Porcine small intestine submucosa(SIS), mainly composed of collagen and glycosaminoglycan, has been widely used as a material for organ and tissue reconstruction without immuno-rejection responses. Chemicallycrosslinked SIS sponges were prepared and c...
Porcine small intestine submucosa(SIS), mainly composed of collagen and glycosaminoglycan, has been widely used as a material for organ and tissue reconstruction without immuno-rejection responses. Chemicallycrosslinked SIS sponges were prepared and characterized for bio-interactive wound dressings and tissue engineered scaffolds. SIS powder were reacted in aqueous solution of 3% acetic acid and 0.1% pepsin for 48 hrs and the prepared SIS solution was poured into mold and fabricated by freeze-drying method. The crosslinking reaction was performed using 1-ethyl-(3-3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride(EDC) solution(distilled water(D.W.) : ethanol = 5 : 95) of 50, 100 and 200 mM concentration for 24 hrs. Then 1 wt% alginate solution was pass through the SIS sponge and lyophilzed. 102 mM calcium chloride(CaCl2) was used as crosslinking agent. The prepared sponges were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The biocompatibility of NIH/3T3 fibroblast with these SIS sponges was found to be acceptable at a cell density of 2×104 cell/cm2. We investigated biodegradation of SIS sponge, MTT assay and H&E stain. From the MTT assay results, the biocompatibility of the crosslinked SIS sponge with NIH/3T3 fibroblast was confirmed. It was confirmed that SIS consists of organic components like tissue and showed inter-connective pores for adhesion and growth of cell. As a result of this study, we suggest that crosslinked alginate-SIS sponges fulfil many critical elements desirable in the application of wound dressing and tissue regeneration material.