Issue 27, 2015

Evaluation of enzymatically crosslinked injectable glycol chitosan hydrogel

Abstract

Enzymatically cross-linkable phenol-conjugated glycol chitosan was prepared by reacting glycol chitosan with 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid (HPP). The chemical modification was confirmed by FTIR, 1H-NMR and UV spectroscopy. Glycol chitosan hydrogels (HPP-GC) with or without rhBMP-2 were prepared by the oxidative coupling of the substituted phenol groups in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and horse radish peroxidase. Rheological characterization demonstrated the feasibility of developing hydrogels with varying storage moduli by changing the polymer concentration. The gel presented a microporous structure with pore sizes ranging from 50–350 μm. The good viability of encapsulated 7F2 osteoblasts indicated non-toxicity of the gelation conditions. In vitro release of rhBMP-2 in phosphate buffer solution showed ∼11% release in 360 h. The ability of the hydrogel to maintain the in vivo bioactivity of rhBMP-2 was evaluated in a bilateral critical size calvarial bone defect model in Col3.6 transgenic fluorescent reporter mice. The presence of fluorescent green osteoblast cells with overlying red alizarin complexone and yellow stain indicating osteoclast TRAP activity confirmed active cell-mediated mineralization and remodelling process at the implantation site. The complete closure of the defect site at 4 and 8 weeks post implantation demonstrated the potent osteoinductivity of the rhBMP-2 containing gel.

Graphical abstract: Evaluation of enzymatically crosslinked injectable glycol chitosan hydrogel

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Apr 2015
Accepted
04 Jun 2015
First published
05 Jun 2015

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 5511-5522

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Evaluation of enzymatically crosslinked injectable glycol chitosan hydrogel

S. V. Gohil, S. B. Brittain, H. Kan, H. Drissi, D. W. Rowe and L. S. Nair, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 5511 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB00663E

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