RESUMEN
Conformational changes and specific interactions in the collagen/hyaluronic acid blends were studied by two-dimensional infrared correlation spectroscopy with the interruption of the component of hyaluronic acid in collagen/ hyaluronic acid blends. It was found that the synchronous cross-peaks, derived from stretching vibrations of C=O at 1 694 cm(-1), wagging of N-H at 1 524 cm(-1) and in-plane deformation of N-H at 1 241 cm(-1) of collagen, were indicative of local conformational changes of collagen. The synchronous negative cross-peak between stretching vibrations of C-OH of hyaluronic acid at 1 045 cm(-1) and streching vibrations of C=O of collagen at 1 694 cm(-1) suggested that the interaction of hydrogen bonding existing between O-H of HA and C=O of collagen with the content of HA varied from 0% to 50%. With the content of HA more than 50%, the cross-peak at 1 045 cm(-1) disappeared in synchronous correlation spectra while the intensity of cross-peak at (1 694, 1 524), (1 694, 1 241), (1 524, 1 241) increased, which indicated that no interaction was found between O-H of HA and collagen, however, the interactions of hydrogen bonding existed between C=O of HA and N-H of collagen, resulting in the conformational changes of collagen.
