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Forouzesh F, Rabbani M, Bonakdar S. A Comparison between Ultrasonic Bath and Direct Sonicator on Osteochondral Tissue Decellularization. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SIGNALS & SENSORS 2019; 9:227-233. [PMID: 31737551 PMCID: PMC6839442 DOI: 10.4103/jmss.jmss_64_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background: Decellularization techniques have been widely used in tissue engineering recently. However, applying these methods which are based on removing cells and maintaining the extracellular matrix (ECM) encountered some difficulties for dense tissues such as articular cartilage. Together with chemical agents, using physical methods is suggested to help decellularization of tissues. Methods: In this study, to improve decellularization of articular cartilage, the effects of direct and indirect ultrasonic waves as a physical method in addition to sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as chemical agents with 0.1% and 1% (w/v) concentrations were examined. Decellularization process was evaluated by nucleus staining with hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) and by staining glycosaminoglycans (GAG) and collagen. Results: The H and E staining indicated that 1% (w/v) SDS in addition to ultrasonic bath for 5 h significantly decreased the cell nucleus residue to lacuna ratio by 66%. Scanning electron microscopy showed that using direct sonication caused formation of micropores on the surface of the sample which results in better penetration of decellularization material and better cell attachment after decellularization. Alcian Blue and Picrosirius Red staining represented GAG and collagen, respectively, which maintained in ECM structure after decellularization by ultrasonic bath and direct sonicator. Conclusion: Ultrasonic bath can help better penetration of the decellularization material into the cartilage. This improves the speed of the decellularization process while it has no significant defect on the structure of the tissue.
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- Farin Forouzesh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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- National Cell Bank of Iran, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Development of a rapid matrix digestion technique for ultrastructural analysis of elastic fibers in the intervertebral disc. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 71:175-183. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bochicchio B, Bracalello A, Pepe A. Characterization of a Crosslinked Elastomeric-Protein Inspired Polypeptide. Chirality 2016; 28:606-11. [PMID: 27403636 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Materials inspired by natural proteins have a great appeal in tissue engineering for their biocompatibility and similarity to extracellular matrix (ECM). Chimeric polypeptides inspired by elastomeric proteins such as silk, elastin, and collagen are of outstanding interest in the field. A recombinant polypeptide constituted of three different blocks, each of them having sequences derived from elastin, resilin, and collagen proteins, was demonstrated to be a good candidate as biomaterial for its self-assembling characteristics and biocompatibility. Herein, taking advantage of the primary amine functionalities present in the linear polypeptide, we crosslinked it with 1,6-hexamethylene-diisocyanate (HMDI). The characterization of the obtained polypeptide was realized by CD spectroscopy, AFM, and SEM microscopies. The obtained results, although not conclusive, demonstrate that the crosslinked polypeptide gave rise to porous networks, thin nanowires, and films not observable for the linear polypeptide. Chirality 28:606-611, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Brigida Bochicchio
- Laboratory of Protein-Inspired Materials, Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Protein-Inspired Materials, Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Protein-Inspired Materials, Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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Domene C, Jorgensen C, Abbasi SW. A perspective on structural and computational work on collagen. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:24802-24811. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp03403a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Collagen is the single most abundant protein in the extracellular matrix in the animal kingdom, with remarkable structural and functional diversity and regarded one of the most useful biomaterials.
