作者: Fwu-Long Mi , Yu-Chiun Tan , Huang-Chien Liang , Rong-Nan Huang , Hsing-Wen Sung
DOI: 10.1163/156856201753113051
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摘要: The study was to evaluate the characteristics of a chitosan membrane cross-linked with naturally-occurring cross-linking reagent, genipin. This newly-developed genipin-cross-linked may be used as an implantable drug-delivery system. without (fresh) and glutaraldehyde-cross-linked were controls. test membranes evaluated their degree, swelling ratio, mechanical properties, antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity, degradability. It found that using genipin increased its ultimate tensile strength but significantly reduced strain-at-fracture ratio. There no significant difference in activity between fresh counterpart. Additionally, results showed had less cytotoxicity slower degr...