KR101421933B1 - Biodegradable Hybrid Hydrogel and Method for Preparing the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates not only to the use of an alkandiol diglycidyl ether as a crosslinking agent for crosslinking a biodegradable natural polymer having a hydroxy functional group but also as a solvent for a biodegradable synthetic polymer, By treating the natural polymer and the biodegradable synthetic polymer in a single phase, a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel in which the biodegradable synthetic polymer is contained within the crosslinked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer can be produced. In addition, the present invention can easily control the biodegradation characteristics of hybrid hydrogels by appropriately selecting biodegradable natural polymers and biodegradable synthetic polymers, and includes biodegradable synthetic polymers having a relatively longer biodegradation period than biodegradable natural polymers And thus has an effect of prolonging the biodegradation period.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel,

The present invention relates to a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel, And a biodegradable synthetic polymer contained in the cross-linked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer, and a method for producing the biodegradable hybrid hydrogel.

Hydrogels contain water in the polymer network and are widely used in tissue regeneration, cell therapy, and drug delivery. They are used in medical devices such as plastic fillers. Hydrogels include drugs and cells It is used for tissue regeneration.

Biodegradable natural polymers are mainly water-soluble water-soluble polymers, whereas biodegradable synthetic polymers such as poly (lactide-glacolide), polylactide, and polyglycolide have very limited organic solvents such as dioxane and acetone ≪ / RTI > Therefore, the hybrid hydrogel product composed of the water-soluble natural polymer and the synthetic polymer dissolved in the organic solvent is difficult to select the solvent capable of dissolving the two polymers and to select the crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking the natural polymer, It is difficult to prepare a hybrid hydrogel composed of a polymer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a biodegradable natural polymer and a biodegradable synthetic polymer dissolved in an organic solvent, which are mixed in a single phase, and the biodegradable natural polymer is cross- And a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel.

The present invention also provides a process for producing such a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel.

In order to achieve the above object, the biodegradable hybrid hydrogel according to the present invention is characterized in that the biodegradable natural polymer is crosslinked by the alkane diol diglycidyl ether, The biodegradable synthetic polymer that was present in a single phase is encapsulated and formed.

The biodegradable natural polymer may be selected from the group consisting of natural polymers having hydroxy functional groups such as hyaluronic acid, cellulose, chondroitin sulfate, heparin, collagen, and chitosan.

The biodegradable synthetic polymer preferably has a longer biodegradation period than the biodegradable natural polymer.

The biodegradable synthetic polymer may be selected from the group consisting of polylactide, polyglycolide, poly (lactide-glycollide) copolymer, polycaprolactone, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl alcohol.

The alkane diol diglycidyl ether may be butenediol diglycidyl ether or ethane diol diglycidyl ether.

The present invention also provides a method for producing the above biodegradable hybrid hydrogel. The process according to the present invention comprises the steps of preparing an aqueous solution of a biodegradable natural polymer having a hydroxy functional group, biodegrading the alkene diol diglycidyl ether which functions to crosslink the hydroxy functional groups of the biodegradable natural polymer Preparing a biodegradable natural polymer solution in which the biodegradable natural polymer is dissolved and forming a biodegradable natural polymer; and mixing the biodegradable natural polymer solution and the biodegradable synthetic polymer solution to crosslink the biodegradable natural polymer, And the biodegradable synthetic polymer is contained in the cross-linked structure of the biodegradable hybrid hydrogel to produce a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel.

The biodegradable natural polymer aqueous solution is preferably a basic aqueous solution.

