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Dennyson Savariraj A, Salih A, Alam F, Elsherif M, AlQattan B, Khan AA, Yetisen AK, Butt H. Ophthalmic Sensors and Drug Delivery. ACS Sens 2021; 6:2046-2076. [PMID: 34043907 PMCID: PMC8294612 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Advances in multifunctional materials and technologies have allowed contact lenses to serve as wearable devices for continuous monitoring of physiological parameters and delivering drugs for ocular diseases. Since the tear fluids comprise a library of biomarkers, direct measurement of different parameters such as concentration of glucose, urea, proteins, nitrite, and chloride ions, intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal temperature, and pH can be carried out non-invasively using contact lens sensors. Microfluidic contact lens sensor based colorimetric sensing and liquid control mechanisms enable the wearers to perform self-examinations at home using smartphones. Furthermore, drug-laden contact lenses have emerged as delivery platforms using a low dosage of drugs with extended residence time and increased ocular bioavailability. This review provides an overview of contact lenses for ocular diagnostics and drug delivery applications. The designs, working principles, and sensing mechanisms of sensors and drug delivery systems are reviewed. The potential applications of contact lenses in point-of-care diagnostics and personalized medicine, along with the significance of integrating multiplexed sensing units together with drug delivery systems, have also been discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, Lahore University of Management
Sciences, Lahore Cantonment 54792, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Chiu HI, Ayub AD, Mat Yusuf SNA, Yahaya N, Abd Kadir E, Lim V. Docetaxel-Loaded Disulfide Cross-Linked Nanoparticles Derived from Thiolated Sodium Alginate for Colon Cancer Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E38. [PMID: 31906511 PMCID: PMC7023491 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12010038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, fluorescein-labelled wheat germ agglutinin (fWGA)-conjugated disulfide cross-linked sodium alginate nanoparticles were developed to specifically target docetaxel (DTX) to colon cancer cells. Different amounts of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) were covalently attached to sodium alginate to form thiolated sodium alginate (MPA1-5). These polymers were then self-assembled and air-oxidised to form disulfide cross-linked nanoparticles (MP1-5) under sonication. DTX was successfully loaded into the resulting MP1-5 to form DTX-loaded nanoparticles (DMP1-5). DMP2 had the highest loading efficiency (17.8%), thus was chosen for fWGA surface conjugation to form fWGA-conjugated nanoparticles (fDMP2) with a conjugation efficiency of 14.1%. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses showed spherical nanoparticles, and an in vitro drug release study recorded a cumulative drug release of 48.6%. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis revealed a mean diameter (MD) of 289 nm with a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.3 and a zeta potential of -2.2 mV for fDMP2. HT-29 human colon cancer cells treated with fDMP2 showed lower viability than that of L929 mouse fibroblast cells. These results indicate that fDMP2 was efficiently taken up by HT-29 cells (29.9%). Fluorescence and confocal imaging analyses also showed possible internalisation of nanoparticles by HT-29 cells. In conclusion, fDMP2 shows promise as a DTX carrier for colon cancer drug delivery.
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- Hock Ing Chiu
- Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia; (H.I.C.); (A.D.A.); (S.N.A.M.Y.); (N.Y.); (E.A.K.)
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- Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia; (H.I.C.); (A.D.A.); (S.N.A.M.Y.); (N.Y.); (E.A.K.)
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- Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia; (H.I.C.); (A.D.A.); (S.N.A.M.Y.); (N.Y.); (E.A.K.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, UniCITI Alam Campus, 02100 Padang Besar, Perlis 02600, Malaysia
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- Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia; (H.I.C.); (A.D.A.); (S.N.A.M.Y.); (N.Y.); (E.A.K.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia; (H.I.C.); (A.D.A.); (S.N.A.M.Y.); (N.Y.); (E.A.K.)
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- Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia; (H.I.C.); (A.D.A.); (S.N.A.M.Y.); (N.Y.); (E.A.K.)
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, St Lucia 4072, Australia
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Shams T, Illangakoon UE, Parhizkar M, Harker AH, Edirisinghe S, Orlu M, Edirisinghe M. Electrosprayed microparticles for intestinal delivery of prednisolone. J R Soc Interface 2019; 15:rsif.2018.0491. [PMID: 30158187 PMCID: PMC6127171 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Single and coaxial electrospraying was used to prepare Eudragit L100-55 polymer microparticles containing prednisolone as the active pharmaceutical ingredient. Different compositions of prednisolone and Eudragit L100-55 were used to develop five different formulations with different polymer : drug ratios. The resultant microparticles had a toroidal shape with a narrow size distribution. Prednisolone was present in an amorphous physical state, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Dissolution studies were carried out in order to investigate the feasibility of the proposed system for site-specific release of prednisolone. The release rates were interpreted in terms of diffusion-controlled release. It was shown that utilization of pH-responsive Eudragit L100-55 could minimize the release of prednisolone in the acidic conditions of the stomach, which was followed by rapid release as the pH of the release medium was adjusted to 6.8 after the first 2 h. This is especially desirable for the treatment of conditions including inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer.
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- T Shams
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone ME16 9QQ, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University College London School of Pharmacy, Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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Prolamins from cereal by-products: Classification, extraction, characterization and its applications in micro- and nanofabrication. Trends Food Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Choi SW, Kim J. Therapeutic Contact Lenses with Polymeric Vehicles for Ocular Drug Delivery: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E1125. [PMID: 29966397 PMCID: PMC6073408 DOI: 10.3390/ma11071125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The eye has many barriers with specific anatomies that make it difficult to deliver drugs to targeted ocular tissues, and topical administration using eye drops or ointments usually needs multiple instillations to maintain the drugs’ therapeutic concentration because of their low bioavailability. A drug-eluting contact lens is one of the more promising platforms for controllable ocular drug delivery, and, among various manufacturing methods for drug-eluting contact lenses, incorporation of novel polymeric vehicles with versatile features makes it possible to deliver the drugs in a sustained and extended manner. Using the diverse physicochemical properties of polymers for nanoparticles or implants that are selected according to the characteristics of drugs, enhancement of encapsulation efficiency and prolonged drug release are possible. Even though therapeutic contact lenses with polymeric vehicles allow us to achieve sustained ocular drug delivery, drug leaching during storage and distribution and the possibility of problems related to surface roughness due to the incorporated vehicles still need to be discussed before application in a real clinic. This review highlights the overall trends in methodology to develop therapeutic contact lenses with polymeric vehicles and discusses the limitations including comparison to cosmetically tinted soft contact lenses.
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- Seung Woo Choi
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Korea.
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Korea.
- Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Korea.
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