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Khlyustova A, Kirsch M, Ma X, Cheng Y, Yang R. Surfaces with Antifouling-Antimicrobial Dual Function via Immobilization of Lysozyme on Zwitterionic Polymer Thin Films. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:2728-2739. [DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02597j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to the emergence of wide-spread infectious diseases, there is a heightened need for antimicrobial and/or antifouling coatings that can be used to prevent infection and transmission in a variety...
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Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) is a free-radical polymerization technique used to synthesize functional polymer thin films. In the context of drug delivery, the conformality of iCVD coatings and the variety of functional chemical moieties make them excellent materials for encapsulating pharmaceutics. Poly(4-aminostyrene) (PAS) belongs to a class of functionalizable materials, whose primary amine allows decoration of the delivery vehicles with biomolecules that enable targeted delivery or biocompatibility. Understanding kinetics of PAS polymerization in iCVD is crucial for such deployments because drug release kinetics in thin-film encapsulation have been shown to be determined by the film thickness. Nevertheless, the effects of deposition conditions on PAS growth kinetics have not been studied systematically. To bridge that knowledge gap, we report the kinetics of iCVD polymerization as a function of fractional saturation pressure of the monomer (i.e., Pm/Psat) in a dual-regime fashion, with quadratic dependence under low Pm/Psat and linear dependence under high Pm/Psat. We uncovered the critical Pm/Psat value of 0.2, around which the transition also occurs for many other iCVD monomers. Because existing theoretical models for the iCVD process cannot fully explain the dual-regime polymerization kinetics, we drew inspiration from solution-phase polymerization and proposed updated termination mechanisms that account for the transition between two regimes. The reported model builds upon existing iCVD theories and allows the synthesis of PAS thin films with precisely controlled growth rates, which has the potential to accelerate the deployment of iCVD PAS as a novel biomaterial in controlled and targeted drug delivery with designed pharmacokinetics.
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Gleason KK. Controlled Release Utilizing Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposited (iCVD) of Polymeric Nanolayers. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:632753. [PMID: 33634089 PMCID: PMC7902001 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.632753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This review will focus on the controlled release of pharmaceuticals and other organic molecules utilizing polymeric nanolayers grown by initiated chemical vapor deposited (iCVD). The iCVD layers are able conform to the geometry of the underlying substrate, facilitating release from one- and two-dimensional nanostructures with high surface area. The reactors for iCVD film growth can be customized for specific substrate geometries and scaled to large overall dimensions. The absence of surface tension in vapor deposition processes allows the synthesis of pinhole-free layers, even for iCVD layers <10 nm thick. Such ultrathin layers also provide rapid transport of the drug across the polymeric layer. The mild conditions of the iCVD process avoid damage to the drug which is being encapsulated. Smart release is enabled by iCVD hydrogels which are responsive to pH, temperature, or light. Biodegradable iCVD layers have also be demonstrated for drug release.
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- Karen K Gleason
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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This study demonstrates the coating of a transparent and robust organic thin film having an excellent hydrophilicity-based antifogging property by an initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) method. iCVD was able to synthesize linear and cross-liked poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) from the vapors of acrylic acid (AA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) using tert-butyl peroxide (TBPO) as an initiator. High deposition rates of up to 35 nm/min were observed at low deposition temperatures. It was possible to control the quantity of comonomers in the as-deposited films by adjusting the partial pressure of the EGDMA cross-linking agent. The effect of the EGDMA partial pressure on chemical structure was studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. FTIR and XPS spectra of the as-deposited films showed the complete retention of the monomer functionality during iCVD. Hydrophilicities and large-area uniformity of the coatings were revealed using water contact angle measurements. The as-deposited PAA film was the most hydrophilic with a water contact angle (WCA) of 7.0°, while cross-linking with EGDMA increased the WCA values by up to 51.7°. Results of various tests, which were based on exposing the coated surfaces to artificial fog and hot water vapor, showed the excellent antifogging property of the coatings. Films were never fogged upon extensive and long-term exposure (2 months) to humid air.
