Wende, Frida
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2020Peer reviewed
Wende, Frida J.; Xue, Yan; Nestor, Gustav; Ohrlund, Ake; Sandstrom, Corine
Cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogels are used in many biomedical applications but their characterization in order to distinguish between physicochemical properties is challenging. Longitudinal (T-1) and transverse (T-2) relaxation times and diffusion coefficient (D) of water protons in diepoxide 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDDE)-cross-linked HA hydrogels were analyzed by high-field NMR spectroscopy to distinguish between different physicochemical properties. Hydrogels of different degrees of modification and cross-linking, representing a range of gel content, swelling ability, elastic and viscous behavior were studied, as well as solutions of native HA of different molecular weights. T-1, T-2 and D were measured for several concentrations of HA and as a function of temperature. D and T-1 showed a weak concentration dependence, but did not differ between the hydrogels. T-2, dominated by chemical exchange between water protons and exchangeable protons of HA, varied significantly between the different hydrogels and the temperature profiles changed dramatically between different concentrations.
Hyaluronic acid; Hydrogel; NMR; Water; Relaxation; Diffusion
Carbohydrate Polymers
2020, Volume: 248, article number: 116768Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Polymer Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116768
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/108123