The present invention can be used not only as a crosslinking agent for crosslinking an alkane diol diglycidyl ether with a biodegradable natural polymer having a hydroxy functional group, but also as a solvent for a biodegradable synthetic polymer to form a biodegradable natural polymer and a biodegradable The biodegradable hybrid hydrogel in which the biodegradable synthetic polymer is contained in the crosslinked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer can be prepared by treating the synthetic polymer in a single phase. In addition, the present invention can easily control the mechanical properties and biodegradation characteristics of hybrid hydrogels by appropriately selecting biodegradable natural polymers and biodegradable synthetic polymers, and it is possible to easily control the biodegradable natural polymers and the biodegradable synthetic polymers, It has an effect of extending the biodegradation period because it contains a polymer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a hyaluronic acid-poly (lactide-glicolide), a poly (lactide-glicolide), a butane diol diglycidyl ether (BDDE) Cellulose-poly (lactide-glacolide) hybrid support.
Fig. 2 is a digital image of hyaluronic acid, a hybrid hydrogel particle of hyaluronic acid-poly (lactide-glicolide) produced by the manufacturing method of one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the results of a comparison between the hyaluronic acid-poly (lactide-galactolide) (A) and the cellulose-poly (lactide-galactolide) (B) hybrid hydrogel particles . ≪ / RTI >
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the results of a comparison between the hyaluronic acid-poly (lactide-glicolide) hydrogel particles prepared by the manufacturing method of one embodiment of the present invention and the positive control Teflon and the solution released from the negative control latex. -Dimethylthiazol-2-yl) -2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) and Neutral red.
Fig. 5 is a result showing that the addition of carboxymethylcellulose to an acidic solution according to the evaluation method of one embodiment of the present invention leads to conversion to a neutral solution.
Fig. 6 is a result showing that the addition of hyaluronic acid to an acidic solution according to the evaluation method of one embodiment of the present invention leads to conversion to a neutral solution.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The present invention not only uses alkene diol diglycidyl ether as a crosslinking agent for crosslinking biodegradable natural polymers having a hydroxy functional group, but also as a solvent for a biodegradable synthetic polymer. Thus, a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel in which a biodegradable natural polymer and a biodegradable synthetic polymer dissolved in an organic solvent are treated in a single phase to form a biodegradable synthetic polymer inside the crosslinked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer is manufactured will be.

Accordingly, the method for producing a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel of the present invention comprises the steps of: preparing an aqueous solution of a biodegradable natural polymer having a hydroxy functional group; preparing an aqueous solution of an alkane diol Preparing a biodegradable synthetic polymer solution in which a biodegradable synthetic polymer is dissolved in a diglycidyl ether, and mixing the biodegradable natural polymer solution and the biodegradable synthetic polymer solution to form a crosslinked biodegradable natural polymer And the biodegradable synthetic polymer is contained in the cross-linked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer to prepare a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel.

Wherein the biodegradable natural polymer is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, cellulose, chondroitin sulfate, heparin, collagen, and chitosan, and the biodegradable natural polymer has a longer biodegradation period than the biodegradable natural polymer, Polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyglycolide, poly (lactide-glicolide) copolymer, polycaprolactone, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl alcohol. The biodegradable natural polymer aqueous solution is formed into a basic aqueous solution so that the biodegradable natural polymer is dissolved well in water and the hydroxy functional group of the biodegradable natural polymer reacts well with the alkane diol diglycidyl ether. In the alkane diol diglycidyl ether used in the present invention, the alkene diol moiety may be an alkane diol having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, but in particular, the alkene diol diglycidyl ether is a butene diol It is preferably a diglycidyl ether or an ethanediol diglycidyl ether. As the biodegradable synthetic polymer solution, an organic solvent such as dioxane may be used as a co-solvent. As a co-solvent, a polar solvent such as dioxane is preferable, although it is not particularly limited as long as it does not inhibit the cross-linking reaction of the alkane diol diglycidyl ether and does not phase-separate the reactants.

Since the biodegradable natural polymer having a hydroxy functional group is soluble in water and the biodegradable synthetic polymer is soluble in an organic solvent and can not form a single phase, a biodegradable natural polymer is biodegradable in a crosslinked structure of a biodegradable natural polymer A biodegradable hybrid hydrogel in which a synthetic polymer is contained and formed can not be produced. The present invention solves the above problems by using an alkane diol diglycidyl ether as a crosslinking agent for crosslinking between biodegradable natural polymers having a hydroxy functional group and also as a solvent for a biodegradable synthetic polymer . Since the alkane diol diglycidyl ether is well soluble in water, the solution in which the biodegradable synthetic polymer is dissolved in the alkane diol diglycidyl ether solvent is mixed with the biodegradable natural polymer aqueous solution to form a single phase Respectively. Such single-phase alkane diol diglycidylether cross-links the hydroxy functional groups of the biodegradable natural polymer. Since the biodegradable synthetic polymer is uniformly dissolved in such a single phase, the crosslinked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer A biodegradable hybrid hydrogel in which a biodegradable synthetic polymer is contained is formed.

