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Facile synthesis of extremely biocompatible double-network hydrogels based on chitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol) with enhanced mechanical properties

Pourjavadi, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2018

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1002/app.45752
  3. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2018
  4. Abstract:
  5. An easy and ecofriendly method for designing double-network (DN) hydrogels based on chitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with high mechanical performance is described. When covalent bonds in the networks are used as crosslinking agents in the achievement of a higher mechanical strength, the irreversible deformation of these hydrogels after a large force is applied is still one of the most important obstacles. To overcome this problem, we used physical crosslinking for both networks. The mechanical strength, surface morphology, and cytotoxicity of the films were studied by tensile testing, scanning electron microscopy analysis, and an MTT assay. The synthesized chitosan–PVA DN hydrogels showed a large improvement in the tensile strength to 11.52 MPa with an elongation of 265.6%. The surface morphologies of the films demonstrated the effective interactions between the two networks and a suitable porosity. Also, because of the use of a natural polymer and honey as a plasticizer, the cell culture indicated that the synthesized DN hydrogels had good biocompatibility (with 327.49 ± 11.22% viability) and could be used as capable biomaterials. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018, 135, 45752. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
  6. Keywords:
  7. Biocompatibility ; Biomaterials ; Cell culture ; Chitin ; Chitosan ; Crosslinking ; Hydrogels ; Mechanical properties ; Polysaccharides ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Surface morphology ; Tensile strength ; Tensile testing ; Biodegradable ; Cross linking agents ; Double-network hydrogels ; Effective interactions ; Irreversible deformation ; Mechanical performance ; Physical crosslinking ; Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) ; Polyvinyl alcohols
  8. Source: Journal of Applied Polymer Science ; Volume 135, Issue 7 , 2018 ; 00218995 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/app.45752