Yes / Biomaterials capable of precisely controlling the delivery of agrochemicals/biologics/drugs/fragrances have significant markets in the agriscience/healthcare industries. Here, we report the development of degradable electroactive polymers and their application for the controlled delivery of a clinically relevant drug (the anti-inflammatory dexamethasone phosphate, DMP). Electroactive copolymers composed of blocks of polycaprolactone (PCL) and naturally occurring electroactive pyrrole oligomers (e.g., bilirubin, biliverdin, and hemin) were prepared and solution-processed to produce films (optionally doped with DMP). A combination of in silico/in vitro/in vivo studies demonstrated the cytocompatibility of the polymers. The release of DMP in response to the application of an electrical stimulus was observed to be enhanced by ca. 10-30% relative to the passive release from nonstimulated samples in vitro. Such stimuli-responsive biomaterials have the potential for integration devices capable of delivering a variety of molecules for technical/medical applications. / This research was funded by a variety of sources, and the authors acknowledge the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) for a PhD Studentship for M.D.A. (Grant references: EP/R512564/1, 2065445), in support of the EPSRC First Grant for J.G.H. (Grant reference: EP/ R003823/1); the UK Royal Society for support of J.G.H. (Grant reference: RG160449); and the UK Royal Society and CONICET (Argentina) for supporting M.D.A., S.M., M.F.D., and J.G.H. (Grant Reference: A103355).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/19067 |
| Date | 18 July 2022 |
| Creators | Ashton, M.D., Cooper, Patricia A., Municoy, S., Desimone, M.F., Cheneler, D., Shnyder, Steven, Hardy, J.G. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, CC-BY |
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