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Sanati M, Amin Yavari S. Liposome-integrated hydrogel hybrids: Promising platforms for cancer therapy and tissue regeneration. J Control Release 2024; 368:703-727. [PMID: 38490373 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Drug delivery platforms have gracefully emerged as an indispensable component of novel cancer chemotherapy, bestowing targeted drug distribution, elevating therapeutic effects, and reducing the burden of unwanted side effects. In this context, hybrid delivery systems artfully harnessing the virtues of liposomes and hydrogels bring remarkable benefits, especially for localized cancer therapy, including intensified stability, excellent amenability to hydrophobic and hydrophilic medications, controlled liberation behavior, and appropriate mucoadhesion to mucopenetration shift. Moreover, three-dimensional biocompatible liposome-integrated hydrogel networks have attracted unprecedented interest in tissue regeneration, given their tunable architecture and physicochemical properties, as well as enhanced mechanical support. This review elucidates and presents cutting-edge developments in recruiting liposome-integrated hydrogel systems for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration.
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- Mehdi Sanati
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran; Experimental and Animal Study Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Regenerative Medicine Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Cooper CG, Kafetzis KN, Patabendige A, Tagalakis AD. Blood-brain barrier disruption in dementia: Nano-solutions as new treatment options. Eur J Neurosci 2024; 59:1359-1385. [PMID: 38154805 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Candidate drugs targeting the central nervous system (CNS) demonstrate extremely low clinical success rates, with more than 98% of potential treatments being discontinued due to poor blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. Neurological conditions were shown to be the second leading cause of death globally in 2016, with the number of people currently affected by neurological disorders increasing rapidly. This increasing trend, along with an inability to develop BBB permeating drugs, is presenting a major hurdle in the treatment of CNS-related disorders, like dementia. To overcome this, it is necessary to understand the structure and function of the BBB, including the transport of molecules across its interface in both healthy and pathological conditions. The use of CNS drug carriers is rapidly gaining popularity in CNS research due to their ability to target BBB transport systems. Further research and development of drug delivery vehicles could provide essential information that can be used to develop novel treatments for neurological conditions. This review discusses the BBB and its transport systems and evaluates the potential of using nanoparticle-based delivery systems as drug carriers for CNS disease with a focus on dementia.
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- Department of Biology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Biology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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Sakr OS, Zaitoun MMA, Amer MS, Qubisi M, Elshafeey AH, Jordan O, Borchard G. Explosomes: A new modality for DEB-TACE local delivery of sorafenib: In vivo proof of sustained release. J Control Release 2023; 364:12-22. [PMID: 37816482 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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The current medical practice in treating Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using Drug Eluting Transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) technique is limited only to hydrophilic ionizable drugs, that can be attached ionically to the oppositely charged beads. This limitation has forced physicians to subscribe the more hydrophobic, first treatment option drugs, like sorafenib systemically via the oral route, thus flooding the patient system with a very powerful, non-specific, multiple-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is associated with notorious side effects. In this paper, a new modality is introduced, where highly charged, drug loaded liposomes are added to oppositely charged DEBs in a manner causing them to "explode" and the drug is eventually attached to the beads in the lipid patches covering their surfaces; therefore we call them "Explosomes". After fully describing the preparation process and in vitro characterization, this manuscript delves into an in vivo pharmacokinetic study over 50 New Zealand rabbits, where explosomal loading is challenged vs oral as well as current practice of emulsifying sorafenib in lipiodol. Over 14 days of follow up, and compared to other groups, explosomal loading of SRF on embolic beads proved to cause a slower release pattern with longer Tmax, lower Cmax and less washout to general circulation in healthy animals. This treatment modality opens a new untapped door for local sustained delivery of hydrophobic drugs in catheterized organs.
