Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) participates in various physiological and pathophysiological processes, for example, as a cell messenger and as an antimicrobial agent of the cell-mediated immune response. The development of NO-releasing materials to carry and deliver NO for biomedical applications has gained immense attention. NO-releasing perfluorooctane (PFO) microemulsion (ME) has been prepared using a simple and time-saving method. Perfluorocarbon (PFC) liquids are halogen-substituted carbon nonpolar oils with enhanced NO gas dissolution capacity. The solubility of NO in PFC liquids is higher than that in water-based fluids. Liquid-gas solubility is governed by Henry's Law. The cytotoxicity of the NO-unloaded and NO-loaded PFO MEs toward human dermal fibroblast (HDF) was evaluated. The results showed that the NO-loaded PFO ME was highly biocompatible. On the other hand, at high concentrations the NO-releasing PFO ME accelerated the bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) death unlike the NO-unloaded PFO ME. Hence, NO-releasing PFO MEs are suitable for biomedical applications such as wound healing and antibacterial agents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1378-1383 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 Mar 11 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was also supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT for First-Mover Program for Accelerating Disruptive Technology Development (NRF-2018M3C1B9066755). This research was also supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2017R1E1A1A01074343).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Chemical Society.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering