While delayed delivery of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been associated with improved tendon healing, early delivery has been associated with impaired healing. Therefore, NSAID use is appropriate only if the dose, timing, and mode of delivery relieves pain but does not impede tissue repair. Because delivery parameters can be controlled using drug-eluting nanofibrous scaffolds, our objective was to develop a scaffold for local controlled release of ibuprofen (IBP), and characterize the release profile and degradation both in vitro and in vivo. We found that when incubated in vitro in saline, scaffolds containing IBP had a linear release profile. However, when implanted subcutaneously in vivo or when incubated in vitro in serum, scaffolds showed a rapid burst release. These data demonstrate that scaffold properties are dependent on the environment in which they are placed and the importance of using serum, rather than saline, for initial in vitro evaluation of biofactor release from biodegradable scaffolds.
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Department of Separation Science, School of Engineering Science, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850, Lappeenranta, Finland.
As the global consumption of pharmaceuticals increases, so does their release into water bodies. The effects, although not fully understood, can be detrimental to aquatic ecosystems and human health. The new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in European Union requires implementation of quaternary wastewater treatment processes to limit the loads of pharmaceuticals reaching water bodies.
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January 2025
Programa de Posgrado en Odontología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, San Jose 11501-2060, Costa Rica.
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Materials (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
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January 2025
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 1367 West Wenyi Rd, Hangzhou, 310058, CHINA.
Electrospun membranes with biomimetic fibrous structures and high specific surfaces benefit cell proliferation and tissue regeneration but are prone to cause chronic inflammation and foreign body response (FBR). To solve these problems, we herein report an approach to functionalize electrospun membranes with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory components to modulate inflammatory responses and improve implantation outcomes. Specifically, electrospun polylactic acid (PLA)/gelatin (Gel) fibers were grafted with chitosan (CS) and ibuprofen (IBU) via carbodiimide chemistry.
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