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- Omar S Sakr
- Life Science Division, Nawah Scientific, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Diagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Radiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Genuine Research Center, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Geneva-Lausanne, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Geneva-Lausanne, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Carfagno A, Lin SC, Chafran L, Akhrymuk I, Callahan V, Po M, Zhu Y, Altalhi A, Durkin DP, Russo P, Vliet KA, Webb-Robertson BJ, Kehn-Hall K, Bishop B. Bioprospecting the American Alligator Peptidome for antiviral peptides against Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. Proteomics 2023; 23:e2200237. [PMID: 36480152 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202200237] [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: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The innate immune protection provided by cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) has been shown to extend to antiviral activity, with putative mechanisms of action including direct interaction with host cells or pathogen membranes. The lack of therapeutics available for the treatment of viruses such as Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) underscores the urgency of novel strategies for antiviral discovery. American alligator plasma has been shown to exhibit strong in vitro antibacterial activity, and functionalized hydrogel particles have been successfully employed for the identification of specific CAMPs from alligator plasma. Here, a novel bait strategy in which particles were encapsulated in membranes from either healthy or VEEV-infected cells was implemented to identify peptides preferentially targeting infected cells for subsequent evaluation of antiviral activity. Statistical analysis of peptide identification results was used to select five candidate peptides for testing, of which one exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of VEEV and also significantly inhibited infectious titers. Results suggest our bioprospecting strategy provides a versatile platform that may be adapted for antiviral peptide identification from complex biological samples.
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- Amy Carfagno
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA.,National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- Chemistry Department, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.,Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA
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Mou Y, Zhang P, Lai WF, Zhang D. Design and applications of liposome-in-gel as carriers for cancer therapy. Drug Deliv 2022; 29:3245-3255. [PMID: 36310364 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2139021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Cancer has long been a hot research topic, and recent years have witnessed the incidence of cancer trending toward younger individuals with great socioeconomic burden. Even with surgery, therapeutic agents serve as the mainstay to combat cancer in the clinic. Intensive research on nanomaterials can overcome the shortcomings of conventional drug delivery approaches, such as the lack of selectivity for targeted regions, poor stability against degradation, and uncontrolled drug release behavior. Over the years, different types of drug carriers have been developed for cancer therapy. One of these is liposome-in-gel (LP-Gel), which has combined the merits of both liposomes and hydrogels, and has emerged as a versatile carrier for cancer therapy. LP-Gel hybrids have addressed the lack of stability of conventional liposomes against pH and ionic strength while displaying higher efficiency of delivery hydrophilic drugs as compared to conventional gels. They can be classified into three types according to their assembled structure, are characterized by their nontoxicity, biodegradability, and flexibility for clinical use, and can be mainly categorized based on their controlled release, transmucosal delivery, and transdermal delivery properties for anticancer therapy. This review covers the recent progress on the applications of LP-Gel hybrids for anticancer therapy.
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- Yixuan Mou
- Urology & Nephrology Center, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China
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- Urology & Nephrology Center, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China
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- Urology & Nephrology Center, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Urology & Nephrology Center, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China
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Recent years have seen substantial efforts aimed at constructing artificial cells from various molecular components with the aim of mimicking the processes, behaviours and architectures found in biological systems. Artificial cell development ultimately aims to produce model constructs that progress our understanding of biology, as well as forming the basis for functional bio-inspired devices that can be used in fields such as therapeutic delivery, biosensing, cell therapy and bioremediation. Typically, artificial cells rely on a bilayer membrane chassis and have fluid aqueous interiors to mimic biological cells. However, a desire to more accurately replicate the gel-like properties of intracellular and extracellular biological environments has driven increasing efforts to build cell mimics based on hydrogels. This has enabled researchers to exploit some of the unique functional properties of hydrogels that have seen them deployed in fields such as tissue engineering, biomaterials and drug delivery. In this Review, we explore how hydrogels can be leveraged in the context of artificial cell development. We also discuss how hydrogels can potentially be incorporated within the next generation of artificial cells to engineer improved biological mimics and functional microsystems.