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- Carmen Domene
- Department of Chemistry
- King's College London
- UK
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
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Kanungo I, Fathima NN, Jonnalagadda RR, Unni Nair B. Elucidation of hydration dynamics of locust bean gum–collagen composites by impedance and thermoporometry. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 103:250-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Shahmirzadi D, Bruck HA, Hsieh AH. Quantifying the interfibrillar spacing and fibrillar orientation of the aortic extracellular matrix using histology image processing: toward multiscale modeling. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2012. [PMID: 23192484 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2012.2229708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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An essential part of understanding tissue microstructural mechanics is to establish quantitative measures of the morphological changes. Given the complex, highly localized, and interactive architecture of the extracellular matrix, developing techniques to reproducibly quantify the induced microstructural changes has been found to be challenging. In this paper, a new method for quantifying the changes in the fibrillar organization is developed using histology images. A combinatorial frequency-spatial image processing approach was developed based on the Fourier and Hough transformations of histology images to measure interfibrillar spacing and fibrillar orientation, respectively. The method was separately applied to the inner and outer wall thickness of native- and elastin-isolated aortic tissues under different loading states. Results from both methods were interpreted in a complementary manner to obtain a more complete understanding of morphological changes due to tissue deformations at the microscale. The observations were consistent in quantifying the observed morphological changes during tissue deformations and in explaining such changes in terms of tissue-scale phenomena. The findings of this study could pave the way for more rigorous modeling of structure-property relationships in soft tissues, with implications extendable to cardiovascular constitutive modeling and tissue engineering.
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- Danial Shahmirzadi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA.
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Kandamchira A, Kanungo I, Fathima NN. Dielectric behaviour and conformational stability of collagen on interaction with DNA. Int J Biol Macromol 2012; 51:635-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gallo M, Naso F, Poser H, Rossi A, Franci P, Bianco R, Micciolo M, Zanella F, Cucchini U, Aresu L, Buratto E, Busetto R, Spina M, Gandaglia A, Gerosa G. Physiological performance of a detergent decellularized heart valve implanted for 15 months in Vietnamese pigs: surgical procedure, follow-up, and explant inspection. Artif Organs 2012; 36:E138-50. [PMID: 22512408 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2012.01447.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This study features the longest experimental follow-up for decellularized heart valves implanted in an animal model. Porcine aortic heart valves were decellularized according to a disclosed standardized method in which TRITON X-100 and sodium cholate (TRICOL) are used in succession, followed by a further treatment with the endonuclease Benzonase to completely remove the nucleic acid remnants. Experimental animals (n = 17), represented by Vietnamese pigs (VPs), received a decellularized aortic allograft as a substitute for the replacement of their right ventricular outflow tract. The surgical implantation of the TRICOL-treated aortic valve conduit was successful in 11 VPs, while perioperative or postoperative complications occurred in the remaining six animals. In the sham-operated group (n = 4), the native pulmonary root was excised and immediately reimplanted orthotopically in the same animal. Echocardiography demonstrated a satisfactory hemodynamic performance of the TRICOL-treated valves during follow-up as well as the absence of relevant leaflet alterations concerning thickness and motility or valve insufficiency. At explantation, macroscopic inspection of tissue-engineered heart valve conduits did not evidence calcifications and showed a decreased wall thickness, comparable to that of the reimplanted native pulmonary roots. Noteworthy, extended functional performance, recovery of DNA content, and active extracellular matrix precursor incorporation are apparently compatible with the properties of a living self-supporting substitute.
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- Michele Gallo
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Science, University of Padova, 2 via Giustiniani, Padua, Italy
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Manikoth R, Kanungo I, Fathima NN, Rao JR. Dielectric behaviour and pore size distribution of collagen–guar gum composites: Effect of guar gum. Carbohydr Polym 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Samouillan V, Delaunay F, Dandurand J, Merbahi N, Gardou JP, Yousfi M, Gandaglia A, Spina M, Lacabanne C. The use of thermal techniques for the characterization and selection of natural biomaterials. J Funct Biomater 2011; 2:230-48. [PMID: 24956305 PMCID: PMC4030942 DOI: 10.3390/jfb2030230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this paper we explore the ability of thermal analysis to check elastin and collagen integrity in different biomaterial applications. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) has been used to analyze the first and second order transitions of the biological macromolecules in the hydrated and dehydrated state. First, we report the characterization of control cardiovascular tissues such as pericardium, aortic wall and valvular leaflet. Their thermal properties are compared to pure elastin and pure collagen. Second, we present results obtained on two collagen rich tissues: pericardia with different chemical treatments and collagen with physical treatments. Finally, more complex cardiovascular tissues composed of elastin and collagen are analyzed and the effect of detergent treatment on the physical structure of collagen and elastin is brought to the fore.
