systems were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). With the introduction of HA, certain properties of PECT hydrogel, such as viscosity and morphology, have present trends with regularity. Furthermore, with the participation of HA, the degradation and release of acetylsalicylic acid was slightly affected, however, the drug release mechanism of hydrogel has not been changed. PECT/HA hydrogel is confirmed to be non-toxic through a test to NIH3T3 cells. In conclusion, blending with HA is a feasible and safe method to tune properties of PECT hydrogel.
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