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DeMella KC, Raghavan SR. Catalyst-Loaded Capsules that Spontaneously Inflate and Violently Eject their Core. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:13718-13726. [PMID: 31603331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We present a design for polymer capsules that exhibit a range of unusual autonomous behaviors when exposed to a chemical fuel. The capsules have a physically gelled core (alginate-Ca2+) loaded with catalytic (silver) particles and a shell composed of a chemically cross-linked gel. In the presence of the fuel (H2O2), a catalytic reaction occurs, which generates oxygen (O2) gas. The gas collects in a zone between the core and the shell, and the resulting gas pressure causes the elastic shell to stretch. This makes the capsule inflate in a process reminiscent of a swelling pufferfish. As the capsule inflates, the polymer chains in the shell continue to stretch until a breaking point is reached, whereupon the shell ruptures. Three rupture modes are documented: gentle, moderate, and violent. The latter involves the gelled core being forcefully ejected out of the shell in a manner similar to the ejection of needles out of nematocysts on jellyfish. The extent and duration of inflation can be tuned by altering the core and shell composition; for example, shells that are more densely cross-linked swell less and rupture faster. Also, instead of a catalytic reaction, capsule inflation can be achieved by combining reactants, one in the capsule and the other in the external solution, that together generate a different gas (e.g., CO2).
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- Kerry C DeMella
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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Zhang Z, Liu Y, Zhang X, Liu J. A Cell-Mimicking Structure Converting Analog Volume Changes to Digital Colorimetric Output with Molecular Selectivity. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:7926-7931. [PMID: 29130302 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We herein report a three-component cell-mimicking structure with a peroxidase-like iron oxide nanozyme as the nucleus, a molecularly imprinted hydrogel shell as cytoplasm, and a lipid bilayer membrane. The structure was characterized by cryo and negative stain TEM and also by a calcein leakage test. By introducing charged monomers, the gel shell can swell or shrink in response to salt concentration. By lowering the salt concentration, the gradual "analog" gel volume change was reflected in a switch-like "digital" colorimetric output by the burst of membrane and oxidation of substrates such as 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). Controlled access was also achieved by using melittin to insert channels cross the membrane, and selective molecular transport was realized by the molecularly imprinted gel. The functions of each component are coupled, and this sophisticated tripartite structure provides a new platform for modular design of new materials. Our cell-mimicking structure is functional and it is complementary to the current protocell work that aims to understand the origin of life.
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- Zijie Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Grossutti M, Seenath R, Noël JA, Lipkowski J. Infrared and fluorescence spectroscopic studies of a phospholipid bilayer supported by a soft cationic hydrogel scaffold. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 473:162-71. [PMID: 27064742 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Polarized attenuated total reflection (ATR-IR) spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy techniques were used to characterize a 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPhPC) membrane supported on porous, cationic hydrogel beads. Fluorescence microscopy images showed that the DPhPC coated the external surface of the hydrogel scaffold. In addition, a fluorescence assay of the emission intensity of the Tb(3+)/dipicolinic acid complex demonstrated that the DPhPC coating acted as a barrier to Tb(3+) efflux from the scaffolded vesicle and successfully sealed the porous hydrogel bead. Fluorescence quenching and ATR-IR spectroscopic measurements revealed that the lipid coating has a bilayer structure. The phytanoyl chains were found to exhibit significant trans-gauche isomerization, characteristic of the fluid liquid phase. However, no lipid lateral mobility was observed by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) measurements. The phosphocholine headgroup was found to be well hydrated and oriented such that the cationic choline group tucked in behind the anionic phosphate group, consistent with an electrostatic attraction between the cationic scaffold and zwitterionic lipid. The absence of lipid lateral mobility may be due to the strength of this attraction.
