Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 21, 2114007(2024)

Fabrication of pH-Responsive BSA-GMA 3D Hydrogel Structures via Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing

Teng Li1,2, Xinyi Wu1,2, Qi Duan1,2, Fanchun Bin1,2, Mengyao Niu1,2, and Meiling Zheng1、*
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  • 1Laboratory of Organic Nanophotonics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101407, China
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    pH-responsive hydrogels have garnered considerable attention in actuator manipulation, drug delivery, and tissue engineering because of their capacity to undergo structural or volumetric changes in response to acid/base alterations. The fabrication of microstructures of stimuli-responsive biomaterials is crucial in the development of biomedicine and tissue engineering. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is commonly used in tissue engineering and drug delivery because of its non-toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible properties. This study presents the macroscopic pH response of BSA-glycidyl methacrylate (BSA-GMA) hydrogels, the microscopic pH response of three-dimensional (3D) hydrogel microstructures polymerized by femtosecond laser direct writing, and cell viability studies. Femtosecond laser direct writing enables the creation of high-precision 3D structures of BSA-GMA hydrogels. The results indicate that the pH responsiveness of the BSA-GMA hydrogels increased with either increasing concentration or decreasing methacrylation degree of BSA-GMA. Unlike the BSA hydrogel, the photopolymerization of the BSA-GMA hydrogel by femtosecond laser direct writing does not deplete amino acid groups. Consequently, the 3D BSA-GMA hydrogel demonstrates a stronger pH response because it contains more amino and carboxyl groups. Furthermore, confocal fluorescence imaging and analysis of relative cell growth rates of chondrocytes on the BSA-GMA scaffolds indicate that the BSA-GMA hydrogel has good biocompatibility. These protein microstructures with controlled morphology and pH-responsive properties have potential applications in tissue engineering, biomedicine, and biosensors.

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    Teng Li, Xinyi Wu, Qi Duan, Fanchun Bin, Mengyao Niu, Meiling Zheng. Fabrication of pH-Responsive BSA-GMA 3D Hydrogel Structures via Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(21): 2114007

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Feb. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 18, 2024

    The Author Email: Meiling Zheng (zhengmeiling@mail.ipc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240740

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240740

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