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- Valérie Samouillan
- Physique des Polymères, Institut Carnot CIRIMAT UMR5085, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, Bat 3R1B2, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France.
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- Physique des Polymères, Institut Carnot CIRIMAT UMR5085, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, Bat 3R1B2, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- Physique des Polymères, Institut Carnot CIRIMAT UMR5085, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, Bat 3R1B2, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- LAPLACE, UMR CNRS 5213, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- LAPLACE, UMR CNRS 5213, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- LAPLACE, UMR CNRS 5213, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali, Università di Padova, Viale Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali, Università di Padova, Viale Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Physique des Polymères, Institut Carnot CIRIMAT UMR5085, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, Bat 3R1B2, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
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Macocinschi D, Filip D, Vlad S, Cristea M, Musteata V, Ibanescu S. Thermal, dynamic mechanical, and dielectric analyses of some polyurethane biocomposites. J Biomater Appl 2011; 27:119-29. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328210394468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Polymer biocomposites based on segmented poly(ester urethane) and extracellular matrix components have been prepared for the development of tissue engineering applications with improved biological characteristics of the materials in contact with blood and tissues for long periods. Thermal, dynamical, and dielectrical analyses were employed to study the molecular dynamics of these materials and the influence of changing the physical network morphology and hydrogen bond interactions accompanied by phase transitions, interfacial effects, and polarization or conductivity. All phenomena that concur in the tested materials are evaluated by cross-examination of the dynamic mechanical characteristic properties (storage modulus, loss modulus, and loss factor) and dielectric properties (relative permittivity, relative loss factor, and loss tangent) as a function of temperature. Comparative aspects were elucidated by calculating the apparent activation energies of multiplex experiments.
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- Doina Macocinschi
- ‘Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41 A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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- ‘Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41 A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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- ‘Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41 A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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- ‘Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41 A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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- ‘Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41 A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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- ‘Petru Poni’ Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41 A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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Hwang SW, Kim YJ, Kim SH, Choi SH. Anti-calcification Effects in Decellularized and Variously Fixed Bovine Pericardium. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2010. [DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2010.43.3.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Seong Wook Hwang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Natinal Universtiy Bundang Hospital
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital
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- Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Xenotransplantation Research Center
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- Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Xenotransplantation Research Center
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On the multiscale modeling of heart valve biomechanics in health and disease. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2010; 9:373-87. [PMID: 20066464 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-009-0181-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Theoretical models of the human heart valves are useful tools for understanding and characterizing the dynamics of healthy and diseased valves. Enabled by advances in numerical modeling and in a range of disciplines within experimental biomechanics, recent models of the heart valves have become increasingly comprehensive and accurate. In this paper, we first review the fundamentals of native heart valve physiology, composition and mechanics in health and disease. We will then furnish an overview of the development of theoretical and experimental methods in modeling heart valve biomechanics over the past three decades. Next, we will emphasize the necessity of using multiscale modeling approaches in order to provide a comprehensive description of heart valve biomechanics able to capture general heart valve behavior. Finally, we will offer an outlook for the future of valve multiscale modeling, the potential directions for further developments and the challenges involved.
