Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 11, Issue 42, Pages 38373-38384Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08757
Keywords
Bioadhesives; Hemostatic; Bioionic liquid; Hydrogels; Traumatic injury
Funding
- Rowan University Startup fund
- NSF [1919092]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Industrial Innovation & Partnersh [1919092] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Adhesion to wet and dynamic surfaces is vital for many biomedical applications. However, the development of effective tissue adhesives has been challenged by the required combination of properties, which includes mechanical similarity to the native tissue, high adhesion to wet surfaces, hemostatic properties, biodegradability, high bio-compatibility, and ease of use. In this study, we report a novel bioinspired design with bioionic liquid (BIL) conjugated polymers to engineer multifunctional highly sticky, biodegradable, biocompatible, and hemostatic adhesives. Choline-based BIL is a structural precursor of the phospholipid bilayer in the cell membrane. We show that the conjugation of choline molecules to naturally derived polymers (i.e., gelatin) and synthetic polymers (i.e., polyethylene glycol) significantly increases their adhesive strength and hemostatic properties. Synthetic or natural polymers and BILs were mixed at room temperature and cross-linked via visible light photopolymerization to make hydrogels with tunable mechanical, physical, adhesive, and hemostatic properties. The hydrogel adhesive exhibits a close to 50% decrease in the total blood volume loss in tail cut and liver laceration rat animal models compared to the control. This technology platform for adhesives is expected to have further reaching application vistas from tissue repair to wound dressings and the attachment of flexible electronics.
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