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Functional polymer coatings have become ubiquitous in biological applications, ranging from biomaterials and drug delivery to manufacturing-scale separation of biomolecules using functional membranes. Recent advances in the technology of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) have enabled precise control of the polymer chemistry, coating thickness, and conformality. That comprehensive control of surface properties has been used to elicit desirable interactions at the interface between synthetic materials and living organisms, making vapor-deposited functional polymers uniquely suitable for biological applications. This review captures the recent technological development in vapor-deposited functional polymer coatings, highlighting their biological applications, including membrane-based bio-separations, biosensing and bio-MEMS, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. The conformal nature of vapor-deposited coatings ensures uniform coverage over micro- and nano-structured surfaces, allowing the independent optimization of surface and bulk properties. The substrate-independence of CVD techniques enables facile transfer of surface characteristics among different applications. The vapor-deposited functional polymer thin films tend to be biocompatible because they are free of remnant toxic solvents and precursor molecules, potentially lowering the barrier to clinical success.
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- Alexandra Khlyustova
- Robert F. Smith School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA.
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Zhang DX, Esser L, Vasani RB, Thissen H, Voelcker NH. Porous silicon nanomaterials: recent advances in surface engineering for controlled drug-delivery applications. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2020; 14:3213-3230. [PMID: 31855121 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Porous silicon (pSi) nanomaterials are increasingly attractive for biomedical applications due to their promising properties such as simple and feasible fabrication procedures, tunable morphology, versatile surface modification routes, biocompatibility and biodegradability. This review focuses on recent advances in surface modification of pSi for controlled drug delivery applications. A range of functionalization strategies and fabrication methods for pSi-polymer hybrids are summarized. Surface engineering solutions such as stimuli-responsive polymer grafting, stealth coatings and active targeting modifications are highlighted as examples to demonstrate what can be achieved. Finally, the current status of engineered pSi nanomaterials for in vivo applications is reviewed and future prospects and challenges in drug-delivery applications are discussed.
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- De-Xiang Zhang
- Drug Delivery, Disposition & Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.,Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition & Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition & Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.,Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.,Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of Australian National Fabrication Facility, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Decandia G, Palumbo F, Treglia A, Armenise V, Favia P, Baruzzi F, Unger K, Perrotta A, Coclite AM. Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition of Crosslinked Organic Coatings for Controlling Gentamicin Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E213. [PMID: 32121608 PMCID: PMC7150873 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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A coating consisting of a copolymer of methacrylic acid and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate was deposited over a gentamicin film by initiated chemical vapor deposition with the aim of controlling the drug release. Gentamicin release in water was monitored by means of conductance measurements and of UV-vis Fluorescence Spectroscopy. The influence of the polymer chemical composition, specifically of its crosslinking density, has been investigated as a tool to control the swelling behavior of the initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) coating in water, and therefore its ability to release the drug. Agar diffusion test and microbroth dilution assays against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on cellulose coated substrates confirmed that the antibacterial activity of the drug released by the coating was retained, though the release of gentamicin was not complete.
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- Gianfranco Decandia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (P.F.)
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Italy, c/o Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (P.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (P.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (P.F.)
- Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Italy, c/o Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria; (K.U.); (A.P.); (A.M.C.)
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria; (K.U.); (A.P.); (A.M.C.)
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria; (K.U.); (A.P.); (A.M.C.)
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Kamakura R, Kovalainen M, Riikonen J, Nissinen T, Shere Raza G, Walkowiak J, Lehto VP, Herzig KH. Inorganic mesoporous particles for controlled α-linolenic acid delivery to stimulate GLP-1 secretion in vitro. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 144:132-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhang DX, Yoshikawa C, Welch NG, Pasic P, Thissen H, Voelcker NH. Spatially Controlled Surface Modification of Porous Silicon for Sustained Drug Delivery Applications. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1367. [PMID: 30718670 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37750-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A new and facile approach to selectively functionalize the internal and external surfaces of porous silicon (pSi) for drug delivery applications is reported. To provide a surface that is suitable for sustained drug release of the hydrophobic cancer chemotherapy drug camptothecin (CPT), the internal surfaces of pSi films were first modified with 1-dodecene. To further modify the external surface of the pSi samples, an interlayer was applied by silanization with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) following air plasma treatment. In addition, copolymers of N-(2-hydroxypropyl) acrylamide (HPAm) and N-benzophenone acrylamide (BPAm) were grafted onto the external pSi surfaces by spin-coating and UV crosslinking. Each modification step was verified using attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, water contact angle (WCA) measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In order to confirm that the air plasma treatment and silanization step only occurred on the top surface of pSi samples, confocal microscopy was employed after fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) conjugation. Drug release studies carried out over 17 h in PBS demonstrated that the modified pSi reservoirs released CPT continuously, while showing excellent stability. Furthermore, protein adsorption and cell attachment studies demonstrated the ability of the graft polymer layer to reduce both significantly. In combination with the biocompatible pSi substrate material, the facile modification strategy described in this study provides access to new multifunctional drug delivery systems (DDS) for applications in cancer therapy.
