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Biocompatible Bacterial Cellulose-Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Nanocomposite Films

dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Andrea G. P. R.
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Ana R. P
dc.contributor.authorAlonso Varona, Ana Isabel
dc.contributor.authorDe Matos Fernandes, Susana
dc.contributor.authorPalomares Casado, Teodoro
dc.contributor.authorRubio-Azpeitia, Eva
dc.contributor.authorBarros-Timmons, Ana
dc.contributor.authorSilvestre, Armando J. D
dc.contributor.authorNeto, Carlos Pascoal
dc.contributor.authorFreire, Carmen S. R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-27T18:56:50Z
dc.date.available2014-01-27T18:56:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.identifier.citationBioMed Research International 2013 : (2013) // Article ID 698141es
dc.identifier.issn2314-6133
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/11289
dc.description.abstractA series of bacterial cellulose-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) nanocomposite films was prepared by in situ radical polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), using variable amounts of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) as crosslinker. Thin films were obtained, and their physical, chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties were evaluated. The films showed improved translucency compared to BC and enhanced thermal stability and mechanical performance when compared to poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA). Finally, BC/PHEMA nanocomposites proved to be nontoxic to human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) and thus are pointed as potential dry dressings for biomedical applications.es
dc.description.sponsorshipAndrea G. P. R. Figueiredo and Susana C. M. Fernandes thank the Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (Portugal) for their Scientific Research Grants (SFRH/BPD/63219/2009 and SFRH/BPD/70119/2010, resp.), cofinancing by POPH/ESF Program. The authors thank CICECO (Pest-C/CTM/LA0011/2013) and FCT for funding within the scope of the "National Program for Scientific reequipment," Rede/1509/RME/2005, REEQ/515/CTM/2005, and University of the Basque Country for financial support (UPV/EHU, Project GIU 10/16). The authors also acknowledge the technical and human support of General Research Services (SGIker) from the UPV/EHU for the SEM analysis.es
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationes
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses
dc.subjectcellulosees
dc.subjecthydrogelses
dc.subjectcompositeses
dc.subjectscaffoldses
dc.subjectdiffusiones
dc.subjectdeliveryes
dc.subjectphemaes
dc.titleBiocompatible Bacterial Cellulose-Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Nanocomposite Filmses
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2013 Andrea G. P. R. Figueiredo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.es
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2013/698141/es
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2013/698141
dc.departamentoesCirugía, radiología y medicina físicaes_ES
dc.departamentoesIngeniería química y del medio ambientees_ES
dc.departamentoeuKirurgia,erradiologia eta medikuntza fisikoaes_ES
dc.departamentoeuIngeniaritza kimikoa eta ingurumenaren ingeniaritzaes_ES


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