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- Michael Grossutti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Grijalvo S, Mayr J, Eritja R, Díaz DD. Biodegradable liposome-encapsulated hydrogels for biomedical applications: a marriage of convenience. Biomater Sci 2016; 4:555-74. [DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00481k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liposome-encapsulated hydrogels have emerged as an attractive strategy for medical and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Santiago Grijalvo
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering
- Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER BBN)
- Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Regensburg
- D-93040 Regensburg
- Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering
- Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER BBN)
- Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- Spain
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Regensburg
- D-93040 Regensburg
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Saleem Q, Zhang Z, Petretic A, Gradinaru CC, Macdonald PM. Single lipid bilayer deposition on polymer surfaces using bicelles. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:1032-9. [PMID: 25665160 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A lipid bilayer was deposited on a 3 μm diameter polystyrene (PS) bead via hydrophobic anchoring of bicelles containing oxyamine-bearing cholesteric moieties reacting with the aldehyde functionalized bead surface. Discoidal bicelles were formed by mixing dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine (DHPC), dimyristoyltrimethylammonium propane (DMTAP), and the oxyamine-terminated cholesterol derivative, cholest-5-en-3β-oxy-oct-3,6-oxa-an-8-oxyamine (CHOLOA), in the molar ratio DMPC/DHCP/DMTAP/CHOLOA (1/0.5/0.01/0.05) in water. Upon exposure to aldehyde-bearing PS beads, a stable single lipid bilayer coating rapidly formed at the bead surface. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching demonstrated that the deposited lipids fused into an encapsulating lipid bilayer. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry showed that the short chain lipid DHPC was entirely absent from the PS adherent lipid coating. Fluorescence quenching measurements proved that the coating was a single lipid bilayer. The bicelle coating method is thus simple and robust, can be modified to include membrane-associated species, and can be adapted to coat any number of different surfaces.
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- Qasim Saleem
- Departments of †Chemistry, ∥Physics, and ‡Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga , 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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Grossutti M, Seenath R, Conlon S, Leitch JJ, Li J, Lipkowski J. Spectroscopic and permeation studies of phospholipid bilayers supported by a soft hydrogel scaffold. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:10862-10870. [PMID: 25147944 DOI: 10.1021/la502925p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Polarized attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy were used to characterize a lipid coating composed of 70 mol % 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 30 mol % cholesterol, supported on a spherical hydrogel scaffold. The fluorescence microscopy images show an association between the lipid coating and the hydrogel scaffold. Fluorescence permeability measurements revealed that the phospholipid coating acts as a permeability barrier, exhibiting characteristics of a lamellar bilayer coating structure. Variable evanescent wave penetration depth ATR-IR spectroscopy studies validated the determination of quantitative molecular orientation information for a lipid coating supported on a spherical scaffold. These polarized ATR-IR studies measured an average DMPC acyl chain tilt angle of ∼21-25°, with respect to the surface normal.
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- Michael Grossutti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Mihut AM, Dabkowska AP, Crassous JJ, Schurtenberger P, Nylander T. Tunable adsorption of soft colloids on model biomembranes. ACS NANO 2013; 7:10752-10763. [PMID: 24191704 DOI: 10.1021/nn403892f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A simple procedure is developed to probe in situ the association between lipid bilayers and colloidal particles. Here, a one-step method is applied to generate giant unilamellar 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) vesicles (GUVs) by application of an alternating electric field directly in the presence of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) microgels. We demonstrate that the soft PNIPAM microgel particles act as switchable stabilizers for lipid membranes. The change of the particle conformation from the swollen to the collapsed state enables the reversible control of the microgel adsorption as a function of temperature. At 20 °C, the swollen and hydrophilic soft microgel particles adsorb evenly and densely pack in 2D hexagonal arrays at the DOPC GUV surfaces. In contrast, at 40 °C, that is, above the volume phase transition temperature (TVPT = 32 °C) of the PNIPAM microgels, the collapsed and more hydrophobic particles partially desorb and self-organize into domains at the GUV/GUV interfaces. This study shows that thermoresponsive PNIPAM microgels can be used to increase and control the stability of lipid vesicles where the softness and deformability of these types of particles play a major role. The observed self-assembly, where the organization and position of the particles on the GUV surface can be controlled "on demand", opens new routes for the design of nanostructured materials.