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Shi X, Ye Y, Wang H, Liu F, Wang Z. Designing pH-Responsive Biodegradable Polymer Coatings for Controlled Drug Release via Vapor-Based Route. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:38449-38458. [PMID: 30360069 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b14016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present the design of a novel pH-responsive drug release system that is achieved by solventless encapsulation of drugs within a microporous membrane using a thin capping layer of biodegradable poly(methacrylic anhydride) (PMAH) coating. The coating was synthesized via a mild vapor polymerization process, namely, initiated chemical vapor deposition, which allowed perfect retention of the anhydride groups during deposition. The synthesized polyanhydride underwent degradation upon exposure to aqueous buffers, resulting in soluble poly(methacrylic acid). The degradation behavior of PMAH is highly pH-dependent, and the degradation rate under pH 10 is 15 times faster than that under pH 1. The release profile of a model drug rifampicin clearly exhibited two stages: the initial stage when the coatings were being degraded but the drugs were well stored and the second stage when drugs were gradually exposed to the medium and released. The drug release also showed strong pH responsiveness where the duration of the initial stage under pH 1 was more than 7 and 3 times longer than that under pH 10 and 7.4, respectively, and the release rates at pH 7.4 and 10 were significantly faster than that at pH 1. The pH-dependent degradation of the encapsulant thus enabled good preservation of drugs under low-pH environment but high drug release efficiency under neutral and alkaline environment, suggesting potential applications in site-specific drug delivery systems.
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- Xiao Shi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies , Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies , Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices , Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
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McInnes SJP, Macdonald TJ, Parkin IP, Nann T, Voelcker NH. Electrospun Composites of Polycaprolactone and Porous Silicon Nanoparticles for the Tunable Delivery of Small Therapeutic Molecules. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2018; 8:E205. [PMID: 29596352 DOI: 10.3390/nano8040205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This report describes the use of an electrospun composite of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) fibers and porous silicon (pSi) nanoparticles (NPs) as an effective system for the tunable delivery of camptothecin (CPT), a small therapeutic molecule. Both materials are biodegradable, abundant, low-cost, and most importantly, have no known cytotoxic effects. The composites were treated with and without sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to investigate the wettability of the porous network for drug release and cell viability measurements. CPT release and subsequent cell viability was also investigated. We observed that the cell death rate was not only affected by the addition of our CPT carrier, pSi, but also by increasing the rate of dissolution via treatment with NaOH. This is the first example of loading pSi NPs as a therapeutics nanocarrier into electronspun PCL fibers and this system opens up new possibilities for the delivery of molecular therapeutics.
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Sinha S, Tong WY, Williamson NH, McInnes SJP, Puttick S, Cifuentes-Rius A, Bhardwaj R, Plush SE, Voelcker NH. Novel Gd-Loaded Silicon Nanohybrid: A Potential Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expressing Cancer Cell Targeting Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:42601-42611. [PMID: 29154535 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b14538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Continuing our research efforts in developing mesoporous silicon nanoparticle-based biomaterials for cancer therapy, we employed here porous silicon nanoparticles as a nanocarrier to deliver contrast agents to diseased cells. Nanoconfinement of small molecule Gd-chelates (L1-Gd) enhanced the T1 contrast dramatically compared to distinct Gd-chelate (L1-Gd) by virtue of its slow tumbling rate, increased number of bound water molecules, and their occupancy time. The newly synthesized Gd-chelate (L1-Gd) was covalently grafted on silicon nanostructures and conjugated to an antibody specific for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) via a hydrazone linkage. The salient feature of this nanosized contrast agent is the capability of EGFR targeted delivery to cancer cells. Mesoporous silicon nanoparticles were chosen as the nanocarrier because of their high porosity, high surface area, and excellent biodegradability. This type of nanosized contrast agent also performs well in high magnetic fields.
