Abstract
Because nitric oxide (NO) gas is an endogenously produced signaling molecule related to numerous physiological functions, manystudies have been conducted to develop NO delivery systems for potential biomedical applications. However, NO is a reactive radical gas molecule that has a very short life-time and readily transforms into nitrogen oxide species via reaction with oxygen species. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an NO delivery carrier that allows local release of the NO gas at the site of application. In this study, Laponite (LP) nanoclay was used to fabricate an NO delivery carrier through the formation of Laponite-polyamine (LP-PAn) composites. The Laponite clay and pentaethylenehexamine (PEHA) formed a macromolecular structure by electrostatic interaction and the nitric oxide donor, N-diazeniumdiolate (NONOates), was synthesized into the LP-PAn composite. We investigated the conformation of the LP-PAn composite structure and the NO donor formation by ζ potential, X-ray diffraction, and UV-vis and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopies and also by analyzing the NO release profile. Additionally, we confirmed the applicability in biomedical applications via a cell viability and in vitro endothelial cell tube formation assay.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2096-2103 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Biomacromolecules |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Jun 8 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI18C2021) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2017R1E1A1A01074343). This work was supported by the UK-Korea Partnering Award jointly funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) (grant number MC_PC_18015). J.I.D. gratefully acknowledges fellowship funding from the EPSRC (grant number EP/L010259/1).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI18C2021) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2017R1E1A1A01074343). This work was supported by the UK-Korea Partnering Award jointly funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) (grant number MC_PC_18015). J.I.D. gratefully acknowledges fellowship funding from the EPSRC (grant number EP/L010259/1).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Bioengineering
- Biomaterials
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry