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Objective To study the effect of three kinds of commonly used liquid culture media for in vitro cell experiments on elastic modulus of breast cancer cells, so as to provide references for developing novel diagnosis and treatment approach of tumour based on mechanics principles. Methods The elastic modulus and adhesion force of breast cancer cells MCF7 to atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes in phosphate buffered solution(PBS), Dulbecco’s modified eagle media (DMEM) and DMEM+10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) were measured using AFM technology. Results The elastic moduli of breast cancer cells in PBS, DMEM and DMEM+10% FBS were 2.59, 2.11 and 1.59 kPa, respectively. The cell adhesion forces in the above three kinds of liquid medium environment were 63.81, 66.09 and 121.97 pN, respectively. Cell adhesion force in DMEM+10%FBS was significantly different from that of the other two kinds of liquid media. Conclusions There are significant differences in elastic modulus of breast cancer cells in three kinds of liquid media. The difference between DMEM and DMEM+10%FBS might be caused by the different adhesion force caused by serum proteins in the media, and the difference between DMEM and PBS might be attributed to the difference in pH of the media.
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Objective: With Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin as the main film-forming materials, Erhuangsan was developed into a sustained-release double-layer membrane for vagina. Method: Taking hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose(HPMC) and Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin as the film-forming materials of Coptidis Rhizoma-Alumen membrane layer, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC-Na) and Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin as the film-forming materials of Catechu membrane layer, glycerol as plasticizer, Erhuangsan Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin sustained release double-layer membrane was prepared.Central composite design-response surface methodology was used to optimize formulation of this preparation with appearance quality score, adhesion force and in vitro cumulative release as indexes. Result: Optimum formulation of Catechu membrane layer was 1.61% of CMC-Na, 3.81% of Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin and 8.49% of glycerol;optimum formulation of Coptidis Rhizoma-Alumen membrane layer was 1.15% of HPMC, 3.41% of Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin and 10.02% of glycerol. Conclusion: The optimized formulation is stable and feasible.Erhuangsan Bletillae Rhizoma gelatin sustained release double-layer membrane has characteristics of advanced dosage form and convenient use, providing a feasible modern Chinese medicine preparation for treatment of cervical cancer, and accumulating data for the research of Chinese medicine film agent.
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Objective: The volatile oil of Ligusticum chuanxiong was made into microcapsule as intermediate and applied to gel paste to solve the instability characteristics of L. chuanxiong oil (LCO). The formulation and in vitro transdermal rate were optimized and the pharmacodynamics was preliminary studied. Methods: D-optimal mixture design was adopted, and initial adhesion, adhesion holding and peeling strength were used as evaluation indexes to optimize the preparation process. The in vitro transdermal behavior of ligustilide was studied by Franz in vitro transdermal test instrument. The efficacy was evaluated by acetic acid writhing experiment. Results: The optimal prescription of LCO microcapsule analgesic gel patch was as follow: NP700, glycerin, hydroxyaluminum, kaolin, azone, tartaric acid, microcapsule PVPK30, 0.5% capom 940 was 1.250, 5.000, 0.025, 0.250, 0.600, 0.025, 1.000, and 2.700 g, respectively. Ligustilide transdermal rate in the gel patch was 5.129 7 μg/(cm2∙h). The retention rate of high temperature, high humidity and strong light irradiation on the 5th and 10th day was 93.17%, 91.21%, 98.94%, 92.36%, 68.03%, and 60.78%, respectively, and the analgesic rate was 63.14%. Conclusion: The optimal prescription of the gel patch had good viscosity, which solved the problem that ligustilide was difficult to be applied to the gel patches due to the instability of LCO and provided a reference for the application of volatile oil to new dosage forms such as gel patch.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of CD44 fucosylation on fluid adhesion force of rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs).