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- Sougata Sinha
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University , 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland , St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) , Clayton, Victoria Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University , 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Sansom Institute, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University , 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) , Clayton, Victoria Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility , Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
- Monash Institute of Medical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Tazreiter M, Christian P, Schennach R, Grießer T, Coclite AM. Simple method for the quantitative analysis of thin copolymer films on substrates by infrared spectroscopy using direct calibration. Anal Methods 2017; 9:5266-5273. [PMID: 31497074 PMCID: PMC6688560 DOI: 10.1039/c7ay01748k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The chemical composition of a copolymer drives many important material properties and quantification in terms of comonomer volume fraction is thus of practical relevance for many studies. Infrared spectroscopy is one of the most common techniques for compositional analysis but it usually relies on manual evaluation of baselines and peak heights, which can be rather inaccurate and become a laborious task when having multiple spectra to evaluate. On the contrary, Maxwell's theory of electrodynamics can be used to calculate the complex index of refraction from measured spectra promising a more accurate quantification. Since this procedure is rather involved, we propose a simple in-house developed IR-quantification routine to automatically evaluate the comonomer volume fractions of thin copolymer films by using the Bouguer-Lambert-Beer approximation after correcting the baseline of all absorbance spectra automatically. This method was experimentally evaluated on over 40 thin polymeric coatings synthesized by initiated chemical vapor deposition on silicon substrates. The samples comprised a wide range of different compositions and were synthesized from four different monomers, with single films consisting of up to three components. All data obtained by our routine was compared with data from spectroscopic ellipsometry and with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data of selected samples. The comparisons show that the IR-quantification routine reliably evaluated the polymer composition even when the involved comonomers exhibited similar chemistry, as it is the case for methacrylic acid cross-linked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
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- Martin Tazreiter
- Institute of Solid State Physics , NAWI Graz , Graz University of Technology , 8010 Graz , Austria .
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- Institute of Solid State Physics , NAWI Graz , Graz University of Technology , 8010 Graz , Austria .
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- Institute of Solid State Physics , NAWI Graz , Graz University of Technology , 8010 Graz , Austria .
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- Department Kunststofftechnik , Montanuniversität Leoben , 8700 Leoben , Austria
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- Institute of Solid State Physics , NAWI Graz , Graz University of Technology , 8010 Graz , Austria .
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Irani YD, Klebe S, McInnes SJP, Jasieniak M, Voelcker NH, Williams KA. Oral Mucosal Epithelial Cells Grown on Porous Silicon Membrane for Transfer to the Rat Eye. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10042. [PMID: 28855664 PMCID: PMC5577150 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10793-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Dysfunction of limbal stem cells or their niche can result in painful, potentially sight-threatening ocular surface disease. We examined the utility of surface-modified porous-silicon (pSi) membranes as a scaffold for the transfer of oral mucosal cells to the eye. Male-origin rat oral mucosal epithelial cells were grown on pSi coated with collagen-IV and vitronectin, and characterised by immunocytochemistry. Scaffolds bearing cells were implanted into normal female rats, close to the limbus, for 8 weeks. Histology, immunohistochemistry and a multiplex nested PCR for sry were performed to detect transplanted cells. Oral mucosal epithelial cells expanded on pSi scaffolds expressed the corneal epithelial cell marker CK3/12. A large percentage of cells were p63+, indicative of proliferative potential, and a small proportion expressed ABCG2+, a putative stem cell marker. Cell-bearing scaffolds transferred to the eyes of live rats, were well tolerated, as assessed by endpoint histology. Immunohistochemistry for pan-cytokeratins demonstrated that transplanted epithelial cells were retained on the pSi membranes at 8 weeks post-implant, but were not detectable on the central cornea using PCR for sry. The pSi scaffolds supported and retained transplanted rat oral mucosal epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo and recapitulate some aspects of an artificial stem cell niche.
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- Yazad D Irani
- Departments of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.
