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ArticlePolymers2018

Hyaluronan-Chondroitin Sulfate Anomalous Crosslinking Due to Temperature Changes.

Tomasz Andrysiak, Piotr Bełdowski, Jacek Siódmiak, Piotr Weber, Damian Ledziński

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Article in Polymers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Effect of mechanical stimuli on physicochemical properties of joint fluid in osteoarthritis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tomasz AndrysiakFaculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Technology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Al. Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland. tomasz.andrysiak@utp.edu.pl.
Piotr BełdowskiInstitute of Mathematics and Physics, UTP University of Science and Technology, Al. Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland. piotr.beldowski@utp.edu.pl.
Jacek SiódmiakInstitute of Mathematics and Physics, UTP University of Science and Technology, Al. Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland. jacek.siodmiak@utp.edu.pl.
Piotr WeberAtomic and Optical Physics Division, Department of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland. pweber@mif.pg.gda.pl.
Damian LedzińskiFaculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Technology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Al. Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland. dledzinski@utp.edu.pl.
Institute of Mathematics · PLAGH University of Krakow · PLBydgoszcz University of Science and Technology · PLGdańsk University of Technology · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosaminoglycans are a wide class of biopolymers showing great lubricating properties due to their structure and high affinity to water. Two of them, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, play an important role in articular cartilage lubrication. In this work, we present results of the all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of both molecules placed in water-based solution. To mimic changes of the physiological conditions, especially temperature, of the synovial fluid in joints under successive load (e.g., walking, jogging, jumping), simulations have been performed at different physiological temperatures in the range of 300 to 320 Kelvin (normal intra-articular temperature is 305 K). The stability of the biopolymeric network at equilibrium (isothermal and isobaric) conditions has been studied. To understand the process of physical crosslinking, the dynamics of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds forming and breaking have been studied. The results show that following addition of chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronan creates more intermolecular hydrogen bonds than when in homogeneous solution. The presence of chondroitin in a hyaluronan network is beneficial as it may increase its stability. Presented data show hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate as viscosity modifiers related to their crosslinking properties in different physicochemical conditions.

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chondroitin sulfateglycosaminoglycanshyaluronic acidhydrogen bondsphysical crosslinking

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PMID30966594
PMCPMC6415367
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