Structural investigations of cross-linked hyaluronan
Structural investigations of cross-linked hyaluronan
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DOI:
10.1016/s0142-9612(01)00231-9
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
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14
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Bevilacqua, C
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作者:
Gamini, A;Paoletti, S;Bevilacqua, C
Structural properties of several cross-linked hyaluronan derivatives, obtained by scanning electron microscopy, monodimensional NMR microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering of synchrotron radiation, are presented and compared with those observed for non-modified hyaluronic acid, used as a reference material. The experimental results, obtained in different media, showed a consistent picture of the synthesized matrices. In particular. the presence of zones of denser polymeric material observed by electron microscopy resulted in a higher transversal relaxation rate of the bulk water protons as well as in a decrease of the diffusion coefficient obtained by NMR microscopy. Moreover, the presence of polymer junction zones gave rise to the appearance of a well-defined correlation peak in the pattern of intensity of the scattered X-radiation. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.