Acharya Chitrangada, Kumary T V, Ghosh Sudip K, Kundu S C
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India.
J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2009;20(5-6):543-65. doi: 10.1163/156856209X426385.
Silk fibroin protein, isolated from cocoons of the domesticated mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori, finds extensive application in biomaterial design. In this study, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) 4000 has been used for blending fibroin from both B. mori and Antheraea mylitta, the wild tropical non-mulberry silkworm. PEG-blended films have shown marked changes from the pure fibroin films with respect to thermal properties and mechanical properties. FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed incorporation of new functional groups like quinone oximes. Pure fibroin and PEG-blended fibroin films showed biocompatibility with the HOS osteosarcoma cell line. Von Kossa staining confirmed nodule formation due to mineralization and differentiation of osteoblasts on pure and blended matrices. On account of increased surface roughness, higher elongation percentage, higher thermostability and better activity of osteoblasts in terms of intracellular alkaline phosphatase production, PEG-blended A. mylitta fibroin film shows better potential than PEG-blended B. mori fibroin film for use as potential biomaterial.
从家养桑蚕(家蚕)茧中分离出的丝素蛋白在生物材料设计中有着广泛应用。在本研究中,聚乙二醇(PEG)4000被用于将家蚕和野生热带非桑蚕(樗蚕)的丝素蛋白进行共混。PEG共混膜在热性能和机械性能方面与纯丝素蛋白膜相比有显著变化。傅里叶变换红外光谱证实了醌肟等新官能团的掺入。纯丝素蛋白膜和PEG共混丝素蛋白膜对人骨肉瘤细胞系(HOS)表现出生物相容性。冯·科萨染色证实了在纯基质和共混基质上由于成骨细胞矿化和分化而形成结节。由于表面粗糙度增加、伸长率更高、热稳定性更高以及在细胞内碱性磷酸酶产生方面成骨细胞活性更好,PEG共混的樗蚕丝素蛋白膜作为潜在生物材料比PEG共混的家蚕丝素蛋白膜具有更好的潜力。