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Jaffur BN, Kumar G, Jeetah P, Ramakrishna S, Bhatia SK. Current advances and emerging trends in sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoate modification from organic waste streams for material applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126781. [PMID: 37696371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The current processes for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are costly, owing to the high cost of cultivation feedstocks, and the need to sterilise the growth medium, which is energy-intensive. PHA has been identified as a promising biomaterial with a wide range of potential applications and its functionalization from waste streams has made significant advances recently, which can help foster the growth of a circular economy and waste reduction. Recent developments and novel approaches in the functionalization of PHAs derived from various waste streams offer opportunities for addressing these issues. This study focuses on the development of sustainable, efficient, and cutting-edge methods, such as advanced bioprocess engineering, novel catalysts, and advances in materials science. Chemical techniques, such as epoxidation, oxidation, and esterification, have been employed for PHA functionalization, while enzymatic and microbial methods have indicated promise. PHB/polylactic acid blends with cellulose fibers showed improved tensile strength by 24.45-32.08 % and decreased water vapor and oxygen transmission rates while PHB/Polycaprolactone blends with a 1:1 ratio demonstrated an elongation at break four to six times higher than pure PHB, without altering tensile strength or elastic modulus. Moreover, PHB films blended with both polyethylene glycol and esterified sodium alginate showed improvements in crystallinity and decreased hydrophobicity.
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- Bibi Nausheen Jaffur
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Mauritius.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental, Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Mauritius
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, South Korea
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Ren ZW, Wang ZY, Ding YW, Dao JW, Li HR, Ma X, Yang XY, Zhou ZQ, Liu JX, Mi CH, Gao ZC, Pei H, Wei DX. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: the natural biopolyester for future medical innovations. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:6013-6034. [PMID: 37522312 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm01043k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of natural microbial biopolyesters with the same basic chemical structure and diverse side chain groups. Based on their excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, thermoplastic properties and diversity, PHAs are highly promising medical biomaterials and elements of medical devices for applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. However, due to the high cost of biotechnological production, most PHAs have yet to be applied in the clinic and have only been studied at laboratory scale. This review focuses on the biosynthesis, diversity, physical properties, biodegradability and biosafety of PHAs. We also discuss optimization strategies for improved microbial production of commercial PHAs via novel synthetic biology tools. Moreover, we also systematically summarize various medical devices based on PHAs and related design approaches for medical applications, including tissue repair and drug delivery. The main degradation product of PHAs, 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), is recognized as a new functional molecule for cancer therapy and immune regulation. Although PHAs still account for only a small percentage of medical polymers, up-and-coming novel medical PHA devices will enter the clinical translation stage in the next few years.
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- Zi-Wei Ren
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
- Dehong Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong, 678400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570311, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570311, China.
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Carbon Neutral Technology, Xi'an, 710069, China
- Zigong Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Zigong Psychiatric Research Center, Zigong Institute of Brain Science, Zigong, 643002, Sichuan, China
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Mai J, Chan CM, Laycock B, Pratt S. Understanding the Reaction of Hydroxy-Terminated Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Random Copolymers with a Monoisocyanate. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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- Jingjing Mai
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Chen H, Oveissi F, Daly S, Shahrbabaki Z, Naficy S, Dehghani F. A green and biodegradable plasticizer from copolymers of poly(β‐hydroxybutyrate‐
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‐ε‐caprolactone). J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Haiying Chen
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering Jiangnan University Wuxi China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Food Nutrition and Human Health Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU) Beijing China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Ansari S, Sami N, Yasin D, Ahmad N, Fatma T. Biomedical applications of environmental friendly poly-hydroxyalkanoates. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 183:549-563. [PMID: 33932421 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Biological polyesters of hydroxyacids are known as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). They have proved to be an alternative, environmentally friendly and attractive candidate for the replacement of petroleum-based plastics in many applications. Many bacteria synthesize these compounds as an intracellular carbon and energy compound usually under unbalanced growth conditions. Biodegradability and biocompatibility of different PHA has been studied in cell culture systems or in an animal host during the last few decades. Such investigations have proposed that PHA can be used as biomaterials for applications in conventional medical devices such as sutures, patches, meshes, implants, and tissue engineering scaffolds as well. Moreover, findings related to encapsulation capability and degradation kinetics of some PHA polymers has paved their way for development of controlled drug delivery systems. The present review discusses about bio-plastics, their characteristics, examines the key findings and recent advances highlighting the usage of bio-plastics in different medical devices. The patents concerning to PHA application in biomedical field have been also enlisted that will provide a brief overview of the status of research in bio-plastic. This would help medical researchers and practitioners to replace the synthetic plastics aids that are currently being used. Simultaneously, it could also prove to be a strong step in reducing the plastic pollution that surged abruptly due to the COVID-19 medical waste.
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- Sabbir Ansari
- Cyanobacterial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Cyanobacterial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Cyanobacterial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Cyanobacterial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Cyanobacterial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi 110025, India.