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- Anatomical Pathology, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Departments of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Foppoli AA, Maroni A, Cerea M, Zema L, Gazzaniga A. Dry coating of solid dosage forms: an overview of processes and applications. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2017; 43:1919-1931. [DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2017.1355923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Anastasia Anna Foppoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Tecnologia e Legislazione Farmaceutiche ‘M.E. Sangalli’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Tecnologia e Legislazione Farmaceutiche ‘M.E. Sangalli’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Tecnologia e Legislazione Farmaceutiche ‘M.E. Sangalli’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Tecnologia e Legislazione Farmaceutiche ‘M.E. Sangalli’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Tecnologia e Legislazione Farmaceutiche ‘M.E. Sangalli’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Hanak BW, Hsieh CY, Donaldson W, Browd SR, Lau KKS, Shain W. Reduced cell attachment to poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-coated ventricular catheters in vitro. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017. [PMID: 28631360 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The majority of patients with hydrocephalus are dependent on ventriculoperitoneal shunts for diversion of excess cerebrospinal fluid. Unfortunately, these shunts are failure-prone and over half of all life-threatening pediatric failures are caused by obstruction of the ventricular catheter by the brain's resident immune cells, reactive microglia and astrocytes. Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) hydrogels are widely used for biomedical implants. The extreme hydrophilicity of PHEMA confers resistance to protein fouling, making it a strong candidate coating for ventricular catheters. With the advent of initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD), a solvent-free coating technology that creates a polymer in thin film form on a substrate surface by introducing gaseous reactant species into a vacuum reactor, it is now possible to apply uniform polymer coatings on complex three-dimensional substrate surfaces. iCVD was utilized to coat commercially available ventricular catheters with PHEMA. The chemical structure was confirmed on catheter surfaces using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. PHEMA coating morphology was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. Testing PHEMA-coated catheters against uncoated clinical-grade catheters in an in vitro hydrocephalus catheter bioreactor containing co-cultured astrocytes and microglia revealed significant reductions in cell attachment to PHEMA-coated catheters at both 17-day and 6-week time points. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 106B: 1268-1279, 2018.
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- Brian W Hanak
- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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Vasani RB, Szili EJ, Rajeev G, Voelcker NH. On-demand Antimicrobial Treatment with Antibiotic-Loaded Porous Silicon Capped with a pH-Responsive Dual Plasma Polymer Barrier. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:1605-1614. [PMID: 28508517 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Chronic wounds are a major socio-economic problem. Bacterial infections in such wounds are a major contributor to lack of wound healing. An early indicator of wound infection is an increase in pH of the wound fluid. Herein, we describe the development of a pH-responsive drug delivery device that can potentially be used for wound decontamination in situ and on-demand in response to an increase in the pH of the wound environment. The device is based on a porous silicon film that provides a reservoir for encapsulation of an antibiotic within the pores. Loaded porous silicon is capped with dual plasma polymer layers of poly(1,7-octadiene) and poly(acrylic acid), which provide a pH-responsive barrier for on-demand release of the antibiotic. We demonstrate that release of the antibiotic is inhibited in aqueous buffer at pH 5, whereas the drug is released in a sustainable manner at pH 8. Importantly, the released drug was bacteriostatic against the Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound pathogen. In the future, incorporation of the delivery device into wound dressings could potentially be utilized for non-invasive decontamination of wounds.
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- Roshan B Vasani
- Centre for Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia.,Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Victoria, Australia.,Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility, Victoria, Australia.,Monash Institute of Medical Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Kumeria T, McInnes SJP, Maher S, Santos A. Porous silicon for drug delivery applications and theranostics: recent advances, critical review and perspectives. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2017; 14:1407-1422. [DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2017.1317245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Tushar Kumeria
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Rea I, Terracciano M, De Stefano L. Synthetic vs Natural: Diatoms Bioderived Porous Materials for the Next Generation of Healthcare Nanodevices. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28026914 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201601125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nanostructured porous materials promise a next generation of innovative devices for healthcare and biomedical applications. The fabrication of such materials generally requires complex synthesis procedures, not always available in laboratories or sustainable in industries, and has adverse environmental impact. Nanosized porous materials can also be obtained from natural resources, which are an attractive alternative approach to man-made fabrication. Biogenic nanoporous silica from diatoms, and diatomaceous earths, constitutes largely available, low-cost reservoir of mesoporous nanodevices that can be engineered for theranostic applications, ranging from subcellular imaging to drug delivery. In this progress report, main experiences on nature-derived nanoparticles with healthcare and biomedical functionalities are reviewed and critically analyzed in search of a new collection of biocompatible porous nanomaterials.