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Objective To observe the morphology of ethanol-wet dentin surfaces and detect their nano-scale adhesion force (Fad) by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in order to explore the potential mechanism of ethanol-wet bonding in improving clinical dentin bonding effectiveness.Methods Dentin slices from human premolar roots were prepared into flat ones, polished, and then randomly divided into five groups.All the specimens were acid-etched, rinsed, and left moist.They were then treated with 100％ ethanol for 0s (control group), 20s, 60s, 3×60s, or stepwise ethanol application.Afterwards, each group was scanned for the morphology in air and the Fad was probed by AFM.One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey`s test was employed for multiple comparisons using SPSS16.0.Results Compared with control group, ethanol-wet dentine produced a less undulating and relatively smooth surface topography.Ethanol-wet protocol significantly decreased the value of Fad in the experimental groups (P0.05).Conclusion When using AFM in air, ethanol-wet protocol with longer time can produce a less undulating and relatively smooth surface topography and decrease the Fad, whichindicates that the water saturated in dentin matrix was replaced more thoroughly by longer ethanol application time.This will benefit hydrophobicity of the dentin bonding interface.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>This study is to determine the common oral streptococcal adhesion forces by using composite resin and glass ionomer cement (GIC) with different degrees of surface roughness via atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis. The influence of surface roughness on bacterial adhesion force is also discussed.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Polishing and grinding were applied to obtain 300, 200, 100, and 10 nm surfaces of light-cured composite resin and GIC samples. Surface topography was assessed by AFM analysis. Initial colonizers (Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus mitis) and cariogenic bacterial strains (Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus) were used to obtain bacteria-modified AFM probes. The force-distance curves were also measured by AFM analysis to determine the adhesion forces of bacteria on the surfaces of the composite resin and GIC. Material surface roughness was analyzed using ANOVA, and adhesion forces were subjected to nonparametric analysis (Kruskal-Wallis test). Comparison among groups was performed by Dunn's test. Material surface roughness and bacterial adhesion forces were subjected to correlation analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Bacterial adhesion forces increased with increasing material roughness. The adhesion forces of the four bacterial species reached the maximum on the material surface of 300 nm. The adhesion force of Streptococcus mutans increased from 0.578 nN to 2.876 nN on GIC surfaces with 10 and 300 nm roughness. The adhesion forces of the four species on the surface of the composite resin were stronger than that of GIC. The initial colonizers exhibited stronger adhesion forces to different materials than the cariogenic strains. Intergroup differences were evident on the 200 and 300 nm material surfaces.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The surface roughness of the material significantly affected the bacterial adhesion forces, and a significant linear correlation existed between both factors. The bacterial adhesion forces of the GIC were lower than that of the composite resin. Furthermore, surface roughness exhibited less influence on the cariogenic strains than that on the initial colonizers.</p>
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Bacterial Adhesion , Composite Resins , Dental Materials , Glass Ionomer Cements , Microscopy, Atomic Force , Streptococcus mutans , Streptococcus sobrinus , Surface PropertiesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:To optimize the matrix formula of Lanlian ertong qingre cataplasm. METHODS:Taking adhesion force,peel strength and sensory description as index,the ratio of matrix framework material(sodium polyacrylate-gan hydroxyl alu-minum-tartaric acid-glycerin) was optimized with orthogonal test. The single factor test was adopted to select adhesive and filler;the amount of penetrating agent azone was screened using the in vitro penetration amount of phillyrin. RESULTS:The best matrix ratio of Lanlian ertong qingre cataplasm was sodium polyacrylate-gan hydroxyl aluminum-tartaric acid-glycerin(4.0:0.8:0.4:15);PVP K-90 was used as adhesive,and bolus alba as filler;penetration enhancers azone accounted for 2.0%. Validation test showed, prepared cataplasm had good appearance,could stick on the 5th or the 6th ball;it's peel strength was 7.5 N;all RSDs of score were lower than 4%(n=3). CONCLUSIONS:The optimized matrix formula of Lanlian ertong qingre cataplasm is simple,stable and good in molding.