Complex film of chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose nanofibers

作者：Kawasaki Takuma; Nakaji Hirabayashi Tadashi; Masuyama Kazuhira; Fujita Satoshi; Kitano Hiromi^*

来源：Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces , 2016, 139: 95-99.

DOI：10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.11.056

• Anti-biofouling
• Carboxymethyl cellulose
• Chitosan
• Nanofiber film
• Polyion complex

A polymer film composed of a mixture of chitosan (Ch) and carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt (CMC) nanofibers was deposited on a glass surface. The thin film of the Ch-CMC mixture obtained was stable, and fibroblast adhesion to the film was lowest when the weight ratio of Ch to CMC was 4:6. The zeta-potential and contact angle of the mixture film indicated that a polyion complex of Ch and CMC was formed. The mechanical strength of the film composed of Ch-CMC nanofiber complexes was much higher than that of the film composed of Ch-water-soluble CMC complexes (non-nanofiber), likely because the entanglement of nanofibers was enhanced by electrostatic attractions. These results indicate that the charge-neutralized nanofiber film was highly effective in suppressing cell adhesion and therefore is a promising material for biomedical applications.

• 出版日期2016-3-1