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Zalloum N, Albino de Souza G, Martins TD. Single-Emulsion P(HB-HV) Microsphere Preparation Tuned by Copolymer Molar Mass and Additive Interaction. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:8122-8135. [PMID: 31459903 PMCID: PMC6648277 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, we describe the production of poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) [P(HB-HV)]-based microspheres containing coumarin-6 (C6) or pyrene (Py) fluorophores as additives and models for hydrophobic and hydrophilic drug encapsulation. Their photophysical and morphological properties, as well as encapsulation efficiencies, are studied as this work aims to describe the influence of additive hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity on microparticle formation. These properties were studied by scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy (FCLSM), and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The results show that the surfactant concentration, polymer molar mass, emulsification stirring rate, and the presence of the fluorophore and its nature are determinants of the P(HB-HV) microsphere properties. Also, encapsulation efficiency is shown to be governed by synergic effects of these parameters on the formation of microspheres. Moreover, size distribution is proved to be strongly influenced by the surfactant poly(vinyl alcohol) content. FCLSM showed that the fluorophores were efficiently encapsulated in P(HB-HV) microspheres at distinct distributions within the copolymer matrix. Surprisingly, nanospheres were observed in the microsphere surface, suggesting that microspheres are formed from nanosphere coalescence.
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- Neife
Lilian Zalloum
- Chemistry
Institute, State University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-971 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Elmowafy E, Abdal-Hay A, Skouras A, Tiboni M, Casettari L, Guarino V. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. Expert Rev Med Devices 2019; 16:467-482. [PMID: 31058550 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2019.1615439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The applications of naturally obtained polymers are tremendously increased due to them being biocompatible, biodegradable, environmentally friendly and renewable in nature. Among them, polyhydroxyalkanoates are widely studied and they can be utilized in many areas of human life research such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, and other medical applications. AREAS COVERED This review provides an overview of the polyhydroxyalkanoates biosynthesis and their possible applications in drug delivery in the range of micro- and nano-size. Moreover, the possible applications in tissue engineering are covered considering macro- and microporous scaffolds and extracellular matrix analogs. EXPERT COMMENTARY The majority of synthetic plastics are non-biodegradable so, in the last years, a renewed interest is growing to develop alternative processes to produce biologically derived polymers. Among them, PHAs present good properties such as high immunotolerance, low toxicity, biodegradability, so, they are promisingly using as biomaterials in biomedical applications.
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- Enas Elmowafy
- a Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy , Ain Shams University , Cairo , Egypt
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- b Dentistry and Oral Health School , The University of Queensland , Qld , Australia
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- c Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino , Urbino (PU) , Italy.,d Department of Life Sciences , School of Sciences, European University Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus
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- c Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino , Urbino (PU) , Italy
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- c Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino , Urbino (PU) , Italy
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- e Institute of Polymers, composites and Biomaterials , National Research Council of Italy , Naples , Italy
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Barouti G, Jaffredo CG, Guillaume SM. Advances in drug delivery systems based on synthetic poly(hydroxybutyrate) (co)polymers. Prog Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Barouti G, Jarnouen K, Cammas-Marion S, Loyer P, Guillaume SM. Polyhydroxyalkanoate-based amphiphilic diblock copolymers as original biocompatible nanovectors. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00831j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanoparticles derived from poly(β-malic acid)-b-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PMLA-b-PHB) copolymers revealed no cytotoxicity towards HepaRG and SK-MEL-28 cells.
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- Ghislaine Barouti
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
- UMR 6226 CNRS – Université de Rennes 1
- F-35042 Rennes Cedex
- France
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes – Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
- UMR 6226 CNRS – Université de Rennes 1
- F-35708 Rennes Cedex
- France
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- INSERM
- UMR991
- Liver
- Metabolisms and Cancer
- CHU Pontchaillou
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
- UMR 6226 CNRS – Université de Rennes 1
- F-35042 Rennes Cedex
- France
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Xu Y, Shen Y, Xiong Y, Li C, Sun C, Ouahab A, Tu J. Synthesis, characterization, biodegradability and biocompatibility of a temperature-sensitive PBLA-PEG-PBLA hydrogel as protein delivery system with low critical gelation concentration. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2013; 40:1264-75. [PMID: 23855735 DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2013.814066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Temperature-sensitive hydrogels were designed using a series of A-B-A triblock copolymers consisting of poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) with different molecular weights as the hydrophilic block B and poly (β-butyrolactone-co-lactic acid)(PBLA) with varying block lengths and composition as the hydrophobic block A. The triblock copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of β-BL and LA in bulk using PEG as an initiator and Sn(Oct)2 as the catalyst. Their chemical structure and molecular characteristics were determined by NMR, GPC and DSC, and the relationship between structure and phase behaviors in aqueous solutions was investigated as well. It was found that the phase behaviors in aqueous solutions including critical micelle concentration (CMC), sol-gel-sedimentation phase transition temperature, gel window width and critical gelation concentration (CGC) are largely dependent on the molecular weight and block length ratio of PEG/PBLA. Most importantly, they show a very low CGC ranging from 4 to 8 wt% because of the introduction of β-BL. Furthermore, the biodegradability and biocompatibility of the hydrogels were evaluated. Finally, lysozyme as a model protein was used to evaluate the ability to deliver protein drugs in a sustained release manner and biologically active form. All results demonstrated that the temperature-sensitive in situ forming hydrogel has a promising potential as sustained delivery system for protein drugs.
