Synthesis and characterization of collagen grafted poly(hydroxybutyrate-valerate) (PHBV) scaffold for loading of bovine serum albumin capped silver (Ag/BSA) nanoparticles in the potential use of tissue engineering application.

The objective of this study is to synthesize and characterize collagen grafted poly(3-hydroxylbutyrate-co-3-hydroxylvalerate) (PHBV) film for loading of BSA capped silver (Ag/BSA) nanoparticles. Thermal radical copolymerization and aminolysis methods were used to functionalize macroporous PHBV, followed by collagen grafting so as to formulate collagen-g-poly(hydroxyethylmethyl acrylate)-g-poly(3-hydroxylbutyrate-co-3-hydroxylvalerate) [collagen-g-PHEMA-g-PHBV] and collagen-g-aminated-poly(3-hydroxylbutyrate-co-3-hydroxylvalerate) [collagen-g-NH2-PHBV] films, respectively. Spectroscopic (FTIR, XPS), physical (SEM), and thermal (TGA) techniques were used to characterize the functionalized PHBV films. The amount of collagen present on grafted PHBV film was quantified by the Bradford method. The Ag/BSA nanoparticles were then loaded on collagen grafted and untreated PHBV films, and the nanoparticles loading were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The amount of nanoparticles loaded on collagen grafted PHBV film was found to be significantly greater than that on the untreated PHBV film. The nanoparticles loaded PHBV film can potentially serve as a scaffold to promote the growth of bone cells while inhibiting the bacterial growth.