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bce ›› 2016, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (5): 7-11.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5854.2016.05.002

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Preparation of Porous Biological Carrier with Aspen MWL and LCC and Application in Culture of Human Hepatocytes

WU Chen-xi1, YE Zhe-zi1, LE Xi1, WANG Peng1,2, XIE Yi-min1,2   

  1. 1. School of pulp & Paper Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China;
    2. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
  • Received:2016-02-23 Online:2016-09-30 Published:2016-12-03

Abstract: In order to compare the biocompatibility of milled wood lignin (MWL) and lignin-carbohydrate complexes(LCC),MWL and LCC were prepared with aspen wood in the present research.Hydrogels were prepared with these materials.Then,porous biological carriers were obtained by freeze-drying.Fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FT-IR) and scanning eletron microscope(SEM) were applied to elucidate the composition and morphology of the porous biological carriers.Inverted microscope,albumin and glucose kits were used to monitor the morphology and metabolic activity of the cultured hepatocytes.The results indicated that LCC based carriers contained more carbohydrates and less lignin.Therefore,its amphipathicity is better than the MWL based carriers.The porosity of the MWL and LCC based carriers was about 60% with average pore size of 30 μm.The results of analysis of cell growth,albumin and glucose metabolism showed that porous biological carriers prepared with aspen LCC could promote the growth of human hepatocytes during culture signficantly. Its biocompatibility is better than that of MWL.

Key words: milled wood lignin, lignin-carbohydrate complexes, biological carrier, hepatocytes, biocompatibility

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