The biodegradable hybrid hydrogel prepared in the present invention can be manufactured in various forms such as particles, films, scanning type, porous supports, multilayer structure, and the like, and is used for molding materials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine materials, drug delivery materials, Functional polymer materials, and cell therapy agents.

Conventional hydrogels composed only of natural polymers such as hyaluronic acid and cellulose have disadvantages such as short biodegradation period and poor mechanical properties. However, the present invention can provide such a disadvantage by hybridizing a biodegradable natural polymer with a biodegradable synthetic polymer It is overcome. That is, the biodegradable hybrid hydrogel of the present invention prolongs the biodegradation period and improves the mechanical properties.

Meanwhile, the biodegradable synthetic polymer contained in the biodegradable hybrid hydrogel of the present invention causes local acidification around the synthetic polymer in the course of biodegradation. However, since localized acidification neutralizes the biodegradable natural polymer, The use of hybrid hydrogels minimizes damage to the surrounding tissue of biodegradable hybrid hydrogels in vivo.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically by way of examples.

Example  1: hyaluronic acid- Poly ( Lactide - Glacialoid ) ( PLGA ) Hydrogel  Produce

Step 1: Preparation of hyaluronic acid solution

0.45 g of hyaluronic acid was dissolved in 1% NaOH aqueous solution (3 mL) to prepare a 15% (w / v) hyaluronic acid solution.

Two-step process: preparation of synthetic polymer solution

0.15 g of PLGA was dissolved in 1 mL of BDDE solvent to prepare a 15% (w / v) PLGA solution.

Step 3: Preparation of hyaluronic acid-PLGA mixed solution

The hyaluronic acid-PLGA mixed solution was prepared by mixing the HA solution prepared in Step 1 and the PLGA solution prepared in Step 2 and adding 10% NaOH powder (0.4 g / 4 ml).

Four-step process: Hybrid hydrogel manufacturing

The solution mixed in Step 3 was placed in a cylindrical polyethylene (PE) mold and allowed to stand for one day to prepare a hybrid hydrogel.

Example  2: hyaluronic acid- PLGA Hydrogel  Particle manufacturing

Step 1: Particle formation of hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel

The hydrogel sample prepared in Example 1 was hydrated in 10 mL of distilled water and granulated twice at 3 hour intervals using a homogenizer (10,000 rpm, 10 min).

Two-step process: washing of hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel particles

The hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel particles prepared in Step 1 were centrifuged at 3,500 rpm for 5 minutes to remove the supernatant, and distilled water was further added thereto so as to have a volume ratio of 1: 4 (particles: distilled water) And washed with shaking.

After centrifugation under the above conditions, the supernatant was removed, and the supernatant was again filled with distilled water and shaken.

Three-step process: freeze-drying

In step 2, the washed hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel particles were frozen in a deep freezer and then dried by freeze drying.

Example  3: hyaluronic acid- PLGA  Porous hybrid Hydrogel  Support manufacturing

Step 1: Preparation of hyaluronic acid solution

0.45 g of hyaluronic acid was added to 1% NaOH aqueous solution (3 mL) to prepare a 15% (w / v) hyaluronic acid solution.

Two-step process: preparation of synthetic polymer solution

0.15 g of PLGA was dissolved in 0.5 mL of dioxane and 0.5 mL of a BDDE solution was added to prepare a 15% (w / v) PLGA solution.

Step 3: Preparation of hyaluronic acid-PLGA mixed solution

Add the NaOH powder (0.1 g / ml) corresponding to the concentration of 10% in the hyaluronic acid solution prepared in Step 1 and the PLGA solution prepared in Step 2 and add 1.2 g (30%; w / v) of ammonium bicarbonate porogen porogen was added to prepare a porogen-hyaluronic acid-PLGA mixed solution.

Four-step process: Hybrid hydrogel manufacturing

The solution mixed in Step 3 was placed in a cylindrical mold of PE and left for 3 days to prepare a porous hybrid hydrogel.

Example  4: hyaluronic acid- PLGA hybrid Hydrogel  Film manufacturing

Step 1: Preparation of hyaluronic acid solution

0.45 g of hyaluronic acid was dissolved in 1% NaOH aqueous solution (3 mL) to prepare a 15% (w / v) hyaluronic acid solution.

Two-step process: preparation of synthetic polymer solution

0.15 g of PLGA was dissolved in 1 mL of ethane diglycidyl ether (EGDE) to prepare 15% (w / v) concentration.

