Aim of this work was to investigate the influence of hyaluronic acid (HA) molecular weight on the thermogelation and biocompatibility of its blends with methyl cellulose in view of a possible application in drug delivery and/or wound healing. We found out that it was possible to obtain MC/HA blends showing a rheological behavior typical of a viscous solution at 20 °C and of a weak gel at 37 °C only when blending MC with low molecular weight HA. Moreover, the blends containing low molecular weight HA did not affect human foreskin fetal fibroblasts viability, proliferation and migration. On the contrary, the cell incubation with high molecular weight HA resulted in a marked and significant reduction of cell viability, compared to control cells. Finally, the optimized blends, in terms of rheological properties and biocompatibility, proved to be able to control and prolong bovine serum albumin release by a combined mechanism of platform dissolution and drug diffusion.

Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on the Thermogelation and Biocompatibility of its blends with Methyl Cellulose / Mayol, Laura; DE STEFANO, Daniela; DE FALCO, Francesca; Carnuccio, Rosa; Maiuri, MARIA CHIARA; DE ROSA, Giuseppe. - In: CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS. - ISSN 0144-8617. - 112:(2014), pp. 480-485. [10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.06.020]

Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on the Thermogelation and Biocompatibility of its blends with Methyl Cellulose

MAYOL, LAURA;DE STEFANO, DANIELA;DE FALCO, FRANCESCA;CARNUCCIO, ROSA;MAIURI, MARIA CHIARA;DE ROSA, GIUSEPPE
2014

Abstract

Aim of this work was to investigate the influence of hyaluronic acid (HA) molecular weight on the thermogelation and biocompatibility of its blends with methyl cellulose in view of a possible application in drug delivery and/or wound healing. We found out that it was possible to obtain MC/HA blends showing a rheological behavior typical of a viscous solution at 20 °C and of a weak gel at 37 °C only when blending MC with low molecular weight HA. Moreover, the blends containing low molecular weight HA did not affect human foreskin fetal fibroblasts viability, proliferation and migration. On the contrary, the cell incubation with high molecular weight HA resulted in a marked and significant reduction of cell viability, compared to control cells. Finally, the optimized blends, in terms of rheological properties and biocompatibility, proved to be able to control and prolong bovine serum albumin release by a combined mechanism of platform dissolution and drug diffusion.
2014
Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on the Thermogelation and Biocompatibility of its blends with Methyl Cellulose / Mayol, Laura; DE STEFANO, Daniela; DE FALCO, Francesca; Carnuccio, Rosa; Maiuri, MARIA CHIARA; DE ROSA, Giuseppe. - In: CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS. - ISSN 0144-8617. - 112:(2014), pp. 480-485. [10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.06.020]
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