An injectable delivery platform for promoting delayed bone healing has been developed by combining a thermosensitive polyurethane-based hydrogel with strontium-substituted mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBG_Sr) for the long-term and localized co-delivery of pro-osteogenic Sr2+ ions and an osteogenesis-enhancing molecule, N-Acetylcysteine (NAC). The incorporation of MBG_Sr microparticles, with a final concentration of 20 mg/mL, did not alter the overall properties of the thermosensitive hydrogel, in terms of sol-to-gel transition at a physiological-like temperature, gelation time, injectability and stability in aqueous environment at 37 °C. In particular, the hydrogel formulations (15% w/v polymer concentration) showed fast gelation in physiological conditions (1 mL underwent complete sol-to-gel transition within 3–5 min at 37 °C) and injectability in a wide range of temperatures (5–37 °C) through different needles (inner diameter in the range 0.4–1.6 mm). In addition, the MBG_Sr embedded into the hydrogel retained their full biocompatibility, and the released concentration of Sr2+ ions were effective in promoting the overexpression of pro-osteogenic genes from SAOS2 osteoblast-like cells. Finally, when incorporated into the hydrogel, the MBG_Sr loaded with NAC maintained their release properties, showing a sustained ion/drug co-delivery along 7 days, at variance with the MBG particles as such, showing a strong burst release in the first hours of soaking.
Mesoporous bioactive glasses incorporated into an injectable thermosensitive hydrogel for sustained co-release of Sr2+ ions and N-Acetylcysteine / Pontremoli, Carlotta; Boffito, Monica; Laurano, Rossella; Iviglia, Giorgio; Torre, Elisa; Cassinelli, Clara; Morra, Marco; Ciardelli, Gianluca; VITALE BROVARONE, Chiara; Fiorilli, SONIA LUCIA. - In: PHARMACEUTICS. - ISSN 1999-4923. - ELETTRONICO. - 14:9(2022), pp. 1-23. [10.3390/pharmaceutics14091890]
Mesoporous bioactive glasses incorporated into an injectable thermosensitive hydrogel for sustained co-release of Sr2+ ions and N-Acetylcysteine.
Carlotta Pontremoli;Monica Boffito;Rossella Laurano;Giorgio Iviglia;Gianluca Ciardelli;Chiara Vitale-Brovarone;Sonia Fiorilli
2022
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An injectable delivery platform for promoting delayed bone healing has been developed by combining a thermosensitive polyurethane-based hydrogel with strontium-substituted mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBG_Sr) for the long-term and localized co-delivery of pro-osteogenic Sr2+ ions and an osteogenesis-enhancing molecule, N-Acetylcysteine (NAC). The incorporation of MBG_Sr microparticles, with a final concentration of 20 mg/mL, did not alter the overall properties of the thermosensitive hydrogel, in terms of sol-to-gel transition at a physiological-like temperature, gelation time, injectability and stability in aqueous environment at 37 °C. In particular, the hydrogel formulations (15% w/v polymer concentration) showed fast gelation in physiological conditions (1 mL underwent complete sol-to-gel transition within 3–5 min at 37 °C) and injectability in a wide range of temperatures (5–37 °C) through different needles (inner diameter in the range 0.4–1.6 mm). In addition, the MBG_Sr embedded into the hydrogel retained their full biocompatibility, and the released concentration of Sr2+ ions were effective in promoting the overexpression of pro-osteogenic genes from SAOS2 osteoblast-like cells. Finally, when incorporated into the hydrogel, the MBG_Sr loaded with NAC maintained their release properties, showing a sustained ion/drug co-delivery along 7 days, at variance with the MBG particles as such, showing a strong burst release in the first hours of soaking.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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