Step 3: Preparation of hyaluronic acid-PLGA mixed solution

The hyaluronic acid-PLGA mixed solution was prepared by mixing the HA solution prepared in Step 1 and the PLGA solution prepared in Step 2 and adding 10% NaOH powder (0.1 g / mL).

Four-step process: Hybrid hydrogel film manufacturing

The solution mixed in Step 3 was put into a disk type mold (10 mm in diameter, 1 mm in thickness) and allowed to stand for one day to prepare a hybrid hydrogel film.

Example  5: Hyaluronic acid- PLGA Hydrogel  Produce

Step 1: Preparation of hyaluronic acid solution

Hyaluronic acid was dissolved in 1% NaOH aqueous solution to prepare a 15% (w / v) hyaluronic acid solution.

Step 2: Preparation of PLGA solution

A 15% (w / v) PLGA solution was prepared by adding 0.15 g of PLGA to a 1 mL mixed solvent of BDDE and dioxane (BDDE: dioxane = 1: 1).

Three-step process: preparation of hyaluronic acid-PLGA solution

The hyaluronic acid solution prepared in Step 1 and the PLGA solution prepared in Step 2 were mixed at a ratio of 3: 1 and 10% NaOH powder was added based on the total volume.

Step 4: Gelation progress

The mixed solution of the three steps was placed in a cylindrical mold of PE to perform gelation for one day to prepare hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel.

Example  6: Carboxymethylcellulose ( CMC ) - PLGA hybrid  Gel manufacturing

A CMC-PLGA hybrid gel was prepared as follows using CMC instead of hyaluronic acid in the production method of hyaluronic acid-PLGA hybrid gel of Example 1 as follows.

Step 1: Preparation of CMC-PLGA solution

0.45 g of CMC was dissolved in 1% NaOH aqueous solution (3 mL) to prepare a 15% (w / v) CMC solution.

Two-step process: preparation of synthetic polymer solution

0.15 g of PLGA was dissolved in 1 mL of BDDE solvent to prepare a 15% (w / v) concentration.

Step 3: Preparation of CMC-PLGA mixed solution

The HA solution prepared in Step 1 and the PLGA solution prepared in Step 2 were mixed and a 10% NaOH powder (0.1 g / ml) was added to prepare a CMC-PLGA mixed solution.

Four-step process: Hybrid hydrogel manufacturing

The solution mixed in Step 3 was placed in a PE cylindrical mold and allowed to stand for one day to prepare a hybrid hydrogel.

Example  7: CMC - PLGA hybrid  Manufacture of gel particles

Step 1: Granulation of CMC-PLGA hydrogel

The hydrogel sample prepared in Example 5 was hydrated in 10 mL of distilled water, and then granulated twice at 3 hour intervals using a homogenizer (10,000 rpm, 10 min).

Step 2: Cleaning the CMC-PLGA hydrogel particles

The CMC-PLGA hydrogel particles prepared in Step 1 were centrifuged at 3,500 rpm for 5 minutes to remove the supernatant, and then 60 mL of distilled water was added and the gel was shaken using a rocker for 1 hour.

After centrifugation under the above conditions, the supernatant was removed, and the supernatant was again filled with distilled water and shaken.

Three-step process: freeze-drying

In step 2, the washed CMC-PLGA hydrogel particles were frozen in a deep freezer and then dried by freeze drying.

Example  8: FTIR  analysis

Analysis 1.

The hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel particles prepared in Example 2 and the CMC-PLGA hydrogel particles prepared in Example 6 were evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). As a result, the hyaluronic acid sample contained hyaluronic acid The PLGA polymer was confirmed through the peaks of the ester and carbonyl groups, but the predicted PLGA peak was not confirmed in the HA-PLGA hybrid and CMC-PLGA hybrid sample spectra, and PLGA polymers were present in the hybrid (Fig. 1).

Example  9: Optical microscope analysis (particle analysis)

Analysis 2.

The hyaluronic acid-PLGA gel particles and CMC-PLGA gel particles prepared in Examples 2 and 6 were hydrated and observed by an optical microscope in comparison with the HA gel particles. As a result, HA-PLGA hybrid particles were observed at a size of about 200 micrometers On the other hand, CMC-PLGA hybrid particles were observed at a size of about 500 micrometers (Fig. 2).