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- Adriana M Mihut
- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lund University , 22100 Lund, Sweden
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Raemdonck K, Braeckmans K, Demeester J, De Smedt SC. Merging the best of both worlds: hybrid lipid-enveloped matrix nanocomposites in drug delivery. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 43:444-72. [PMID: 24100581 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60299k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The advent of nanotechnology has revolutionized drug delivery in terms of improving drug efficacy and safety. Both polymer-based and lipid-based drug-loaded nanocarriers have demonstrated clinical benefit to date. However, to address the multifaceted drug delivery challenges ahead and further expand the spectrum of therapeutic applications, hybrid lipid-polymer nanocomposites have been designed to merge the beneficial features of both polymeric drug delivery systems and liposomes in a single nanocarrier. This review focuses on different classes of nanohybrids characterized by a drug-loaded polymeric matrix core enclosed in a lipid shell. Various nanoengineering approaches to obtain lipid-polymer nanocomposites with a core-shell nanoarchitecture will be discussed as well as their predominant applications in drug delivery.
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- Koen Raemdonck
- Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Mukthavaram R, Wrasidlo W, Hall D, Kesari S, Makale M. Assembly and targeting of liposomal nanoparticles encapsulating quantum dots. Bioconjug Chem 2011; 22:1638-44. [PMID: 21786821 DOI: 10.1021/bc200201e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Quantum dots (QDs) are attracting intense interest as fluorescence labeling agents for biomedical imaging because biocompatible coatings and relatively nontoxic rare earth metal QDs have emerged as possible options. QD photoemissions are bright, of narrow wavelength range, and very stable. We sought to encapsulate QDs within targeted PEGylated liposomes to reduce their propensity for liver uptake and to amplify the already strong QD emission signal. A novel lipid-QD conjugate initialized a process by which lipids in solution coalesced around the QDs. The liposomal structure was confirmed with size measurements, SEM, and IR spectroscopy. PEGylated QD liposomes injected into a xenograft tumor model largely cleared from the body within 24 h. Residual liver labeling was low. Targeted QD liposomes exhibited robust tumor labeling compared with controls. This study highlights the potential of these near IR emitting QD liposomes for preclinical/clinical applications.
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- Rajesh Mukthavaram
- Neuro-oncology Program, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, USA
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Saleem Q, Liu B, Gradinaru CC, Macdonald PM. Lipogels: Single-Lipid-Bilayer-Enclosed Hydrogel Spheres. Biomacromolecules 2011; 12:2364-74. [DOI: 10.1021/bm200266z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Qasim Saleem
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Physics, University of Toronto, and §Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Physics, University of Toronto, and §Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Physics, University of Toronto, and §Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Physics, University of Toronto, and §Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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Elbert DL. Liquid-liquid two-phase systems for the production of porous hydrogels and hydrogel microspheres for biomedical applications: A tutorial review. Acta Biomater 2011; 7:31-56. [PMID: 20659596 PMCID: PMC2967636 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2010] [Revised: 07/14/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Macroporous hydrogels may have direct applications in regenerative medicine as scaffolds to support tissue formation. Hydrogel microspheres may be used as drug-delivery vehicles or as building blocks to assemble modular scaffolds. A variety of techniques exist to produce macroporous hydrogels and hydrogel microspheres. A subset of these relies on liquid-liquid two-phase systems. Within this subset, vastly different types of polymerization processes are found. In this review, the history, terminology and classification of liquid-liquid two-phase polymerization and crosslinking are described. Instructive examples of hydrogel microsphere and macroporous scaffold formation by precipitation/dispersion, emulsion and suspension polymerizations are used to illustrate the nature of these processes. The role of the kinetics of phase separation in determining the morphology of scaffolds and microspheres is also delineated. Brief descriptions of miniemulsion, microemulsion polymerization and ionotropic gelation are also included.
