title: Cytotoxicity and metal ions removal using antibacterial biodegradable hydrogels based on N-quaternized chitosan/poly(acrylic acid).
abstract: Physically crosslinked hydrogels resulted from interaction between N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan chloride (N-Quaternized Chitosan) (NQC) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were synthesized in different weight ratios (3:1), (1:1) and (1:3) taking the following codes Q3P1, Q1P1 and Q1P3, respectively. Characterization of the mentioned hydrogels was done using several analysis tools including; FTIR, XRD, SEM, TGA, biodegradation in simulated body fluid (SBF) and cytotoxicity against HepG-2 liver cancer cells. FTIR results proved that the prepared hydrogels were formed via electrostatic and H-bonding interactions, while XRD patterns proved that the prepared hydrogels -irrespective to their ratios- were more crystalline than both matrices NQC and PAA. TGA results, on the other hand, revealed that Q1P3 hydrogel was the most thermally stable compared to the other two hydrogels (Q3P1 and Q1P1). Biodegradation tests in SBF proved that these hydrogels were more biodegradable than the native chitosan. Examination of the prepared hydrogels for their potency in heavy metal ions removal revealed that they adsorbed Fe (III) and Cd (II) ions more than chitosan, while they adsorbed Cr (III), Ni (II) and Cu (II) ions less than chitosan. Moreover, testing the prepared hydrogels as antibacterial agents towards several Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria revealed their higher antibacterial activity as compared with NQC when used alone. Evaluating the cytotoxic effect of these hydrogels on an in vitro human liver cancer cell model (HepG-2) showed their good cytotoxic activity towards HepG-2. Moreover, the inhibition rate increased with increasing the hydrogels concentration in the culture medium.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
authors.forename: Riham R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mahmoud H Abu
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Elella
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. Electronic address: mwsabaa@sci.cu.edu.eg.
authors.forename: Magdy W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Sabaa
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D048271:Chitosan / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D056945:Hep G2 Cells; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D020100:Hydrogels; D019216:Metals, Heavy; C065246:chitosan-poly(acrylic acid); D048271:Chitosan; D009584:Nitrogen
keywords: Antibacterial activity; Biodegradation; Cytotoxicity; Hydrogels; Metal ions removal; N-Quaternized chitosan