Example  10: Cell Survivability  analysis

Step 1: Fibroblasts were suspended in the hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel particles and CMC-PLGA particles prepared in Examples 2 and 6 for 72 hours in After incubation in vitro , the cells were analyzed by live & dead assay.

Analysis 3.

Fibroblasts were added to the particles prepared in Examples 2 and 6 for 72 hours in vitro culture were observed as a result, it was confirmed as a live & dead assay that most of the living cells (Fig. 3).

Example  11: Cytotoxicity analysis

Step 1: Fibroblasts were eluted with hyaluronic acid-PLGA hydrogel particles and CMC-PLGA particles prepared in Examples 2 and 6 for 1 day in vitro , MTT, BrdU and Neutral red assay.

Analysis 4.

Fibroblasts were treated with the eluates of the hydrogel particles prepared in Examples 2 and 6 for 1 day in MTT, BrdU and Neutral red assay were carried out in vitro , and the result showed almost no toxicity (FIG. 4).

Example  12: CMC  Induction of Neutralization of Solution by Natural Polymer

Step 1: Manufacture of acidic distilled water

0.1 M hydrochloric acid solution was added to distilled water (10 mL) to prepare a pH 5.0 solution.

Step 2: Neutralization by addition of CMC

The pH change of the CMC solution was measured using a pH meter by adding CMC (0.012 g) at regular intervals to the acidic aqueous solution (10 mL) prepared in Step 1, and the CMC solution was observed to change to neutral ).

Example  13: Induction of neutralization of acidic solution by hyaluronic acid natural polymer

Step 1: Manufacture of acidic distilled water

0.1 M hydrochloric acid solution was added to distilled water (10 mL) to prepare a pH 5.0 solution.

Step 2: Neutralization by addition of CMC

Hyaluronic acid (0.012 g) was added to the acidic aqueous solution (10 mL) prepared in Step 1 at a constant interval, and the pH change of the hyaluronic acid solution was measured using a pH meter. As a result, the hyaluronic acid solution was observed to be neutral (Fig. 6).

Claims (11)

The biodegradable natural polymer is formed by crosslinking the hydroxy functional groups of the biodegradable natural polymer by alkandiol diglycidyl ether to form a biodegradable synthetic polymer in a single phase Biodegradable hybrid hydrogel,
Wherein the biodegradable natural polymer is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, cellulose, chondroitin sulfate, heparin, collagen, and chitosan,
Wherein the biodegradable synthetic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polylactide, polyglycolide, poly (lactide-glicolide) copolymer, polycaprolactone, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl alcohol. Sex Hybrid Hydrogel. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the biodegradable synthetic polymer has a longer biodegradation period than the biodegradable natural polymer. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the alkane diol diglycidyl ether is butenedioyl diglycidyl ether or ethane diol diglycidyl ether. 2. The biodegradable hybrid hydrogel according to claim 1, wherein the alkene diol diglycidyl ether is butenedioyl diglycidyl ether or ethane diol diglycidyl ether. Preparing a biodegradable natural polymer aqueous solution having a hydroxy functional group,
A step of preparing a biodegradable synthetic polymer solution in which a biodegradable synthetic polymer is dissolved in an alkanediol diglycidyl ether which cross-links hydroxy functional groups of the biodegradable natural polymer , And
The biodegradable natural polymer is mixed with the biodegradable natural polymer solution and the biodegradable natural polymer solution to crosslink the biodegradable natural polymer and the biodegradable synthetic polymer is contained in the crosslinked structure of the biodegradable natural polymer to form a biodegradable hybrid hydrogel Comprising the steps of:
Wherein the biodegradable natural polymer is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, cellulose, chondroitin sulfate, heparin, collagen, and chitosan,
Wherein the biodegradable synthetic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polylactide, polyglycolide, poly (lactide-glicolide) copolymer, polycaprolactone, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl alcohol. A method for producing a sex sterile hybrid hydrogel. delete The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the biodegradable synthetic polymer has a longer biodegradation period than the biodegradable natural polymer. delete The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the alkane diol diglycidyl ether is butenedioyl diglycidyl ether or ethane diol diglycidyl ether. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the alkene diol diglycidyl ether is butenedioyl diglycidyl ether or ethane diol diglycidyl ether. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the biodegradable natural polymer aqueous solution is a basic aqueous solution.

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