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Brzeziński J, Oszkinis G, Marzec E. Dielectric relaxation of a protein–water system in atherosclerotic artery wall. Med Biol Eng Comput 2007; 45:525-9. [PMID: 17541670 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0181-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Measurements of the dielectric properties of healthy and atherosclerotic human artery tissues were made in the frequency range of 100 Hz-100 kHz and temperatures from 22 to 260 degrees C. The temperature dependencies of the dielectric parameters for healthy tissues reveal distinctively the temperature ranges corresponding to the release of water up to 200 degrees C and the decomposition processes of elastin and collagen, above this temperature. The influence of atherosclerosis on the dielectric properties of artery tissues is significant in the whole temperature range. The relative permittivity for atherosclerotic tissues at the same temperature is much lower than for the healthy tissues. This suggests, that the polarization in atherosclerotic tissues due to protons hopping between a smaller number of sites than in healthy tissues, as a results of the thermal degradation of collagen-water. The data obtained above 200 degrees C indicate that the atherosclerosis induces the higher physico-chemical changes in the collagen when compared to elastin.
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- J Brzeziński
- Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa 1/2, 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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Noris-Suárez K, Lira-Olivares J, Ferreira AM, Feijoo JL, Suárez N, Hernández MC, Barrios E. In vitro deposition of hydroxyapatite on cortical bone collagen stimulated by deformation-induced piezoelectricity. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:941-8. [PMID: 17261065 DOI: 10.1021/bm060828z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the present work, we have studied the effect of the piezoelectricity of elastically deformed cortical bone collagen on surface using a biomimetic approach. The mineralization process induced as a consequence of the piezoelectricity effect was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermally stimulated depolarization current (TSDC), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). SEM micrographs showed that mineralization occurred predominantly over the compressed side of bone collagen, due to the effect of piezoelectricity, when the sample was immersed in the simulated body fluid (SBF) in a cell-free system. The TSDC method was used to examine the complex collagen dielectric response. The dielectric spectra of deformed and undeformed collagen samples with different hydration levels were compared and correlated with the mineralization process followed by SEM. The dielectric measurements showed that the mineralization induced significant changes in the dielectric spectra of the deformed sample. DSC and TSDC results demonstrated a reduction of the collagen glass transition as the mineralization process advanced. The combined use of SEM, TSDC, and DSC showed that, even without osteoblasts present, the piezoelectric dipoles produced by deformed collagen can produce the precipitation of hydroxyapatite by electrochemical means, without a catalytic converter as occurs in classical biomimetic deposition.
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- Karem Noris-Suárez
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Valle de Sartenejas, Aptdo 89000, Caracas 1081-A, Venezuela.
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Figueiró SD, Macêdo AAM, Melo MRS, Freitas ALP, Moreira RA, de Oliveira RS, Góes JC, Sombra ASB. On the dielectric behaviour of collagen–algal sulfated polysaccharide blends: Effect of glutaraldehyde crosslinking. Biophys Chem 2006; 120:154-9. [PMID: 16337076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2005] [Revised: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 11/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this paper, impedance measurements in the frequency range from 10(-2) to 10(6) Hz are presented for collagen and algal sulfated polysaccharide crosslinked films. We are considering the development of new biomaterials which have potential applications in coating of cardiovascular prostheses, support for cellular growth and in systems for controlled drug delivery. The effect of crosslink sulfated polysaccharide on the physical chemical properties of collagen was studied using FT-infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dielectric spectroscopy. The resulting films crosslinked with glutaraldehyde (GA) in concentrations of 0.001% and 0.05% when analysed by DSC, showed that the GA treatment not only left the thermal stability of the collagen unaffected, but it also decreased the thermal transition energy. Dielectric spectroscopy shows that the effect of the crosslink on the blend film was associated to the decrease and stabilization of the dielectric permittivity at low frequencies and decreased its conductivity.
