Catechol-Based Porous Organic Polymers for Effective Removal of Phenolic Pollutants from Water

Zhao, Xiaoxiao; Liu, Y.; Zhu, Quanmin; Gong, Weitao

doi:10.3390/polym15112565

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“…The last decade has been characterized by the widespread use of porous polymers both in various production industries [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] and in medical practice [1,11,12]. The medical field's growing interest in porous polymers is due to the increasing need for osteoplastic materials [13][14][15].…”

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Features of Changes in the Structure and Properties of a Porous Polymer Material with Antibacterial Activity during Biodegradation in an In Vitro Model

Yudin,

Kulikova,

Morozov

et al. 2024

Polymers

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Hybrid porous polymers based on poly-EGDMA and polylactide containing vancomycin, the concentration of which in the polymer varied by two orders of magnitude, were synthesized. The processes of polymer biodegradation and vancomycin release were studied in the following model media: phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), trypsin-Versene solution, and trypsin-PBS solution. The maximum antibiotic release was recorded during the first 3 h of extraction. The duration of antibiotic escape from the polymer samples in trypsin-containing media varied from 3 to 22 days, depending on the antibiotic content of the polymer. Keeping samples of the hybrid polymer in trypsin-containing model media resulted in acidification of the solutions—after 45 days, up to a pH of 1.84 in the trypsin-Versene solution and up to pH 1.65 in the trypsin-PBS solution. Here, the time dependences of the vancomycin release from the polymer into the medium and the decrease in pH of the medium correlated. These data are also consistent with the results of a study of the dynamics of sample weight loss during extraction in the examined model media. However, while the polymer porosity increased from ~53 to ~60% the pore size changed insignificantly, over only 10 μm. The polymer samples were characterized by their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, and this activity persisted for up to 21 days during biodegradation of the material, regardless of the medium type used in model. Surface-dependent human cells (dermal fibroblasts) adhere well, spread out, and maintain high viability on samples of the functionalized hybrid polymer, thus demonstrating its biocompatibility in vitro.

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