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- Ilaria Rea
- Via P. Castellino 111 Napoli 80131 Italy
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Turner CT, McInnes SJP, Melville E, Cowin AJ, Voelcker NH. Delivery of Flightless I Neutralizing Antibody from Porous Silicon Nanoparticles Improves Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 27869355 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Flightless I (Flii) is elevated in human chronic wounds and is a negative regulator of wound repair. Decreasing its activity improves healing responses. Flii neutralizing antibodies (FnAbs) decrease Flii activity in vivo and hold significant promise as healing agents. However, to avoid the need for repeated application in a clinical setting and to protect the therapeutic antibody from the hostile environment of the wound, suitable delivery vehicles are required. In this study, the use of porous silicon nanoparticles (pSi NPs) is demonstrated for the controlled release of FnAb to diabetic wounds. We achieve FnAb loading regimens exceeding 250 µg antibody per mg of vehicle. FnAb-loaded pSi NPs increase keratinocyte proliferation and enhance migration in scratch wound assays. Release studies confirm the functionality of the FnAb in terms of Flii binding. Using a streptozotocin-induced model of diabetic wound healing, a significant improvement in healing is observed for mice treated with FnAb-loaded pSi NPs compared to controls, including FnAb alone. FnAb-loaded pSi NPs treated with proteases show intact and functional antibody for up to 7 d post-treatment, suggesting protection of the antibodies from proteolytic degradation in wound fluid. pSi NPs may therefore enable new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of diabetic ulcers.
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- Christopher T. Turner
- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre; Future Industries Institute; University of South Australia; Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre; Future Industries Institute; University of South Australia; Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre; Future Industries Institute; University of South Australia; Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre; Future Industries Institute; University of South Australia; Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre; Future Industries Institute; University of South Australia; Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
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Therapeutic drugs administered systematically are evenly distributed to the whole body through blood circulation and have to cross many biological barriers before reaching the pathological site. Conventional drug delivery may make drugs inactive or reduce their potency as they may be hydrolyzed or degraded enzymatically and are rapidly excreted through the urinary system resulting in suboptimal concentration of drugs at the desired site. Controlled drug delivery aims to localize the pharmacological activity of the drug to the desired site at desired release rates. The advances made by micro/nanofluidic technologies have provided new opportunities for better-controlled drug delivery. Various components of a drug delivery system can be integrated within a single tiny micro/nanofluidic chip. This article reviews recent advances of controlled drug delivery made by microfluidic/nanofluidic technologies. We first discuss microreservoir-based drug delivery systems. Then we highlight different kinds of microneedles used for controlled drug delivery, followed with a brief discussion about the current limitations and the future prospects of controlled drug delivery systems.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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Turner CT, Hasanzadeh Kafshgari M, Melville E, Delalat B, Harding F, Mäkilä E, Salonen JJ, Cowin AJ, Voelcker NH. Delivery of Flightless I siRNA from Porous Silicon Nanoparticles Improves Wound Healing in Mice. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2016; 2:2339-2346. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Christopher T. Turner
- Regenerative Medicine, Future
Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Regenerative Medicine, Future
Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Regenerative Medicine, Future
Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology,
Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Müller S, Cavallaro A, Vasilev K, Voelcker NH, Schönherr H. Temperature-Controlled Antimicrobial Release from Poly(diethylene glycol methylether methacrylate)-Functionalized Bottleneck-Structured Porous Silicon for the Inhibition of Bacterial Growth. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Stephanie Müller
- Physical Chemistry I; Department of Chemistry and Biology & Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ); University of Siegen; Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 57076 Siegen Germany
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- School of Engineering; University of South Australia; Mawson Lakes SA 5095 Australia
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- School of Engineering; University of South Australia; Mawson Lakes SA 5095 Australia
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- Future Industries Institute; University of South Australia; Mawson Lakes Boulevard 5095 Adelaide Australia
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- Physical Chemistry I; Department of Chemistry and Biology & Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ); University of Siegen; Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 57076 Siegen Germany
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McInnes SJP, Michl TD, Delalat B, Al-Bataineh SA, Coad BR, Vasilev K, Griesser HJ, Voelcker NH. "Thunderstruck": Plasma-Polymer-Coated Porous Silicon Microparticles As a Controlled Drug Delivery System. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:4467-4476. [PMID: 26836366 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Controlling the release kinetics from a drug carrier is crucial to maintain a drug's therapeutic window. We report the use of biodegradable porous silicon microparticles (pSi MPs) loaded with the anticancer drug camphothecin, followed by a plasma polymer overcoating using a loudspeaker plasma reactor. Homogenous "Teflon-like" coatings were achieved by tumbling the particles by playing AC/DC's song "Thunderstruck". The overcoating resulted in a markedly slower release of the cytotoxic drug, and this effect correlated positively with the plasma polymer coating times, ranging from 2-fold up to more than 100-fold. Ultimately, upon characterizing and verifying pSi MP production, loading, and coating with analytical methods such as time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetry, water contact angle measurements, and fluorescence microscopy, human neuroblastoma cells were challenged with pSi MPs in an in vitro assay, revealing a significant time delay in cell death onset.