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- S D Figueiró
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Pietrucha K, Marzec E. Dielectric properties of the collagen–glycosaminoglycans scaffolds in the temperature range of thermal decomposition. Biophys Chem 2005; 118:51-6. [PMID: 16099587 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2005.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2005] [Revised: 07/14/2005] [Accepted: 07/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dielectric spectroscopy has been applied to study the decomposition process of unmodified collagen and chondroitin sulfate (CS)- and hyaluronic acid (HA)-modified collagen. Measurements were performed over the frequency range from 10 Hz to 100 kHz and at temperatures from 22 to 260 degrees C. According to the Kramers-Kronig relationship a dispersion is apparent in both epsilon' and epsilon'' for the three materials below 140 degrees C and at higher temperatures as a broad peak around 220-230 degrees C, respectively. The values of epsilon' and epsilon'' at the same temperature for constant frequency are higher in HA-modified collagen than in the unmodified collagen. However, small differences are shown in these parameters between CS-modified collagen and unmodified collagen. The observed dispersion around 220-230 degrees C corresponds to the decomposition of unmodified and CS- and HA-modified collagen. Power-low responses are observed for the frequency dependence of ac conductivity for unmodified and modified collagen. The behaviour observed for temperature dependencies of the exponent n for the three materials is considered to be related to the proton polarization and conduction processes.
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- K Pietrucha
- Institute of Polimer and Dye Technology, Technical University of Łódź, Stefanowskiego 12/16, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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Dielectric spectroscopy has been applied to study aspects of the organization of water in selected animal tissues (tendon, bone and horn). The measurements of the relative permittivity epsilon' and the dielectric loss epsilon'' were carried over the frequency range of 10-100 kHz and at temperatures from 22 to 240 degrees C. The water content was 10% for bone and horn, and 22% for tendon by mass at room temperature at a relative humidity of 70%. The temperature dependencies of epsilon' and epsilon'' reveal distinctively the temperature ranges corresponding to the release of water in temperatures up to about 200 degrees C for all tissues and the melting of the crystalline structure only for tendon and horn, above this temperature. The frequency dependencies of epsilon' and epsilon'' show a remarkable dispersion in the low-frequency at selected temperatures up to 200 degrees C for all tissues due to the release of the loosely and strongly bound water. The results were discussed in terms of the interfacial (Maxwell-Wagner) polarization and polarization mechanism involving hopping charge carriers interacting with the bound water molecules. The information on the effect of temperature, water content and frequency of the electromagnetic field on the dielectric behaviour of the tissues studied is of importance in the design and construction of medical diagnostic or therapeutic instruments based on the use of electric signals.
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- E Marzec
- Department of Biophysics, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznań, Poland.
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Samouillan V, Dandurand J, Lacabanne C, Thoma RJ, Adams A, Moore M. Comparison of chemical treatments on the chain dynamics and thermal stability of bovine pericardium collagen. J Biomed Mater Res A 2003; 64:330-8. [PMID: 12522820 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A new approach for the replacement of heart valves consists of obtaining an acellular matrix from animal aortic valves that performs mechanically, is nonantigenic, and is free from calcification and fibroblast proliferation. Novel biochemical treatments must be developed for this purpose. In this work, we focus on the characterization of collagen in acellular bovine cardiovascular tissues, fresh or glutaraldehyde treated, and stored in different solutions [phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), ethanol, octanol, and glutaraldehyde], to determine whether the resulting fibrous material is structurally preserved. The preservation of the triple helical structure of collagen is checked by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), which is a well suited technique to analyze thermal transitions in proteins, such as denaturation. To get insight into the molecular dynamics of collagen in the nanometric range, we used thermally stimulated currents, a dielectric technique running at low frequency, that measure the dipolar reorientations in proteins submitted to a static electrical field. The combined use of these two techniques allowed us to evaluate the physical structure and conformation of collagen after the different chemical treatments. We have found that the glutaraldehyde treatment followed by octanol storage preserves the triple helical conformation of the polypeptidic chains of collagen, contrary to the ethanol and PBS storage that induce drastic changes in the thermal and dielectric behavior of the protein. Moreover, this particular chemical treatment stabilizes the collagen structure (shift toward high temperature of the collagen denaturation and stiffening of the chains by a cross-linking action) when compared to the control sample, and so could provide interesting fibrous material for the conception of bioprosthetic heart valve.
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- V Samouillan
- Laboratoire de Physique des Polymères, CIRIMAT UMR-5085, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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