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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 134, Issue -, Pages 438-447Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.08.021
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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate); Chitosan; Biocompatibility; Antibacterial activity
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The antibacterial activity and biocompatibility of membranes of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and chitosan (CS) (PHBV)/CS) were evaluated in this study. Maleic anhydride (MA)-grafted polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV-g-MA) was evaluated as an alternative to PHBV. Mouse tail skin fibroblasts (FBs) were seeded on two series of these films to assess cytocompatibility. Collagen and cell proliferation analyses indicated that PHBV, PHBV-g-MA and their composite membranes were biocompatible with respect to FB proliferation. However, FB proliferation, collagen production and the percentage of normal cells growing on PHBV/CS membranes were greater than those for PHBV-g-MA/CS membranes. Cell-cycle and apoptosis assays by FBs on the PHBV-series membrane samples were not affected by DNA content related to damage; i.e. rapid apoptosis/necrosis was not observed, demonstrating the potential of PHBV/CS or PHBV-g-MA/CS membranes for biomedical material applications. Moreover, CS-based polysaccharide enhanced the Escherichia coli (BCRC 10239) antibacterial activity of the membranes. Membranes of PHBV-g-MA or PHBV containing CS-based polysaccharide had better antibacterial activity. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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