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Tissue Eng Part C Methods ; 26(2): 132-141, 2020 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31847754

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Adequate sterilization procedures for soft biomaterials such as hydrogels are known to be challenging. These materials are delicate in structure, making them sensitive to harsh conditions and prone to damage. In this study, a suitable sterilization method for hydrogels composed of tri(ethylene glycol)-functionalized polyisocyanopeptides (PIC) was explored. These high biomimetic hydrogels are temperature and strain sensitive and have been presented as novel cell culturing matrices, wound dressings, and drug carriers. The methods that were investigated include autoclaving, γ-irradiation, ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation, and supercritical CO2 (scCO2) treatment. The results show that autoclaving and γ-irradiation have deleterious effects on the gelation behavior and mechanical characteristics of PIC. For γ-irradiation, cooling the gels on dry ice alleviated this negative impact, but not sufficiently enough to make the method viable. In contrast, UV light and scCO2 treatment do not affect the mechanical properties of the PIC gels. Studies with gels inoculated with 107 CFU/mL Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus show that only scCO2 is capable of successfully sterilizing PIC hydrogels by achieving a 6-log reduction in bacterial load. It was concluded that, within the range of tested techniques, the sterilization of PIC is limited to scCO2.


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Materiais Biomiméticos/química , Dióxido de Carbono/farmacologia , Dipeptídeos/química , Hidrogéis/química , Nitrilas/química , Staphylococcus aureus/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Esterilização/métodos , Dióxido de Carbono/química , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos da radiação , Raios Ultravioleta
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