Author(s)

Tetsuya Furuike^*, Thitirat Chaochai, Daiki Komoto, Hiroshi Tamura

Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Japan.

Gelatin (Gel) and chitosan (CTS) have several biomedical applications because of their biodegradability and biocompatibility. Crosslinking of Gel and Gel/CTS systems was evaluated using N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) formed into sponges by lyophilization. The prepared sponges were used to study the adsorption and desorption of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) labeled bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model instead of a growth factor. The effect of FITC-BSA concentration and temperature on the adsorption behavior of Gel/CTS sponges was investigated. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm model was used on the basis of the assumption that monolayer adsorption occurs on the surface; the results fit with the experiment data. The adsorption constants were 5.77 and 9.68 mL/mg for Gel and Gel/CTS sponges, respectively. The adsorption thermodynamic constants were found; adsorption onto sponges was an exothermic reaction. In particular, Gibbs free energy (ΔG) exhibited negative values in the range of 283 - 343 K for both Gel and Gel/CTS sponges, demonstrating the spontaneous nature of adsorption reaction. In addition, desorption behavior was evaluated for different concentrations and pH values of the FITC-BSA solution. The high adsorbed amounts of FITC-BSA on sponge resulted in high desorbed amounts in sponge, up to 55% from 3.5 mg/mL adsorbed concentration (around 1.5 mg from 3 mg adsorb amount). Desorption decreased following the buffer solution pH decrease, from 7.4 to 4 and 2 in Gel and Gel/CTS sponges, respectively. Based on the results of this preliminary study, these composite sponges could have significant application in biomedical materials.

Gelatin/Chitosan Sponge, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine, Fluorescein Isothiocyanated Bovine Serum Albumin, Adsorption, Desorption

Furuike, T. , Chaochai, T. , Komoto, D. and Tamura, H. (2017) Adsorption and Desorption Behaviors of Bovine Serum Albumin on Gelatin/Chitosan Sponge. Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 5, 109-120. doi: 10.4236/msce.2017.51015.