Gao Shuai, Liu Zheng, Zeng Wei, Zhang Yunfeng, Zhang Fanjun, Wu Dimeng, Wang Yunbing
National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
Chengdu Daxan Innovative Medical Tech. Co., Ltd., Chengdu 611137, China.
Gels. 2024 Oct 11;10(10):647. doi: 10.3390/gels10100647.
Silicone rubber is widely used in various medical applications. However, silicone rubber is prone to biofouling due to their affinity for lipids and has a high friction coefficient, which can significantly impact their efficacy and performance used as medical devices. Thus, the development of hydrogels with antifouling and lubricious abilities for the modification of silicone rubber is in high demand. We herein prepared a variety of hydrogel coatings mainly based on polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA). We modified the silicone rubber using the prepared hydrogel coatings and cured it using a heating method. Then, we characterized its surface and evaluated the antifouling property, lubricious property, cytotoxicity, sensitization, and vaginal irritation. The results of water contact angle (WCA), protein adsorption, and friction coefficient indicated the success of the modification of the silicone rubber, leading to a significant decrease in the corresponding test values. Meanwhile, the results of cytotoxicity, sensitization, and vaginal irritation tests showed that the hydrogel coating-modified silicone rubbers have an excellent biocompatibility. This study describes how the silicone rubber could be modified with a biocompatible hydrogel coating. The hydrogel coating-modified silicone rubbers have improved antifouling and durable lubricious properties.
硅橡胶广泛应用于各种医疗领域。然而,硅橡胶由于对脂质有亲和力而容易产生生物污垢,并且具有较高的摩擦系数,这会显著影响其作为医疗设备的功效和性能。因此,迫切需要开发具有防污和润滑能力的水凝胶来修饰硅橡胶。我们在此制备了多种主要基于聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)和聚乙二醇二丙烯酸酯(PEGDA)的水凝胶涂层。我们使用制备的水凝胶涂层对硅橡胶进行修饰,并通过加热方法使其固化。然后,我们对其表面进行表征,并评估其防污性能、润滑性能、细胞毒性、致敏性和阴道刺激性。水接触角(WCA)、蛋白质吸附和摩擦系数的结果表明硅橡胶修饰成功,相应的测试值显著降低。同时,细胞毒性、致敏性和阴道刺激性测试结果表明,水凝胶涂层修饰的硅橡胶具有优异的生物相容性。本研究描述了如何用生物相容性水凝胶涂层修饰硅橡胶。水凝胶涂层修饰的硅橡胶具有改善的防污和持久润滑性能。