Abstract
In this study, we developed a nanoporous biodegradable mesh, bioinspired by the spider web, which is prepared via electrospinning using γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) conjugated with phenylacetic acid (PA), named γ-CDP. The resulting γ-CDP has a microfibrous or microspherical shape and contains drug trap meshlike γ-CD pores. These γ-CDP micromeshes (microspheres or microfibers) enable efficient drug capture and drug transport into deep γ-CDP nanocompartments or out of the γ-CDP web, resulting in a driving domain for a 4-week drug release. When used to deliver chemotherapeutic agents to xenografted tumors, the γ-CDP implants caused nearly complete tumor regression for 4 weeks after single administration. This strategy of a drug trap biodegradable mesh (with low density) will make drug containers uniquely attractive for the development of therapeutic implants and functional biomedical devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 390-400 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Carbohydrate Polymers |
| Volume | 184 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- Biodegradable implant
- Drug trap mesh
- Electrospinning
- Nanoporous sphere/fiber