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Zeng L, Kang D, Zhu L, Zhou Z, Li Y, Ling W, Zhang Y, Yu DG, Kim I, Song W. Poly(phenylalanine) and poly(3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine): Promising biomedical materials for building stimuli-responsive nanocarriers. J Control Release 2024; 372:810-828. [PMID: 38968969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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Cancer is a serious threat to human health because of its high annual mortality rate. It has attracted significant attention in healthcare, and identifying effective strategies for the treatment and relief of cancer pain requires urgency. Drug delivery systems (DDSs) offer the advantages of excellent efficacy, low cost, and low toxicity for targeting drugs to tumor sites. In recent decades, copolymer carriers based on poly(phenylalanine) (PPhe) and poly(3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine) (PDopa) have been extensively investigated owing to their good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and controllable stimulus responsiveness, which have resulted in DDSs with loading and targeted delivery capabilities. In this review, we introduce the synthesis of PPhe and PDopa, highlighting the latest proposed synthetic routes and comparing the differences in drug delivery between PPhe and PDopa. Subsequently, we summarize the various applications of PPhe and PDopa in nanoscale-targeted DDSs, providing a comprehensive analysis of the drug release behavior based on different stimulus-responsive carriers using these two materials. In the end, we discuss the challenges and prospects of polypeptide-based DDSs in the field of cancer therapy, aiming to promote their further development to meet the growing demands for treatment.
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- Lingcong Zeng
- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- Oncology Department of Huadong Hospital, Minimally Invasive Tumor Treatment Center, No. 139 Yan'an West Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China 200040
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China.
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A Review on Electrospun Poly(amino acid) Nanofibers and Their Applications of Hemostasis and Wound Healing. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12060794. [PMID: 35740919 PMCID: PMC9221312 DOI: 10.3390/biom12060794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The timely and effective control and repair of wound bleeding is a key research issue all over the world. From traditional compression hemostasis to a variety of new hemostatic methods, people have a more comprehensive understanding of the hemostatic mechanism and the structure and function of different types of wound dressings. Electrospun nanofibers stand out with nano size, high specific surface area, higher porosity, and a variety of complex structures. They are high-quality materials that can effectively promote wound hemostasis and wound healing because they can imitate the structural characteristics of the skin extracellular matrix (ECM) and support cell adhesion and angiogenesis. At the same time, combined with amino acid polymers with good biocompatibility not only has high compatibility with the human body but can also be combined with a variety of drugs to further improve the effect of wound hemostatic dressing. This paper summarizes the application of different amino acid electrospun wound dressings, analyzes the characteristics of different materials in preparation and application, and looks forward to the development of directions of poly(amino acid) electrospun dressings in hemostasis.
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Biodegradable and biocompatible biomaterials have offered much more opportunities from an engineering standpoint for treating diseases and maintaining health. Poly(ester amide)s (PEAs), as an outstanding family among such biomaterials, have risen overwhelmingly in the past decades. These synthetic polymers have easily and widely available raw materials and a diversity of synthetic approaches, which have attracted considerable attention. More importantly, combining the superiorities of polyamides and polyesters, PEAs have emerged with better functions. They could have improved biodegradability, biocompatibility, and cell-material interactions. The PEAs derived from α-amino acids even allow the introduction of pendant sites for further modification or functionalization. Meanwhile, it is gradually recognized that the chemical structures are closely related to the physiochemical and biological properties of PEAs so that their properties can be precisely controlled. PEAs therefore become significant materials in the biomedical fields. This review will attempt to summarize the recent progress in the development of PEAs with respect to the preparation materials and methods, structure-property relationships along with their latest biomedical accomplishments, especially for drug delivery and tissue engineering.
