Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Coating on the Surface of Silicone Rubber Nasogastric Tube

GOU Juxiang, CAI Ming, LI Jingjian, WANG Zhiguo, LIU Yuwei, TU Ruiting, RAN Yichen, LIN Xiaorui, LI Ka, XU Ji

Abstract

 To prepare the hydrogel coating on the surfaces of nasogastric tubes and to evaluate its effect on the insertion of nasogastric tubes in a rabbit model.   Methods  The polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogel coating was prepared by UV-induced free radical polymerization. The morphology of the PAAm coating and its interfacial bonding with the silicone rubber substrates of nasogastric tubes were observed with scanning electron microscope. The composition of the coating was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). The water absorption power and stability of the coating were measured by the weighing method. Water contact angle meter was used to measure the wettability of the coating and tribometer was used to determine the friction coefficient of the silicone rubber substrates before and after the modification. The cytotoxicity of the coating on L929 murine fibroblast cell line was explored with CCK-8 assay after 24-h coculturing of the L929 cell line with silicone rubber substrates before and after modification. An animal model of nasogastric tube insertion in New Zealand rabbits was used to evaluate the effect of the lubrication coating by assessing the insertion time and nasal damage.   Results  In this study, PAAm hydrogel coating was prepared and constructed on the surface of silicone rubber nasogastric tubes. The coating, with a three-dimensional network structure, showed strong interfacial bonding with silicone rubber substrates. The appearance of amino and carbonyl groups indicated that the PAAm hydrogel coating was grafted on the surfaces of nasogastric tubes. Before the modification, the silicone rubber substrate essentially did not absorb much water, whereas, after the modification, the silicone rubber substrate showed significant improvement of as much as 2.9% in water absorption. After sonication for 90 min, the weight loss rate was only 0.15%. Compared with pristine nasogastric tubes, the water contact angle of the modified nasogastric tubes was reduced from 111.9°±2.2° to 58.9°±1.5° (t=22.59, P<0.05). In addition, the friction coefficient of silicone rubber nasogastric tubes decreased by 69.3% from 0.378±0.05 to 0.116±0.004 (t=42.80, P<0.05) after modification. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the cytocompatibility between L929 cells cocultured with pristine nasogastric tube and those cocultured with modified nasogastric tube. The animal experiment of nasogastric tube insertion showed that the insertion time of the modified nasogastric tubes was reduced from (41.6±7.8) s to (12.4±2.9) s (t=8.509, P<0.05). Laryngoscopy revealed that the PAAm hydrogel coating significantly reduced the mucosal damage caused by the insertion of nasogastric tubes.   Conclusion  In this study, PAAm hydrogel coating with strong interfacial bonding was prepared on the surface of silicone rubber nasogastric tubes. The coating has excellent hydrophilic lubrication property and cytocompatibility, effectively shortens the insertion time, and reduces the damage caused by nasogastric tube insertion.

 

Keywords: Hydrogel coating,  Interfacial bonding,  Lubrication performance,  Nasogastric tube insertion

 

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