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- Donald L Elbert
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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De Cock LJ, De Koker S, De Geest BG, Grooten J, Vervaet C, Remon JP, Sukhorukov GB, Antipina MN. Wirkstoffverabreichung mithilfe polymerer Mehrschichtkapseln. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200906266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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De Cock LJ, De Koker S, De Geest BG, Grooten J, Vervaet C, Remon JP, Sukhorukov GB, Antipina MN. Polymeric Multilayer Capsules in Drug Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:6954-73. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 396] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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van Dongen SFM, de Hoog HPM, Peters RJRW, Nallani M, Nolte RJM, van Hest JCM. Biohybrid Polymer Capsules. Chem Rev 2009; 109:6212-74. [DOI: 10.1021/cr900072y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Stijn F. M. van Dongen
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE), Research Link 3, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE), Research Link 3, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE), Research Link 3, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE), Research Link 3, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE), Research Link 3, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE), Research Link 3, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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De Geest BG, Sukhorukov GB, Möhwald H. The pros and cons of polyelectrolyte capsules in drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2009; 6:613-24. [DOI: 10.1517/17425240902980162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gokmen MT, De Geest BG, Hennink WE, Du Prez FE. "Giant" hollow multilayer capsules by microfluidic templating. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2009; 1:1196-1202. [PMID: 20355913 DOI: 10.1021/am900055b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Monodisperse microgels were synthesized by a microfluidic setup and used as a sacrificial template for the fabrication of "giant" hollow polyelectrolyte capsules with rigid walls consisting of covalently cross-linked polyelectrolytes and metal nanoparticles. First, a simple tubing-needle-based microfluidic system is utilized to produce size-monodisperse, degradable "giant" microgels consisting of dextran chains linked via carbonate esters. Second, these monodisperse microgels are subjected to a layer-by-layer coating of negatively charged platinum nanoparticles (Pt(NP)'s) and a positively charged diazoresin (DAR). Three bilayers of Pt(NP)'s and DAR are used to obtain a stable membrane on the microgels. Finally, the sacrificial dextran-based microgel cores are smoothly hydrolyzed and removed without rupture of the polyelectrolyte membrane due to the covalently linked hybrid polyelectrolyte/nanoparticle nature of the membrane. Scanning electron and confocal microscopy are used to characterize the capsules. The capability of encapsulating materials of interest is also shown by the addition of fluorescent polystyrene particles to the monomer mixture and subsequent visualization of embedded polystyrene particles in coated microgels after microfluidic polymerization and layer-by-layer coating. The obtained "giant" microcapsules are envisaged to be used as microreactors or drug-delivery systems.
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- M Talha Gokmen
- Polymer Chemistry Research Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, and Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Pulsed in vitro release and in vivo behavior of exploding microcapsules. J Control Release 2009; 135:268-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Revised: 01/19/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Troutier AL, Ladavière C. An overview of lipid membrane supported by colloidal particles. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 133:1-21. [PMID: 17397791 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2007.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Revised: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In recent years, original hybrid assemblies composed of a particle core surrounded by a lipid shell emerged as promising entities for various biotechnological applications. Their broadened bio-potentialities, ranging from model membrane systems or biomolecule screening supports, to substance delivery reservoirs or therapeutic vectors, are furthered by their versatility of composition due to the possible wide variation in the particle nature and size, as well as in the lipid formulation. The synthesis, the characteristics, and the uses of these Lipid/Particle assemblies encountered in the literature so far are reviewed, and classified according to the spherical core size in order to highlight general trends. Moreover, several criteria are particularly discussed: i) the interactions involved between the particles and the lipids, and implicitly the assembly elaboration mechanism, ii) the most suited techniques for an accurate characterization of the entities from structural and physicochemical points of view, and iii) the remarkable properties of the solid-supported lipid membrane obtained.
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- Anne-Lise Troutier
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Inorganiques, UMR 6002-CNRS, Université Blaise Pascal, 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubière Cedex, France
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Coviello T, Matricardi P, Marianecci C, Alhaique F. Polysaccharide hydrogels for modified release formulations. J Control Release 2007; 119:5-24. [PMID: 17382422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 574] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hydrogels are three-dimensional, hydrophilic, polymeric networks, with chemical or physical cross-links, capable of imbibing large amounts of water or biological fluids. Among the numerous macromolecules that can be used for hydrogel formation, polysaccharides are extremely advantageous compared to synthetic polymers being widely present in living organisms and often being produced by recombinant DNA techniques. Coming from renewable sources, polysaccharides also have frequently economical advantages over synthetic polymers. Polysaccharides are usually non-toxic, biocompatible and show a number of peculiar physico-chemical properties that make them suitable for different applications in drug delivery systems. We review here a selection of the most important polysaccharides that have been studied and exploited in several fields related to pharmaceutics. Particular attention has been focused on the techniques used for the hydrogel network preparation, on the drug delivery results, on clinical applications as well as on the possible use of such systems as scaffolds for tissue engineering.
