Abstract
A series of oxidized hyaluronic acid (oxi‐HA)/3,3′‐dithiobis (propionohydrazide) (DTP) redox responsive hydrogels by Schiff base reaction under physiological conditions were designed and prepared. The influence of the concentration of oxi‐HA and DTP on rheological properties, equilibrium swelling ratio, and degradation rate were investigated. All oxi‐HA/DTP hydrogels exhibited good rheological properties, high equilibrium swelling ratio, low degradation rate, and sustainable drug release properties, and the comprehensive performance of oxi‐HA5/DTP6 hydrogel was better than that of others. The redox responsiveness was evaluated by means of degradation and in vitro bovine serum albumin release behavior investigation with the stimulus of different concentration of dithiothreitol as reducing agent. The intelligent hydrogels could be potentially applied in the fields of drug delivery system, tissue engineering, or cell scaffold materials. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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