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  3. Bioresorbable, electrospun nonwoven for delayed and prolonged release of temozolomide and nimorazole

Bioresorbable, electrospun nonwoven for delayed and prolonged release of temozolomide and nimorazole

  • Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2021 Apr;161:29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.02.001.
Monika Musiał-Kulik 1,  Jakub Włodarczyk 2,  Mateusz Stojko 3,  Paulina Karpeta-Jarząbek 2,  Małgorzata Pastusiak 2,  Henryk Janeczek 2,  Janusz Kasperczyk 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Curie-Sklodowska 34 St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • 2 Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Curie-Sklodowska 34 St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.
  • 3 Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Curie-Sklodowska 34 St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Department of Biopharmacy, Jedności 8, Sosnowiec, Poland.
PMID: 33567313 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.02.001
Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumour due to the high degree of Cancer cells infiltration into surrounding brain tissue. No form of monotherapy can guarantee satisfactory patient outcomes and is only of palliative importance. To find a potential option of glioblastoma treatment the bioresorbable, layer nonwoven mats for controlled temozolomide and nimorazole release were obtained by classical and coaxial electrospinning. Optimization of fibre structure that enables delayed and controlled drug release was performed. The studied bioresorbable Polymers were poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) and poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide-co-trimethylene carbonate). The physicochemical properties of Polymers were determined as well as drug release profiles of nonwoven mats. A combination of coaxial electrospinning and electrospray technique provided three-phased release profiles of temozolomide and nimorazole: the slow release of very low drug doses followed by accelerated release and saturation phase. Results form the basis for further investigation since both studied Polymers possess a great potential as nimorazole and temozolomide delivery systems in the form of layered nonwoven implants.

Keywords

Bioresorbable polymers; Drug delivery systems; Electrospinning; Nimorazole; Temozolomide.

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