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Master Thesis Surface Modification of Chitosan Films/Meshes for Biomaterial Applications(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Işıklı, Berçin; Tıhmınlıoğlu, FundaModification of surface of biomaterials is a great interest for many years due to first contact of surface of materials with the biological fluids. This thesis aims to investigate surface modification effect on the chemical, surface wettability, protein adsorption as well biodegradability properties of dense chitosan (Ch) and asymmetric chitosan films (ACh). The surfaces of chitosan dense and asymmetric films were modified by ion implantation technique using carbon and carbon-nitrogen hybrid ions at a fluence of 1x1015 ions/cm2 and ion energy of 20kV. Chemical compositions of the film surfaces were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR). Surface hydrophobicity measurements were conducted by static contact angle measurements. Protein adsorption on unmodified and modified surfaces on films was investigated as a function of time at various pH conditions. After ion implantation on chitosan films, both C and C-Nitrogen ion implantation, the surfaces become rougher and hydrophobic having moderate wettability (����� values in the range of 72-85°) and in good agreement with FTIR-ATR data findings. It was found pH dependence of the amount of protein adsorbed on the dense chitosan films as a function of time for both un-implanted and implanted films. BSA and fibrinogen were more adsorbed on the chitosan films at pH 5. The amount of BSA and fibrinogen protein adsorption was 0.97 and 1.33 gprotein/gfilm, respectively for 60 min incubation period. Protein adsorption enhanced for C and C+N2 ion implanted samples for BSA and fibrinogen, respectively due to the hydrophobic protein surface interaction effect. In vitro degradation results showed that ACh films degrade much faster (mass loss 57 %) than Ch films (40 %) due to the porous structure at the end of 3 weeks. However, the ion implanted Ch samples degraded much slower having mass loss of 30% and 17.7% for C+N2 and C implanted samples, respectively at the end of 3 weeks compared to un-implanted Ch films as 40 %. The results are in good agreement with water sorption and surface hydrophobicity of the implanted films. This study demonstrated that surface modification, as well as structure, changes the protein sorption, wettability and biodegradation properties of the chitosan films.Master Thesis Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Based Composite Nanospheres for Bone Infection Prevention(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2018) Kımna, Ceren; Tıhmınlıoğlu, FundaCurrently, bone tissue engineering applications comprise the development of smart materials that can induce tissue regeneration meanwhile supporting the defect site of the body. Despite of the advancements, inflammation is still a serious problem that threatens human health at the post-implantation period. To overcome potential inflammations, antibiotic therapy is commonly employed in clinical trials. However, antibiotic therapy causes some side effects such as ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity, especially when applied in high doses. Therefore, local drug delivery systems play a vital role in bone disorders due to the elimination of disadvantages introduced by conventional methods. In the presented study, it was aimed to develop chitosan-based composite nanospheres as a controlled drug delivery system against bone infections. Accordingly, chitosan and montmorillonite nanoclay was homogenized with microfluidizer and electrosprayed to obtain spherical nanoparticles. The optimum electrospraying conditions were investigated using response surface methodology. Vancomycin and Gentamicin antibiotics were incorporated in the polymeric matrix to provide controlled release at the defect region to overcome inflammations after implantation. The prepared nanospheres were characterized in terms of morphology, hydrodynamic size distribution, surface charge, drug encapsulation efficiency and release profiles. The dominant drug release mechanism was determined by empirical mathematic models. Drug loaded nanospheres have been successfully produced with a size range of 180-350 nm. High encapsulation efficiency was achieved (80-95%) with a controlled drug release up to 30 days. Fickian diffusion was found as the main mechanism in drug delivery from spherical CS/MMT nanocomposites. The in vitro release medium of nanospheres showed strong antimicrobial activity against gram-positive S. aureus and gram-negative E. coli bacteria. Furthermore, it was found that the nanospheres did not show any cytotoxic effect to 3T3 and SaOS-2 cell lines. These results demonstrated that the prepared nanospheres can be a promising option for bone infection prevention.