Synthesis and characterization of UV curable biocompatible hydrophilic copolymers containing siloxane units. 2023

Saulutė Budrienė, and Tatjana Kochanė, and Neringa Žurauskaitė, and Evaldas Balčiūnas, and Ieva Rinkūnaitė, and Karolis Jonas, and Raimondas Širmenis, and Virginija Bukelskienė, and Daiva Baltriukienė
Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Tissues are highly three-dimensional structure complexes composed of different cell types and their interactions. One of the main challenges in tissue engineering is the inability to produce large, highly perfused scaffolds in which cells can grow at a high cell density and viability. Poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) is used as a flexible, biocompatible cell culture substrate with tunable mechanical properties. However, its fragility and hydrophobicity still pose a challenge. Here, we present a new strategy for the three-step one-pot synthesis of novel biocompatible hydrophilic copolymers containing siloxane units. In the first step, free radical copolymerization of acrylic acid (AA), butyl methacrylate (BMA), and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) was carried out in dioxane (DO) solution in the presence of 2,2'-azodiisobutyronitrile (AIBN). In the second step, the copolymers were modified with diepoxypropoxypropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DE-PDMS), and in the third step, the copolymers were additionally modified with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). The modified copolymers were characterized by FTIR, NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Films of modified copolymers were prepared by UV curing. SEM studies revealed microphase separated morphology with distribution of PDMS domains. The mechanical properties of the films depended on the amount of incorporated silicone modifier. The films were more hydrophilic than PDMS films. All novel copolymers showed high biocompatibility.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011108 Polymers Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS). Polymer
D001672 Biocompatible Materials Synthetic or natural materials, other than DRUGS, that are used to replace or repair any body TISSUES or bodily function. Biomaterials,Bioartificial Materials,Hemocompatible Materials,Bioartificial Material,Biocompatible Material,Biomaterial,Hemocompatible Material,Material, Bioartificial,Material, Biocompatible,Material, Hemocompatible
D012828 Silicones A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers. (From Merck Index, 12th ed) Silicone
D012833 Siloxanes Silicon polymers that contain alternate silicon and oxygen atoms in linear or cyclic molecular structures. Polysiloxane,Polysiloxanes,Siloxane
D057927 Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions The thermodynamic interaction between a substance and WATER. Hydrophilic Interactions,Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Interactions,Hydrophilicity,Hydrophobic Interactions,Hydrophobicity,Hydrophilic Interaction,Hydrophilicities,Hydrophobic Interaction,Hydrophobicities,Interaction, Hydrophilic,Interaction, Hydrophobic,Interactions, Hydrophilic,Interactions, Hydrophobic

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