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We have presented that attachment of MSP-MA-HAp-ALN to the polymeric matrix minimizes the initial burst effect and provides a protracted release of ALN (up to 22 days) the biological evaluation in vitro evoked the capability of the ensued organisations to promote bone remodeling. Developed materials might potentially serve as scaffolds that after implantation will fill up bone mars of various origin (osteoporosis, tumour resection, strokes) providing the favourable circumstances for bone regeneration and stomaching the infections' treatment.A Thermoresponsive injectable drug delivery system of chitosan/β-glycerophosphate with gellan gum/alginate microparticles.The development of new Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) by comprising microparticles within hydrogels can prolong the release rate of drugs and/or other bioactive brokers. In this study, we combined gellan gum/alginate microparticles within a thermoresponsive chitosan (Ch) hydrogel with β-Glycerophosphate (β-GP), contriving the system to be in the sol state at 21 °C and in the gel state at 37 °C to enable the injectability of the system. The system was in the sol state between 10 °C and 21 °C.
Higher densenessses of β-GP (0, 2, 3, 4, 5 w/v%) and microparticles (0, 2 and 5 w/v%) permited a faster sol-gel transition with higher mechanical strength at 37 °C the sol-gel transition was not instantaneous. The release profile of methylene blue (MB) from the microparticles was significantly shamed by their incorporation in Ch/β-GP hydrogels, only countenancing the release of 60-70 % of MB for 6 days, while the microparticles alone turned all the MB in 48 h. The proposed system did not present cytotoxicity to VERO cell ancestrys as a preliminary assay, with the Ch/β-GP/GG:Alg possessing >90 % of cellular viability. The purported Ch/β-GP system raised to have a delaying effect on drug release and biocompatible properties, being a promising future DDS.The Biophysical Properties of Microalgal Cell Surfaces Govern Their Interactions with an Amphiphilic Chitosan Derivative Used for Flocculation and Flotation.Microalgae show great promise for farming valuable corpuscles like biofuels, but their large-scale production founts challenges, with harvesting being particularly expensive due to their low concentration in water, asking extensive treatment. While methods such as centrifugation and filtration have been proposed, their efficiency and cost-effectiveness are circumscribed postulating air-bubbles filching microalgae to the surface, provides a viable alternative, yet the repulsive interaction between bubbles and cellphones can hinder its effectiveness.
Previous research from our group purposed expending an amphiphilic chitosan derivative, polyoctyl chitosan (PO-chitosan), to functionalize bubbles used in dissolved air flotation (DAF). Molecular-scale disciplines executed expending atomic force microscopy (AFM) exposed that PO-chitosan's efficiency correlates with cell surface places, particularly hydrophobic ones, resurrecting the question of whether this molecule can in fact be used more generally to harvest different microalgae. valuating this, we used a different strain of Chlorella vulgaris and first characterized its surface properties practicing AFM. Results designated that cubicles were hydrophilic but could still interact with PO-chitosan on bubble opens through a different mechanism established on specific interactions. Although force layers were low, flotation resulted in 84% separation, which could be excused by the presence of AOM (algal organic matter) that also interacts with functionalized bubbles, enhancing the overall separation flocculation was also evidenced to be efficient and pH-independent, exhibiting the potential of PO-chitosan for reaping microalgae with different cell surface properties and thus for further sustainable large-scale diligences.Evaluation of Chemical and Biological Properties of Biodegradable Composites established on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Chitosan.In this study, composite pictures and scaffolds of polyester poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and polysaccharide chitosan prevailed via a simple and reproducible going method expending acetic acid as a solvent were considered.