A new hyaluronan derivative modified with β-cyclodextrin units (CD-HA) was prepared via the click reaction between propargylated hyaluronan and monoazido-cyclodextrin (CD) to achieve a degree of substitution of 4%. The modified hyaluronan was characterized by 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and size exclusion chromatography. Subsequent 1H-NMR and isothermal calorimetric titration experiments revealed that the CD units on CD-HA can form virtual 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 complexes with one-, two-, and three-site adamantane-based guests, respectively. These results imply that the CD-HA chains used the multitopic guests to form a supramolecular cross-linked network. The free CD-HA polymer was readily restored by the addition of a competing macrocycle, which entrapped the cross-linking guests. Thus, we demonstrated that the new CD-HA polymer is a promising component for the construction of chemical stimuli-responsive supramolecular architectures.

• Klíčová slova
• click reaction, cyclodextrin, host-guest systems, sodium hyaluronan, supramolecular network,
• MeSH
• beta-cyklodextriny chemická syntéza   chemie   MeSH
• click chemie MeSH
• kalorimetrie MeSH
• kyselina hyaluronová chemická syntéza   chemie   MeSH
• magnetická rezonanční spektroskopie MeSH
• molekulární struktura * MeSH
• polymery chemická syntéza   chemie   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• beta-cyklodextriny MeSH
• betadex MeSH Prohlížeč
• kyselina hyaluronová MeSH
• polymery MeSH

In the current study, we present methods of sodium hyaluronate, also denoted as hyaluronan (HA), nanofiber fabrication using a direct-current (DC) electric field. HA was spun in combination with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) and as a pure polymer. Nonaggressive solvents were used due to the possible use of the fibers in life sciences. The influences of polymer concentration, average molecular weight (Mw), viscosity, and solution surface tension were analyzed. HA and PVA were fluorescent-labeled in order to examine the electrospun structures using fluorescence confocal microscopy. In this study, two intermediate solvent mixtures that facilitate HA electrospinning were found. In the case of polymer co-electrospinning, the effect of the surfactant content on the HA/PVA electrospinning process, and the effect of HA Mw on HA/PEO nanofiber morphology, were examined, respectively.

• Klíčová slova
• electrospinning, fluorescence confocal microscopy, hyaluronan, intermediate solvent, nanofibers, poly(vinyl alcohol), polyethylene oxide,
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH