Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, Guangdong, PR China.
J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2009;20(11):1537-53. doi: 10.1163/092050609X12464345023041.
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) was blended with poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P3HB4HB) to improve physical properties and biocompatibility of PHBHHx for a wide range of biomedical applications. PHBHHx was completely miscible with P3HB4HB in their blends. All the PHBHHx/P3HB4HB blends showed improved physical properties compared with PHBHHx, including higher thermal stability, flexibility and mechanical strength. All the blends had more hydrophilic surface, higher polar component and rougher surface than PHBHHx. The PHBHHx/P3HB4HB blend in 4:2 weight ratio showed the roughest surface and also had the highest chondrocyte viability among all the blends and the polymers tested, which was 59% higher than that on PHBHHx and 32% higher than that on P3HB4HB. The blend with 4:2 weight ratio also had the maximum cartilage-specific collagen II mRNA expression among all the blends and the polymers tested, which was 9-times higher than that on PHBHHx and 8-times higher than that on P3HB4HB. These results demonstrated that PHBHHx had improved physical properties and biocompatibility after blending with P3HB4HB. The blends could be used for cartilage tissue engineering.
聚(3-羟基丁酸-co-3-羟基己酸酯)(PHBHHx)与聚(3-羟基丁酸-co-4-羟基丁酸酯)(P3HB4HB)共混,以改善 PHBHHx 的物理性能和生物相容性,从而实现广泛的生物医学应用。PHBHHx 可与 P3HB4HB 在其共混物中完全混溶。与 PHBHHx 相比,所有 PHBHHx/P3HB4HB 共混物均显示出改善的物理性能,包括更高的热稳定性、柔韧性和机械强度。所有共混物的表面亲水性更高、极性成分更高、表面更粗糙。在所有共混物和测试的聚合物中,4:2 重量比的 PHBHHx/P3HB4HB 共混物具有最粗糙的表面,且软骨细胞活力最高,比 PHBHHx 高 59%,比 P3HB4HB 高 32%。在所有共混物和测试的聚合物中,4:2 重量比的共混物还具有最高的软骨特异性胶原 II mRNA 表达,比 PHBHHx 高 9 倍,比 P3HB4HB 高 8 倍。这些结果表明,PHBHHx 与 P3HB4HB 共混后,其物理性能和生物相容性得到了改善。共混物可用于软骨组织工程。