School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Biomed Eng Online. 2010 Sep 8;9:47. doi: 10.1186/1475-925X-9-47.
Photochemical tissue bonding (PTB) is a promising sutureless technique for tissue repair. PTB is often achieved by applying a solution of rose bengal (RB) between two tissue edges, which are irradiated by a green laser to crosslink collagen fibers with minimal heat production. In this study, RB has been incorporated in chitosan films to create a novel tissue adhesive that is laser-activated.
Adhesive films, based on chitosan and containing 0.1 wt% RB were manufactured and bonded to calf intestine by a solid state laser (λ = 532 nm, Fluence110 J/cm2, spot size~0.5 cm). A single-column tensiometer, interfaced with a personal computer, tested the bonding strength. K-type thermocouples recorded the temperature (T) at the adhesive-tissue interface during laser irradiation. Human fibroblasts were also seeded on the adhesive and cultured for 48 hours to assess cell growth.
The RB-chitosan adhesive bonded firmly to the intestine with adhesion strength of 15 ± 2 kPa, (n = 31). The adhesion strength dropped to 0.5 ± 0.1 (n = 8) kPa when the laser was not applied to the adhesive. The average temperature of the adhesive increased from 26°C to 32°C during laser exposure. Fibroblasts grew confluent on the adhesive without morphological changes.
A new biocompatible chitosan adhesive has been developed that bonds photochemically to tissue with minimal temperature increase.
光化学组织黏合(PTB)是一种有前途的无缝合技术,可用于组织修复。PTB 通常通过在两个组织边缘之间施加玫瑰红 Bengal(RB)溶液来实现,然后用绿光激光照射以最小的产热交联胶原纤维。在这项研究中,RB 已被掺入壳聚糖薄膜中,以创建一种新型的激光激活组织粘合剂。
制造了基于壳聚糖且含有约 0.1wt%RB 的粘合膜,并通过固态激光器(λ=532nm,Fluence110J/cm2,光斑尺寸0.5cm)将其粘合到小牛肠上。单柱张力计与个人计算机接口,测试粘合强度。K 型热电偶记录激光照射过程中粘合-组织界面的温度(T)。还将人成纤维细胞播种在粘合剂上,并培养 48 小时以评估细胞生长。
RB-壳聚糖粘合剂与肠牢固地粘合在一起,粘合强度为 15±2kPa(n=31)。当未将激光应用于粘合剂时,粘合强度降至 0.5±0.1kPa(n=8)。在激光照射过程中,粘合剂的平均温度从 26°C 升高到 32°C。成纤维细胞在粘合剂上生长并融合,形态无变化。
已经开发出一种新的生物相容性壳聚糖粘合剂,它可以通过光化学与组织粘合,并且温度升高最小。