Katsakouli, C;
Jiang, X;
Lau, WK;
Rohn, JL;
Edirisinghe, M;
(2019)
Generating Antibacterial Microporous Structures Using Microfluidic Processing.
ACS Omega
, 4
(1)
pp. 2225-2233.
10.1021/acsomega.8b02573.
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of microfluidic techniques to generate microporous structures, with potential utility as scaffolds, with a highly uniform architecture, possessing an antibacterial activity. Scaffolds were prepared by introducing N2 gas to gelatin (GE)-water or gelatin/hyaluronic acid (GE/HA)-water mixtures to form microbubbles at the interface. The effect of solution temperature on microbubble stability and their structural integrity were studied. A solution temperature of 40 °C produced the best results due to the higher solution viscosity. The effect of different cross-linking concentrations on scaffold swelling ratio was investigated. A concentration of 5% glutaraldehyde was found to be optimal and was chosen to cross-link structure and conduct subsequent degradation and antibacterial experiments. HA was incorporated into the scaffolds owing to its ability to make stable and highly absorbent scaffolds. This led to a decrease in the degradation rate and the introduction of an antibacterial effect. This effect could be further enhanced with the inclusion of lactoferrin. This work is the first reported attempt for making antibacterial GE/HA scaffolds by using microfluidics.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Generating Antibacterial Microporous Structures Using Microfluidic Processing |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsomega.8b02573 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02573 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Renal Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10068478 |
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