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- Shuyan Han
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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Ansari V, Calore A, Zonderland J, Harings JAW, Moroni L, Bernaerts KV. Additive Manufacturing of α-Amino Acid Based Poly(ester amide)s for Biomedical Applications. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:1083-1100. [PMID: 35050596 PMCID: PMC8924872 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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α-Amino acid based polyester amides (PEAs) are promising candidates for additive manufacturing (AM), as they unite the flexibility and degradability of polyesters and good thermomechanical properties of polyamides in one structure. Introducing α-amino acids in the PEA structure brings additional advantages such as (i) good cytocompatibility and biodegradability, (ii) providing strong amide bonds, enhancing the hydrogen-bonding network, (iii) the introduction of pendant reactive functional groups, and (iv) providing good cell-polymer interactions. However, the application of α-amino acid based PEAs for AM via fused deposition modeling (FDM), an important manufacturing technique with unique processing characteristics and requirements, is still lacking. With the aim to exploit the combination of these advantages in the creation, design, and function of additively manufactured scaffolds using FDM, we report the structure-function relationship of a series of α-amino acid based PEAs. The PEAs with three different molecular weights were synthesized via the active solution polycondensation, and their performance for AM applications was studied in comparison with a commercial biomedical grade copolymer of l-lactide and glycolide (PLGA). The PEAs, in addition to good thermal stability, showed semicrystalline behavior with proper mechanical properties, which were different depending on their molecular weight and crystallinity. They showed more ductility due to their lower glass transition temperature (Tg; 18-20 °C) compared with PLGA (57 °C). The rheology studies revealed that the end-capping of PEAs is of high importance for preventing cross-linking and further polymerization during the melt extrusion and for the steadiness and reproducibility of FDM. Furthermore, our data regarding the steady 3D printing performance, good polymer-cell interactions, and low cytotoxicity suggest that α-amino acid based PEAs can be introduced as favorable polymers for future AM applications in tissue engineering. In addition, their ability for formation of bonelike apatite in the simulated body fluid (SBF) indicates their potential for bone tissue engineering applications.
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- Vahid Ansari
- Complex Tissue Regeneration Department, MERLN Institute for Technology Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Complex Tissue Regeneration Department, MERLN Institute for Technology Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Complex Tissue Regeneration Department, MERLN Institute for Technology Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Complex Tissue Regeneration Department, MERLN Institute for Technology Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Villamagna IJ, McRae DM, Borecki A, Mei X, Lagugné-Labarthet F, Beier F, Gillies ER. GSK3787-Loaded Poly(Ester Amide) Particles for Intra-Articular Drug Delivery. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E736. [PMID: 32224867 PMCID: PMC7240550 DOI: 10.3390/polym12040736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating joint disorder affecting more than 240 million people. There is no disease modifying therapeutic, and drugs that are used to alleviate OA symptoms result in side effects. Recent research indicates that inhibition of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ (PPARδ) in cartilage may attenuate the development or progression of OA. PPARδ antagonists such as GSK3787 exist, but would benefit from delivery to joints to avoid side effects. Described here is the loading of GSK3787 into poly(ester amide) (PEA) particles. The particles contained 8 wt.% drug and had mean diameters of about 600 nm. Differential scanning calorimetry indicated the drug was in crystalline domains in the particles. Atomic force microscopy was used to measure the Young's moduli of individual particles as 2.8 MPa. In vitro drug release studies showed 11% GSK3787 was released over 30 days. Studies in immature murine articular cartilage (IMAC) cells indicated low toxicity from the drug, empty particles, and drug-loaded particles and that the particles were not taken up by the cells. Ex vivo studies on murine joints showed that the particles could be injected into the joint space and resided there for at least 7 days. Overall, these results indicate that GSK3787-loaded PEA particles warrant further investigation as a delivery system for potential OA therapy.
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- Ian J. Villamagna
- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada;
- Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (F.L.-L.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada; (D.M.M.); (A.B.); (X.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada; (D.M.M.); (A.B.); (X.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada; (D.M.M.); (A.B.); (X.M.)
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- Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (F.L.-L.); (F.B.)
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada; (D.M.M.); (A.B.); (X.M.)
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- Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (F.L.-L.); (F.B.)
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3B7, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada;
- Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (F.L.-L.); (F.B.)
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada; (D.M.M.); (A.B.); (X.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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Zavradashvili N, Puiggali J, Katsarava R. Artificial Polymers made of α-amino Acids - Poly(Amino Acid)s, Pseudo-Poly(Amino Acid)s, Poly(Depsipeptide)s, and Pseudo-Proteins. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:566-593. [DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200203122110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Degradable polymers (DPs) - “green materials” of the future, have an innumerable use in biomedicine,
particularly in the fields of tissue engineering and drug delivery. Among these kind of materials naturally occurring
polymers - proteins which constituted one of the most important “bricks of life” - α-amino acids (AAs) are
highly suitable. A wide biomedical applicability of proteins is due to special properties such as a high affinity
with tissues and releasing AAs upon biodegradation that means a nutritive potential for cells. Along with these
positive characteristics proteins as biomedical materials they have some shortcomings, such as batch-to-batch
variation, risk of disease transmission, and immune rejection. The last limitation is connected with the molecular
architecture of proteins. Furthermore, the content of only peptide bonds in protein molecules significantly restricts
their material properties. Artificial polymers with the composition of AAs are by far more promising as degradable
biomaterials since they are free from the limitations of proteins retaining at the same time their positive
features - a high tissue compatibility and nutritive potential. The present review deals with a brief description of
different families of AA-based artificial polymers, such as poly(amino acid)s, pseudo-poly(amino acid)s, polydepsipeptides,
and pseudo-proteins - relatively new and broad family of artificial AA-based DPs. Most of these
polymers have a different macromolecular architecture than proteins and contain various types of chemical links
along with NH-CO bonds that substantially expands properties of materials destined for sophisticated biomedical
applications.
