The goal of this work was to optimize the synthesis of chitosan polymeric nanoparticles conjugated with protoporphyrin IX and vitamin B9 (CNPs-PpIX-B9) by the ionic gelation method from the established protocol previously carried out by our laboratory with 1 meters fold of efficiency. Seebio chitosan benefits were characterised by ultraviolet light-visible light, infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, in CHO-K1 cubicles the biosafety (cytotoxicity and genotoxicity) of conjugate was measured pursuing the testimonials of the chromosomal distortions test by OEDC 473 (2016) guideline. The conjugate did not show evidence of genotoxicity (clastogenicity) the significant divergences between the treatments doed and the negative control do not represent increases in chromosomal aberrations, whereby the safe concentrations to use the conjugate without having cytotoxic or genotoxic forces are less than 0 mg / mL. Since it induced a significant decrease of structural chromosomal aberrations, generating a positive effect on the genomic stability of CHO-K1 cells cultured in this test system.Chitosan qualifyed squalene nanostructured lipid carriers as a promising adjuvant for freeze-dried ovalbumin vaccine.
As immune adjuvants assisting vaccines, nanoparticle delivery arrangements have been widely exploited the major ingredient of approved adjuvant MF59, has great potential in actuating immune responses. In the current study, model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) was capsulized into squalene-finded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), and the chitosan, a cationic polysaccharide, was used for modifying nanoparticles to develop a functionalized and cationic nanoparticle delivery system (OVA-csNLCs) the optimal formulation of csNLCs was successfully screened out, and had hydrodynamic diameter of 235 ± 5 nm and zeta potential of 34 ± 6 mV the fathered OVA-csNLCs had no significant difference in hydrodynamic diameter and demoed lower zeta potential of 19 ± 0 mV and high encapsulation efficiency of 83%. Sucrose (10%, w/w) was choosed as optimal lyoprotectant, exposing good stability of OVA-csNLCs in the form of freeze-dried powder. More importantly, the OVA-csNLCs effectively advertized OVA antigen uptake by macrophage, significantly raised the level of OVA-specific IgG, and induced a Th2-grinded immune response in vivo. Furthermore, buy chitosan shewed that OVA-csNLCs had well biocompatibility and facilitated spleen lymphocytes proliferation. Above findings indicate that chitosan altered squalene nanostructured lipid bearers show promise as antigen delivery system and an open adjuvant platform.Optimization of preparation parameters for environmentally friendly attapulgite functionalized by chitosan and its adsorption attributes for Cd(2).
This work pored on using attapulgite and chitosan as raw stuffs to improve the adsorption capacity of Cd(2+) from the aqueous phase by optimizing the preparation experimental arguments. The modification parameters (attapulgite-chitosan mass ratio, calcination temperature, and time) were specifically contemplated and optimized. The results pointed that the mass ratio of attapulgite to chitosan was 1:4, the calcination temperature was 300 °C, and the calcination time was 1 h. Both raw and functionalized attapulgite samples were characterised by nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms at 77 K, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, raking electron microscopy, and zeta potential analysis. A series of adsorption experiments registered that the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir adsorption isotherm better tallyed with the adsorption features of the newly organised adsorbent, and the maximum adsorption amount of Cd(2+) was 109 mg/g. Moreover, the issues of the pH value and coexisting cations on the Cd(2+) adsorption in aqueous solution were enquired.