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GOLDBERG MICHAEL, LANGER ROBERT, JIA XINQIAO. Nanostructured materials for applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2007; 18:241-68. [PMID: 17471764 PMCID: PMC3017754 DOI: 10.1163/156856207779996931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 592] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Research in the areas of drug delivery and tissue engineering has witnessed tremendous progress in recent years due to their unlimited potential to improve human health. Meanwhile, the development of nanotechnology provides opportunities to characterize, manipulate and organize matter systematically at the nanometer scale. Biomaterials with nano-scale organizations have been used as controlled release reservoirs for drug delivery and artificial matrices for tissue engineering. Drug-delivery systems can be synthesized with controlled composition, shape, size and morphology. Their surface properties can be manipulated to increase solubility, immunocompatibility and cellular uptake. The limitations of current drug delivery systems include suboptimal bioavailability, limited effective targeting and potential cytotoxicity. Promising and versatile nano-scale drug-delivery systems include nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanotubes, nanogels and dendrimers. They can be used to deliver both small-molecule drugs and various classes of biomacromolecules, such as peptides, proteins, plasmid DNA and synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides. Whereas traditional tissue-engineering scaffolds were based on hydrolytically degradable macroporous materials, current approaches emphasize the control over cell behaviors and tissue formation by nano-scale topography that closely mimics the natural extracellular matrix (ECM). The understanding that the natural ECM is a multifunctional nanocomposite motivated researchers to develop nanofibrous scaffolds through electrospinning or self-assembly. Nanocomposites containing nanocrystals have been shown to elicit active bone growth. Drug delivery and tissue engineering are closely related fields. In fact, tissue engineering can be viewed as a special case of drug delivery where the goal is to accomplish controlled delivery of mammalian cells. Controlled release of therapeutic factors in turn will enhance the efficacy of tissue engineering. From a materials point of view, both the drug-delivery vehicles and tissue-engineering scaffolds need to be biocompatible and biodegradable. The biological functions of encapsulated drugs and cells can be dramatically enhanced by designing biomaterials with controlled organizations at the nanometer scale. This review summarizes the most recent development in utilizing nanostructured materials for applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
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- MICHAEL GOLDBERG
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 201 DuPont Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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Van Thienen TG, Horkay F, Braeckmans K, Stubbe BG, Demeester J, De Smedt SC. Influence of free chains on the swelling pressure of PEG-HEMA and dex-HEMA hydrogels. Int J Pharm 2006; 337:31-9. [PMID: 17229536 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2006] [Revised: 12/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Insight in the osmotic behavior of degrading hydrogels is of great importance in the design of biodegradable hydrogels for biomedical applications. This study compares the degradation behavior of PEG-HEMA (hydroxyethylmethacrylated polyethylene glycol) and dex-HEMA (hydroxyethylmethacrylated dextran) hydrogels. The degradation of PEG-HEMA gels takes several months to over a year, while that of dex-HEMA gels takes only days or weeks. The faster degradation kinetics of dex-HEMA networks can be attributed to stabilization of the keto-enol form by hydroxyl groups. Upon degradation of PEG-HEMA and dex-HEMA hydrogels, respectively, free PEG and free dextran chains are produced. We investigated the effect of unattached PEG and dextran chains on the swelling pressure of the degrading gels. It is found that low molecular weight free chains significantly increase the swelling pressure. However, the contribution of higher molecular weight free chains (M(w)>10 kDa) is similar to that of the network chains.
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- T G Van Thienen
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Modern drug delivery aims to develop drug delivery systems that are able to meet specific therapeutic requirements. Whereas sustained drug release aims to maintain a constant drug level within the body, pulsed drug delivery intends to release the drug rapidly within a short period of time, as a result of a biological or external trigger, after a specific lag time. This editorial highlights some of the recent advances in new concepts for pulsed drug delivery and proposes some future strategies.
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