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- Nino Zavradashvili
- Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Agricultural University of Georgia, Kakha Bendukidze University Campus, # 240 David Aghmashenebeli Alley, Tbilisi 0131, Georgia
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Quimica, EEBE, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Edifici I.2, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, Barcelona 08019, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Agricultural University of Georgia, Kakha Bendukidze University Campus, # 240 David Aghmashenebeli Alley, Tbilisi 0131, Georgia
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Pavlova E, Nikishin I, Bogdanova A, Klinov D, Bagrov D. The miscibility and spatial distribution of the components in electrospun polymer–protein mats. RSC Adv 2020; 10:4672-4680. [PMID: 35495279 PMCID: PMC9049090 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10910b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Biodegradable blended electrospun mats are promising for biomedical applications such as wound dressing, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. Electrospun mats based on polyesters can be modified by the addition of other polymers or proteins to accelerate the degradation, improve mechanical properties or biocompatibility. However, relatively little is known about the distribution of the components throughout the blended mats. In the present work, we prepared polylactide (PLA), bovine serum albumin (BSA), and the blended PLA–BSA electrospun mats. We demonstrated that PLA and BSA are miscible in a common solvent HFIP (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol) at concentrations below 3%, but become immiscible as concentration increases. We used three methods (fluorescence microscopy, EDX, and Raman microspectroscopy) to validate that PLA and BSA can be blended in a single electrospun fiber despite the phase separation in the blend. The homogeneity of the blend influences on the homogeneity of the distribution of PLA and BSA components throughout the electrospun mat, as measured by Raman microspectroscopy. When the blended electrospun mats were incubated in water, they demonstrated the prolonged release of BSA. The presented results show a step-by-step approach for manufacturing blended electrospun mats made of immiscible components, which involves the analysis of component miscibility, the mat morphology, and composition. This approach can be used for the rational design of multicomponent electrospun mats. Polylactide and bovine serum albumin can be combined in a single electrospun fiber, despite the phase separation.![]()
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- Elizaveta Pavlova
- Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- Moscow Region
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Faculty of Biology
- Department of Bioengineering
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- Moscow Region
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- Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- Moscow Region
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- Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Faculty of Biology
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Gloria A, Frydman B, Lamas ML, Serra AC, Martorelli M, Coelho JF, Fonseca AC, Domingos M. The influence of poly(ester amide) on the structural and functional features of 3D additive manufactured poly(ε-caprolactone) scaffolds. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 98:994-1004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lamas ML, Lima MS, Pinho AC, Tugushi D, Katsarava R, Costa EC, Correia IJ, Serra AC, Coelho JF, Fonseca AC. Towards the development of electrospun mats from poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(ester amide)s miscible blends. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Márquez Y, Cabral T, Lorenzetti A, Franco L, Turon P, del Valle LJ, Puiggalí J. Incorporation of chloramphenicol and captopril into poly(GL)- b-poly(GL- co-TMC- co-CL)- b-poly(GL) monofilar surgical sutures. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.44762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yolanda Márquez
- Chemical Engineering Department; Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14; Barcelona E-08019 Spain
- B. Braun Surgical S.A, Carretera de Terrassa 121; Rubí (Barcelona) 08191 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department; Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14; Barcelona E-08019 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department; Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14; Barcelona E-08019 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department; Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14; Barcelona E-08019 Spain
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- B. Braun Surgical S.A, Carretera de Terrassa 121; Rubí (Barcelona) 08191 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department; Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14; Barcelona E-08019 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department; Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14; Barcelona E-08019 Spain
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Fazli Y, Shariatinia Z, Kohsari I, Azadmehr A, Pourmortazavi SM. A novel chitosan-polyethylene oxide nanofibrous mat designed for controlled co-release of hydrocortisone and imipenem/cilastatin drugs. Int J Pharm 2016; 513:636-647. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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J. del Valle L, Franco L, Katsarava R, Puiggalí J. Electrospun biodegradable polymers loaded with bactericide agents. AIMS MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.3934/molsci.2016.1.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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