Browsing by Author "Silan, Coskun"

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Biocompatible and Biodegradable Poly(Tannic Acid) Hydrogel With Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties
(Elsevier, 2016) Sahiner, Nurettin; Sagbas, Selin; Sahiner, Mehtap; Silan, Coskun; Aktas, Nahit; Turk, Mustafa
A novel resourceful bulk poly(Tannic Acid) (p(TA)) hydrogel was prepared by crosslinking TA molecules with an epoxy crosslinker, trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether (TMPGDE), in an autoclave at 90 degrees C for 2 h. The obtained p(TA) hydrogels were in disk form and have highly porous morphology. The swelling characteristics of p(TA) hydrogels were investigated in wound healing pH conditions of pH 5.4, 7.4, and 9 at 37.5 degrees C, and the hydrogels showed good swelling and moisture content behavior. Especially, p(TA) hydrogels were found to be sensitive to pH 9 with 1669% maximum swelling. P(TA) hydrogels were completely degraded at pH 9 hydrolytically in 9 days. Total phenol contents and the effects of scavenging ABTS radicals of degraded p(TA) hydrogels at pH 5.4, 7.4, and 9 were evaluated and calculated in terms of gallic acid equivalent and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, respectively, and found to be very effective. Moreover, degraded p(TA) hydrogels display strong antimicrobial behavior against gram positive Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria strains and Candida albicans fungus strain. The WST-1 results indicated that bulk p(TA) hydrogels have no cyctotoxicity to the L929 fibroblast cell line in vitro. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Coll 490-Colloidal P(4-Vp) Particles and Composites for Biomedical Application
(Amer Chemical Soc, 2009) Ozay, Ozgur; Aktas, Nahit; Dulger, Basaran; Silan, Coskun; John, Vijay T.; Sahiner, Nurettin
Colloidal Drug Carries From (Sub)micron Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Particles With Tunable Properties for Biomedical Applications
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2010) Ilgin, Pinar; Avci, Gulden; Silan, Coskun; Ekici, Sema; Aktas, Nahit; Ayyala, Ramesh S.; Sahiner, Nurettin
Hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel particles were synthesized in a single step employing water-in-oil microemulsion system. The HA particles were formed in the micro-environments of aqueous HA solution in oil by chemical crosslinking with divinyl sulfone (DVS). To produce magnetic field responsive HA-composite particles, iron magnetic nanoparticles were introduced into microemulsion system during synthesis to obtain HA-magnetic composites. For this purpose, iron nanoparticles were separately synthesized and mixed with linear HA followed by chemical crosslinking of linear HA with DVS in the micro-environments to envelope magnetic metal nanoparticles in the emulsion system. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) studies, and zeta potentials measurement were performed for particle size, charge and morphological characterization. Additionally. HA particles were chemically modified to induce desired functional groups on the particle surface and utilized for potential drug delivery vehicles. Trimethoprim (TMP) a bacteriostatic antibiotic drug were used as a model drug for the release studies in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at pH 7.4 from bare HA, magnetic HA-composite and modified HA hydrogel particles. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Inherently Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Tannic Acid Release From Poly(Tannic Acid) Nanoparticles With Controllable Degradability
(Elsevier, 2016) Sahiner, Nurettin; Sagbas, Selin; Aktas, Nahit; Silan, Coskun
From a natural polyphenol, Tannic acid (TA), poly(TA) nanoparticles were readily prepared using a single step approach with three different biocompatible crosslinkers; trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether (TMPGDE), poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGGE), and trisodium trimetaphosphate (STMP). P(TA) particles were obtained with controllable diameters between 400 to 800 nm with -25 mV surface charge. The effect of synthesis conditions, such as the emulsion medium, pH values of TA solution, and the type of crosslinker, on the shape, size, dispersity, yield, and degradability of poly(Tannic Acid) (p(TA)) nanoparticles was systematically investigated. The hydrolytic degradation amount in physiological pH conditions of 5.4, 7.4, and 9.0 at 37.5 degrees C were found to be in the order TMPGDE < PEGGE < STMP. Furthermore, the degradation amounts of TA from p(TA) nanoparticles can be controlled by the appropriate choice of crosslinker, and the pH of releasing media. The highest TA release, 600 mg/g, was obtained for TMPGDE-crosslinked p(TA) particles in intestinal pH conditions (pH 9) over 3 days; whereas, a slow and linear TA release profile over almost 30 days was obtained by using PEGGE-crosslinked p(TA) in body fluid pH conditions (pH 7.4). The total phenol content of p(TA) particles was calculated as 70 +/- 1 mu g mL(-1) for 170 mu g mL(-1) p(TA), and the trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity was found to be 2027 +/- 104 mM trolox equivalent g(-1). Moreover, p(TA) nanoparticles demonstrated strong antimicrobial effects against common bacterial strains. More interestingly, with a higher concentration of p(TA) particles, higher blood clotting indices were obtained. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
P(4-Vp) Based Nanoparticles and Composites With Dual Action as Antimicrobial Materials
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2010) Ozay, Ozgur; Akcali, Alper; Otkun, Mueserref Tatman; Silan, Coskun; Aktas, Nahit; Sahiner, Nurettin
Polymeric 4-VP (p(4-VP)) particles were synthesized in an oil-in-water microemulsion system using various amounts of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as crosslinker. The prepared p(4-VP) particles were chemically modified to obtain positively charged particles as polyelectrolytes. Furthermore, these p(4-VP) particles were used for in situ Ag and Cu metal nanoparticle syntheses to provide dual action with an additional advantage as bactericidal particles. The synthesized p(4-VP) particles with positive charges and metal constituents were tested for potential antibacterial action against various bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus ATCC6538, Pseduomonas aeruginosa ATCC9027, Bacillus subtilis ATCC6633, Escherichia coli ATCC8739. It was found that p(4-VP) particles, especially the positively charged forms had potential as antibacterial materials. The synthesized particle dimensions were characterized with TEM, and DLS measurements. Chemical modification of the particles was confirmed by FT-IR spectroscopy and zeta potential measurements, and the metal nanoparticle contents were determined with thermogravimetric (TGA) studies. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.