Aldehyde-Sodium Alginate and Amino-Gelatin Preparation as Soft Tissue Adhesive

Sodium alginate and gelatin are both remarkable natural biomaterials; they all have been extensively applied in tissue engineering and other relative fields,due to their low price and good biocompatibility. In this paper,we oxidized sodium alginate with sodium periodate to convert 1,2-hydroxyl groups into aldehyde groups to get aldehyde-sodium alginate( A-SA). Gelatin was modified with ethylenediamine( ED) in the presence of water-soluble1-ethyl-3( 3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide( EDC) to introduce additional amino groups to get amino-gelatin. Upon mixing the A-SA and amino-gelatin aqueous solutions together,a gel rapidly formed based on the Schiff’s base reaction between the aldehyde groups in A-SA and the amino groups in amino-gelatin.Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy( FTIR) analysis confirmed the characteristic peak of Schiff’s base group in the hydrogel. The gelation time measure has confirmed the gelation time is dependent on the aldehyde group content in A-SA and amino group content in amino-gelatin. The fasted hydrogel formation takes place within 30 s. The entire test suggested that this gel could be a promising candidate as soft tissue adhesive.