Preparation and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates macroporous scaffold through enzyme-mediated modifications

Ansari, Nor Faezah and Abdullah, Amirul Al-Ashraf (2013) Preparation and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates macroporous scaffold through enzyme-mediated modifications. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 170 (3). pp. 690-709. ISSN 0273-2289

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Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are hydrophobic biodegradable thermoplastics that have received considerable attention in biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility, mechanical properties, and biodegradability. In this study, the degradation rate was regulated by optimizing the interaction of parameters that influence the enzymatic degradation of P(3HB) film using response surface methodology (RSM). The RSM model was experimentally validated yielding a maximum 21 % weight loss, which represents onefold increment in percentage weight loss in comparison with the conventional method. By using the optimized condition, the enzymatic degradation by an extracellular PHA depolymerase from Acidovorax sp. DP5 was studied at 37 °C and pH 9.0 on different types of PHA films with various monomer compositions. Surface modification of scaffold was employed using enzymatic technique to create highly porous scaffold with a large surface to volume ratio, which makes them attractive as potential tissue scaffold in biomedical field. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the surface of salt-leached films was more porous compared with the solvent-cast films, and hence, increased the degradation rate of salt-leached films. Apparently, enzymatic degradation behaviors of PHA films were determined by several factors such as monomer composition, crystallinity, molecular weight, porosity, and roughness of the surface. The hydrophilicity and water uptake of degraded salt-leached film of P(3HB-co-70%4HB) were enhanced by incorporating chitosan or alginate. Salt-leached technique followed by partial enzymatic degradation would enhance the cell attachment and suitable for biomedical as a scaffold.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8327/62129
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Enzymatic degradation, PHA depolymerase, Experimental design, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Surface modification
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science
Depositing User:	DR NOR FAEZAH ANSARI
Date Deposited:	23 Apr 2018 11:42
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2018 11:42
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/62129

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