FILMES DE COLÁGENO - POLISSACARÍDEO SULFATADO COMO MATRIZES COM PROPRIEDADES ANTITROMBOGÊNICAS: Preparação e Caracterização

Abstract

This work reports the preparation and characterization of collagen-sulfated polysaccharide films and applications in coating of cardiovascular prostheses. The films were prepared by adding the sulfated polysaccharide solution on soluble collagen (0, 5, 10, 20 and 25 %). The blends of collagen-sulfated polysaccharide were casted in acrylic molds, and dried at low temperature. The physico-chemical properties of collagen-sulfated polysaccharide films, were studied using infrared spectroscopy that showed absorptions typical of collagen and sulphated polysaccharide; the thermal analysis (DSC) showed that the structural integrity of collagen was unmodified during the extraction process and the polysaccharide present in the samples did not decrease the thermal stability of the collagen, which was higher for the concentrations of 20 %. In the thermal analysis (DTG), the addition of the polysaccharide caused a small decrease of the stability of thermal degradation and when was adding 5 % of the sulfated polysaccharide to the collagen, a reduction in its stability occurs, however, in the concentrations of 10, 20 and 25 %, the stability of thermal degradation of the film increased. In the impedance spectroscopy, the results are associated possibly, to the interactions between the macromolecules. The blood compatibility was analyzed by platelet adhesion and the results showed that the films possess hemocompatibility and antitrombogenic properties.