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- Steven J P McInnes
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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McInnes SJP, Szili EJ, Al-Bataineh SA, Vasani RB, Xu J, Alf ME, Gleason KK, Short RD, Voelcker NH. Fabrication and Characterization of a Porous Silicon Drug Delivery System with an Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition Temperature-Responsive Coating. Langmuir 2016; 32:301-8. [PMID: 26654169 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This paper reports on the fabrication of a pSi-based drug delivery system, functionalized with an initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) polymer film, for the sustainable and temperature-dependent delivery of drugs. The devices were prepared by loading biodegradable porous silicon (pSi) with a fluorescent anticancer drug camptothecin (CPT) and coating the surface with temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-diethylene glycol divinyl ether) (pNIPAM-co-DEGDVE) or non-stimulus-responsive poly(aminostyrene) (pAS) via iCVD. CPT released from the uncoated oxidized pSi control with a burst release fashion (∼21 nmol/(cm(2) h)), and this was almost identical at temperatures both above (37 °C) and below (25 °C) the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the switchable polymer used, pNIPAM-co-DEGDVE (28.5 °C). In comparison, the burst release rate from the pSi-pNIPAM-co-DEGDVE sample was substantially slower at 6.12 and 9.19 nmol/(cm(2) h) at 25 and 37 °C, respectively. The final amount of CPT released over 16 h was 10% higher at 37 °C compared to 25 °C for pSi coated with pNIPAM-co-DEGDVE (46.29% vs 35.67%), indicating that this material can be used to deliver drugs on-demand at elevated temperatures. pSi coated with pAS also displayed sustainable drug delivery profiles, but these were independent of the release temperature. These data show that sustainable and temperature-responsive delivery systems can be produced by functionalization of pSi with iCVD polymer films. Benefits of the iCVD approach include the application of the iCVD coating after drug loading without causing degradation of the drug commonly caused by exposure to factors such as solvents or high temperatures. Importantly, the iCVD process is applicable to a wide array of surfaces as the process is independent of the surface chemistry and pore size of the nanoporous matrix being coated.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Caliò A, Cassinese A, Casalino M, Rea I, Barra M, Chiarella F, De Stefano L. Hybrid organic-inorganic porous semiconductor transducer for multi-parameters sensing. J R Soc Interface 2015; 12:20141268. [PMID: 26063814 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Porous silicon (PSi) non-symmetric multi-layers are modified by organic molecular beam deposition of an organic semiconductor, namely the N,N'-1H,1H-perfluorobutyldicyanoperylene-carboxydi-imide (PDIF-CN2). Joule evaporation of PDIF-CN2 into the PSi sponge-like matrix not only improves but also adds transducing skills, making this solid-state device a dual signal sensor for chemical monitoring. PDIF-CN2 modified PSi optical microcavities show an increase of about five orders of magnitude in electric current with respect to the same bare device. This feature can be used to sense volatile substances. PDIF-CN2 also improves chemical resistance of PSi against alkaline and acid corrosion.
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- Alessandro Caliò
- IMM-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, Naples 80131, Italy Department of Physics, University of Naples 'Federico II', Via Cinthia, Naples 80100, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Naples 'Federico II', Via Cinthia, Naples 80100, Italy
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- IMM-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, Naples 80131, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, University of Naples 'Federico II', Piazzale Tecchio 80, Naples 80125, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, University of Naples 'Federico II', Piazzale Tecchio 80, Naples 80125, Italy
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Vasani RB, Losic D, Cavallaro A, Voelcker NH. Fabrication of stimulus-responsive diatom biosilica microcapsules for antibiotic drug delivery. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:4325-4329. [PMID: 32262774 DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00648a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In this report, we employed surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerisation to graft thermo-responsive copolymers of oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylates from the surface of diatom biosilica microcapsules. We demonstrate the application of the resulting composites for thermo-responsive drug delivery.
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- R B Vasani
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, SA 5095, Australia.
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McInnes SJP, Turner CT, Al-Bataineh SA, Airaghi Leccardi MJI, Irani Y, Williams KA, Cowin AJ, Voelcker NH. Surface engineering of porous silicon to optimise therapeutic antibody loading and release. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:4123-4133. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00397k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Infliximab antibodies released from porous silicon microparticles can sequester the proinflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which is elevated in uveitis and non-healing chronic wounds.
