The present application relates to the technical field of hydrogel and its preparation, and discloses a
chitosan-based gradient hydrogel, a preparation method and application thereof, wherein thiolated
chitosan and
curcumin-loaded
multivesicular liposomes are dissolved in an alpha-
ketoglutaric acid aqueous solution, N-hydroxysuccinimidyl
acrylate and hydroxyapatite are dissolved in another deionized water, and the two solutions are mixed, and the pH value of the
system is adjusted to neutral to obtain a bone layer gel. According to the above
gel preparation method, the hydroxyapatite is replaced by
cartilage root to obtain a
cartilage layer gel. The bone layer gel is placed at the bottom layer, and the
cartilage layer gel is placed at the top layer, and a
chitosan-based gradient hydrogel is prepared integrally. The chitosan-based bone-cartilage gradient hydrogel constructed by the present application can better simulate the bone-cartilage gradient structure and the bone-cartilage interface, the cartilage layer gel promotes
chondrogenesis, the bone layer gel promotes osteogenesis, and the slow release of
curcumin adjusts the inflammatory microenvironment to maintain the
phenotype.