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- Yourui Xu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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Filippousi M, Papadimitriou SA, Bikiaris DN, Pavlidou E, Angelakeris M, Zamboulis D, Tian H, Van Tendeloo G. Novel core–shell magnetic nanoparticles for Taxol encapsulation in biodegradable and biocompatible block copolymers: Preparation, characterization and release properties. Int J Pharm 2013; 448:221-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chaturvedi K, Ganguly K, Kulkarni AR, Nadagouda MN, Stowbridge J, Rudzinski WE, Aminabhavi TM. Ultra-small fluorescent bile acid conjugated PHB–PEG block copolymeric nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and cellular uptake. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra22283g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Alejandra RC, Margarita CM, María Soledad MC. Enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by a commercial lipase. Polym Degrad Stab 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rodríguez-Contreras A, Calafell-Monfort M, Marqués-Calvo MS. Enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) by commercial lipases. Polym Degrad Stab 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Kim TH, Mount CW, Dulken BW, Ramos J, Fu CJ, Khant HA, Chiu W, Gombotz WR, Pun SH. Filamentous, mixed micelles of triblock copolymers enhance tumor localization of indocyanine green in a murine xenograft model. Mol Pharm 2011; 9:135-43. [PMID: 22118658 DOI: 10.1021/mp200381c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Polymeric micelles formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers can be used to encapsulate hydrophobic drugs for tumor-delivery applications. Filamentous carriers with high aspect ratios offer potential advantages over spherical carriers, including prolonged circulation times. In this work, mixed micelles composed of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PHB-PEO) and Pluronic F-127 (PF-127) were used to encapsulate a near-infrared fluorophore. The micelle formulations were assessed for tumor accumulation after tail vein injection to xenograft tumor-bearing mice by noninvasive optical imaging. The mixed micelle formulation that facilitated the highest tumor accumulation was shown by cryo-electron microscopy to be filamentous in structure compared to spherical structures of pure PF-127 micelles. In addition, increased dye loading efficiency and dye stability were attained in this mixed micelle formulation compared to pure PEO-PHB-PEO micelles. Therefore, the optimized PEO-PHB-PEO/PF-127 mixed micelle formulation offers advantages for cancer delivery over micelles formed from the individual copolymer components.
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- Tae Hee Kim
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Vassiliou A, Papadimitriou S, Bikiaris D, Mattheolabakis G, Avgoustakis K. Facile synthesis of polyester-PEG triblock copolymers and preparation of amphiphilic nanoparticles as drug carriers. J Control Release 2010; 148:388-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen C, Cheng YC, Yu CH, Chan SW, Cheung MK, Yu PHF. In vitro cytotoxicity, hemolysis assay, and biodegradation behavior of biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) nanoparticles as potential drug carriers. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008; 87:290-8. [PMID: 18181106 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nanoparticles based on amorphous poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB-PEG-PHB) are potential drug delivery vehicles, and so their cytotoxicity and hemolysis assay were investigated in vitro using two kinds of animal cells. The PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticles showed excellent biocompatibility and had no cytotoxicity on animal cells, even when the concentrations of the PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticle dispersions were increased to 120 microg/mL. Moreover, no hemolysis was detected with the PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticles, suggesting that the PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticles were obviously much hemocompatible for drug delivery applications. In the presence of intracellular enzyme esterase, the biocompatible PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticles might be hydrolyzed, and their biodegradable behavior was monitored by the fluorescence spectrum and the pH meter. The initial biodegradation rate of the PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticles was closely related to the enzymatic amount and the PHB block length. Compared with that obtained from the fluorescence determination, the initial biodegradation rate from pH measurement was faster. The biodegraded products mainly consisted of 3HB monomer and dimer, which were the metabolites present in the body.
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- Cheng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
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Sasiwilaskorn S, Klinubol P, Tachaprutinun A, Udomsup T, Wanichwecharungruang SP. Oligoesters based on poly(p‐alkoxycinnamate) and poly(pentaethylene glycol cinnamate) as potential UV filters. J Appl Polym Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/app.28335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Liu KL, Goh SH, Li J. Controlled synthesis and characterizations of amphiphilic poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate] triblock copolymers. POLYMER 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wei Z, Liu L, Qi M. Kinetics and mechanism of the ring opening polymerization of (R,S)-β-butyrolactone initiated with dibutylmagnesium. Eur Polym J 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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