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King O, Pérez-Madrigal MM, Murphy ER, Hmayed AAR, Dove AP, Weems AC. 4D Printable Salicylic Acid Photopolymers for Sustained Drug Releasing, Shape Memory, Soft Tissue Scaffolds. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:4680-4694. [PMID: 37747816 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
Abstract
3D printing of pharmaceuticals offers a unique opportunity for long-term, sustained drug release profiles for an array of treatment options. Unfortunately, this approach is often limited by physical compounding or processing limitations. Modification of the active drug into a prodrug compound allows for seamless incorporation with advanced manufacturing methods that open the door to production of complex tissue scaffold drug depots. Here we demonstrate this concept using salicylic acids with varied prodrug structures for control of physical and chemical properties. The role of different salicylic acid derivatives (salicylic acid, bromosalicylic allyl ester, iodosalicylic allyl ester) and linker species (allyl salicylate, allyl 2-(allyloxy)benzoate, allyl 2-(((allyloxy)carbonyl)oxy)benzoate) were investigated using thiol-ene cross-linking in digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing to produce porous prodrug tissue scaffolds containing more than 50% salicylic acid by mass. Salicylic acid photopolymer resins were all found to be highly reactive (solidification within 5 s of irradiation at λ = 405 nm), while the cross-linked solids display tunable thermomechanical behaviors with low glass transition temperatures (Tgs) and elastomeric behaviors, with the carbonate species displaying an elastic modulus matching that of adipose tissue (approximately 65 kPa). Drug release profiles were found to be zero order, sustained release based upon hydrolytic degradation of multilayered scaffolds incorporating fluorescent modeling compounds, with release rates tuned through selection of the linker species. Cytocompatibility in 2D and 3D was further demonstrated for all species compared to polycarbonate controls, as well as salicylic acid-containing composites (physical incorporation), over a 2-week period using murine fibroblasts. The use of drugs as the matrix material for solid prodrug tissue scaffolds opens the door to novel therapeutic strategies, longer sustained release profiles, and even reduced complications for advanced medicine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Olivia King
- Biomedical Engineering, Russ College of Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
| | - Maria M Pérez-Madrigal
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Campus Diagonal Besòs (EEBE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, Campus Diagonal Besòs (EEBE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany, 10-14, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Erin R Murphy
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
- Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
| | - Andrew C Weems
- Biomedical Engineering, Russ College of Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
- Mechanical Engineering, Russ College of Engineering, Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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