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- Steven J. P. McInnes
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Mawson Institute
- University of South Australia
- Adelaide
- Australia
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- Mawson Institute
- University of South Australia
- Adelaide
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Mawson Institute
- University of South Australia
- Adelaide
- Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology
- Flinders University
- Bedford Park
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Mawson Institute
- University of South Australia
- Adelaide
- Australia
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Coclite AM, Howden RM, Borrelli DC, Petruczok CD, Yang R, Yagüe JL, Ugur A, Chen N, Lee S, Jo WJ, Liu A, Wang X, Gleason KK. 25th anniversary article: CVD polymers: a new paradigm for surface modification and device fabrication. Adv Mater 2013; 25:5392-423. [PMID: 24115244 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Well-adhered, conformal, thin (<100 nm) coatings can easily be obtained by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) for a variety of technological applications. Room temperature modification with functional polymers can be achieved on virtually any substrate: organic, inorganic, rigid, flexible, planar, three-dimensional, dense, or porous. In CVD polymerization, the monomer(s) are delivered to the surface through the vapor phase and then undergo simultaneous polymerization and thin film formation. By eliminating the need to dissolve macromolecules, CVD enables insoluble polymers to be coated and prevents solvent damage to the substrate. CVD film growth proceeds from the substrate up, allowing for interfacial engineering, real-time monitoring, and thickness control. Initiated-CVD shows successful results in terms of rationally designed micro- and nanoengineered materials to control molecular interactions at material surfaces. The success of oxidative-CVD is mainly demonstrated for the deposition of organic conducting and semiconducting polymers.
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- Anna Maria Coclite
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, 8010 , Austria
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Gao Y, Zago GP, Jia Z, Serpe MJ. Controlled and triggered small molecule release from a confined polymer film. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2013; 5:9803-9808. [PMID: 24063561 DOI: 10.1021/am4029894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A device composed of a poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgel layer sandwiched between two thin Au layers (all on a glass support) was used as a novel platform for controlled and triggered small molecule delivery. Tris (4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)methylium chloride (Crystal Violet, CV), which is positively charged, was loaded into the microgel layer of the device and released in a pH dependent fashion, at a rate that could be controlled by the thickness of the Au layer coating the microgels. Specifically, at pH 6.5 (above the pKa for AAc) the microgels were negatively charged, promoting the strong interaction between the CV and the microgels, hindering its release from the layer. At pH 3.0 the microgel's AAc groups are protonated making the microgel mostly neutral, allowing CV to be released from the microgel layer at a rate that depends on the thickness of the Au covering the microgels. Specifically, devices with thin Au overlayers on the microgel layer allow CV to be released from the device faster than devices with thick Au overlayers. The ability to tune the release rate with pH and Au layer thickness is advantageous for developing implantable devices that are capable of releasing small molecule drugs in a triggered and controlled fashion.
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- Yongfeng Gao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2
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McMahon BJ, Pfluger CA, Sun B, Ziemer KS, Burkey DD, Carrier RL. Photoinitiated chemical vapor deposition of cytocompatible poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) films. J Biomed Mater Res A 2013; 102:2375-82. [PMID: 23852714 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) is a widely utilized biomaterial due to lack of toxicity and suitable mechanical properties; conformal thin pHEMA films produced via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) would thus have broad biomedical applications. Thin films of pHEMA were deposited using photoinitiated CVD (piCVD). Incorporation of ethylene glycol diacrylate (EGDA) into the pHEMA polymer film as a crosslinker, confirmed via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, resulted in varied swelling and degradation behavior. 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate-only films showed significant thickness loss (up to 40%), possibly due to extraction of low-molecular-weight species or erosion, after 24 h in aqueous solution, whereas films crosslinked with EGDA (9.25-12.4%) were stable for up to 21 days. These results differ significantly from those obtained with plasma-polymerized pHEMA, which degraded steadily over a 21-day period, even with crosslinking. This suggests that the piCVD films differ structurally from those fabricated via plasma polymerization (plasma-enhanced CVD). piCVD pHEMA coatings proved to be good cell culture materials, with Caco-2 cell attachment and viability comparable to results obtained on tissue-culture polystyrene. Thus, thin film CVD pHEMA offers the advantage of enabling conformal coating of a cell culture substrate with tunable properties depending on method of preparation and incorporation of crosslinking agents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brian J McMahon
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 342 Snell Engineering Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
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