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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 95, Issue 12, Pages 2277-2280Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.09.005
Keywords
Cellulose hydrogel; Periodate oxidation; Dialdehyde cellulose; Enzymatic degradation; Biomaterials
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- Kyung Hee University [KHU-20090756]
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The cellulose-based hydrogel with abundant aldehyde groups was prepared by periodate oxidation of cellulose hydrogel prepared by dissolution-regeneration of cellulose by aqueous LiOH/urea solvent. Aldehyde groups could be introduced retaining the nanoporosity of the cellulose gel. The enzymatic degradation of three grades of oxidized cellulose hydrogel, with aldehyde contents of 3.3, 81 and 18.6 per 100 glucose unit, was carried out using solutions containing cellulase and beta-glucosidase at 37 degrees C up to 48 h. The degradation of oxidized gels was remarkably slower than that of original cellulose gel, depending strongly on the degree of oxidation. The portion except for the amount of glucose released was greater than the degree of oxidation, but became closer to the latter with increase in the degree of oxidation. This behavior can be interpreted in terms of the enzymatic recognition of the chemically modified cellulose chains. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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