Catechol-functionalized chitosan/pluronic hydrogels for tissue adhesives and hemostatic materials

Biomacromolecules. 2011 Jul 11;12(7):2653-9. doi: 10.1021/bm200464x. Epub 2011 Jun 7.

Abstract

Bioinspired from adhesion behaviors of mussels, injectable and thermosensitive chitosan/Pluronic composite hydrogels were synthesized for tissue adhesives and hemostatic materials. Chitosan conjugated with multiple catechol groups in the backbone was cross-linked with terminally thiolated Pluronic F-127 triblock copolymer to produce temperature-sensitive and adhesive sol-gel transition hydrogels. A blend mixture of the catechol-conjugated chitosan and the thiolated Pluronic F-127 was a viscous solution state at room temperature but became a cross-linked gel state with instantaneous solidification at the body temperature and physiological pH. The adhesive chitosan/Pluronic injectable hydrogels with remnant catechol groups showed strong adhesiveness to soft tissues and mucous layers and also demonstrated superior hemostatic properties. These chitosan/Pluronic hydrogels are expected to be usefully exploited for injectable drug delivery depots, tissue engineering hydrogels, tissue adhesives, and antibleeding materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Catechols / administration & dosage
  • Catechols / chemistry
  • Chitosan / administration & dosage
  • Chitosan / chemistry
  • Cross-Linking Reagents / administration & dosage*
  • Cross-Linking Reagents / chemical synthesis
  • Cross-Linking Reagents / chemistry
  • Hemostatics / administration & dosage*
  • Hemostatics / chemical synthesis
  • Hemostatics / chemistry
  • Hydrogels / administration & dosage*
  • Hydrogels / chemical synthesis
  • Hydrogels / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Models, Animal
  • Molecular Structure
  • Poloxamer / administration & dosage
  • Poloxamer / chemistry
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Temperature
  • Tissue Adhesives / administration & dosage*
  • Tissue Adhesives / chemical synthesis
  • Tissue Adhesives / chemistry

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Catechols
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Hemostatics
  • Hydrogels
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Poloxamer
  • Chitosan
  • catechol