Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocomposite Hydrogel Based on Alginate/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Loaded with Linum usitatissimum Extract as a Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffold
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Extraction and Characterization of Purified Extract from Aerial Part of Linumusitatisimum
2.2. Synthesis of Hydrogel Nanocomposite
2.3. Characterization Studies
2.3.1. Characterization of nHA
2.3.2. Morphology and Microstructure of Hydrogel Nanocomposite
2.3.3. Elemental Analysis
2.3.4. FTIR Spectroscopy
2.4. Swelling Behavior
2.5. LOH Entrapment Efficiency (EE) and Loading Capacity (LC)
2.6. Release Behavior of LOH
2.7. In Vitro Results
2.7.1. Hemocompatibility Assay
2.7.2. Antioxidant Activities
2.7.3. Cell Proliferation Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Extraction, Purification, and Characterization of Extract from the Aerial Parts of Linum Usitatisimum
4.2.1. Extraction and Purification
4.2.2. Determination of the Total Phenolic Content
4.2.3. Determination of Total Flavonoids Content
4.3. Preparation of the Nanocomposite Hydrogels
4.4. Spectral Characterization of the Synthesized Alg/nHA/LOH
4.5. Morphological and Structural Analyses
4.6. Swelling Studies
4.7. Entrapment Efficiency (EE) and Loading Capacity (LC)
4.8. Release Study
4.9. In Vitro Evaluations
4.9.1. Hemolysis Assay
4.9.2. Antioxidant Activities Measurement
4.9.3. Cell Proliferation Measurement
4.10. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Entrapment Efficacy (%) | Loading Capacity (%) |
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Alg/LOH/nHA 7% | 55.07 | 1.47 |
Alg/LOH/nHA 14% | 61.47 | 1.71 |
Alg/LOH/nHA 21% | 63.66 | 1.80 |
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Mohammadpour, M.; Samadian, H.; Moradi, N.; Izadi, Z.; Eftekhari, M.; Hamidi, M.; Shavandi, A.; Quéro, A.; Petit, E.; Delattre, C.; et al. Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocomposite Hydrogel Based on Alginate/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Loaded with Linum usitatissimum Extract as a Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffold. Mar. Drugs 2022, 20, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20010020
Mohammadpour M, Samadian H, Moradi N, Izadi Z, Eftekhari M, Hamidi M, Shavandi A, Quéro A, Petit E, Delattre C, et al. Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocomposite Hydrogel Based on Alginate/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Loaded with Linum usitatissimum Extract as a Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffold. Marine Drugs. 2022; 20(1):20. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20010020
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohammadpour, Mahnaz, Hadi Samadian, Nader Moradi, Zhila Izadi, Mahdieh Eftekhari, Masoud Hamidi, Amin Shavandi, Anthony Quéro, Emmanuel Petit, Cédric Delattre, and et al. 2022. "Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocomposite Hydrogel Based on Alginate/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Loaded with Linum usitatissimum Extract as a Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffold" Marine Drugs 20, no. 1: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20010020