This paper aims to develop smart hydrogels based on functionalized hyaluronic acid (HA) and PLGA-PEG-PLGA (PLGA,poly-(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid); PEG,polyethylene glycol) for use as intraocular drug-delivery platforms. Anti-inflammatory agent dexamethasone-phosphate (0.2 %w/v) was the drug selected to load on the hydrogels. Initially, different ratios of HA-aldehyde (HA-CHO) and thiolated-HA (HA-SH) were assayed, selecting as optimal concentrations 2 and 3 % (w/v), respectively. Optimized HA hydrogel formulations presented fast degradation (8 days) and drug release (91.46 ± 3.80 % in 24 h), thus being suitable for short-term intravitreal treatments. Different technology-based strategies were adopted to accelerate PLGA-PEG-PLGA water solubility, e.g. substituting PEG1500 in synthesis for higher molecular weight PEG3000 or adding cryopreserving substances to the buffer dissolution. PEG1500 was chosen to continue optimization and the final PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels (PPP1500) were dissolved in trehalose or mannitol carbonate buffer. These presented more sustained release (71.77 ± 1.59 % and 73.41 ± 0.83 % in 24 h, respectively) and slower degradation (>14 days). In vitro cytotoxicity studies in the retinal-pigmented epithelial cell line (RPE-1) demonstrated good tolerance (viability values > 90 %). PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels are proposed as suitable candidates for long-term intravitreal treatments. Preliminary wound healing studies with PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels suggested faster proliferation at 8 h than controls.
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