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Physical crosslinking modulates sustained drug release from recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymer for ophthalmic applications.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated the drug release capability of optically transparent recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymer, SELP-47K, films to sustainably deliver the common ocular antibiotic, ciprofloxacin. The ciprofloxacin release kinetics from drug-loaded SELP-47K films treated with ethanol or methanol vapor to induce different densities of physical crosslinking was investigated. Additionally, the drug-loaded protein films were embedded in a protein polymer coating to further prolong the release of the drug. Drug-loaded SELP-47K films released ciprofloxacin for up to 132 h with near first-order release kinetics. Polymer coating of drug-loaded films prolonged drug release for up to 220 h. The antimicrobial activity of ciprofloxacin released from the drug delivery matrices was not impaired by the film casting process or the ethanol or methanol treatments. The mechanism of drug release was elucidated by analyzing the physical properties of the film specimens, including equilibrium swelling, soluble fraction, surface roughness and hydrophobicity. Additionally, the conformation of the SELP-47K and its physical crosslinks in the films was analyzed by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. A three-parameter physics based model accurately described the release rates observed for the various film and coating treatments and attributed the effects to the degree of physical crosslinking of the films and to an increasing affinity of the drug with the polymer network. Together, these results indicate that optically transparent silk-elastinlike protein films may be attractive material candidates for novel ophthalmic drug delivery devices.

SUBMITTER: Teng W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3220799 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Physical crosslinking modulates sustained drug release from recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymer for ophthalmic applications.

Teng Weibing W Cappello Joseph J Wu Xiaoyi X

Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 20110802 2

We evaluated the drug release capability of optically transparent recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymer, SELP-47K, films to sustainably deliver the common ocular antibiotic, ciprofloxacin. The ciprofloxacin release kinetics from drug-loaded SELP-47K films treated with ethanol or methanol vapor to induce different densities of physical crosslinking was investigated. Additionally, the drug-loaded protein films were embedded in a protein polymer coating to further prolong the release of the ...[more]

PMID: 21839125

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Project description:Elastin-like polymers (ELPs) and their chimeric subfamily the silk elastin-like polymers (SELPs) exhibit a lower critical solvation temperature (LCST) behavior in water which has been extensively studied from theoretical, computational and experimental perspectives. The inclusion of silk domains in the backbone of the ELPs effects the molecular dynamics of the elastin-like domains in response to increased temperature above its transition temperature and confers gelation ability. This response has been studied in terms of initial and long-term changes in structures, however, intermediate transition states have been less investigated. Moreover, little is known about the effects of reversible hydration on the elastin versus silk domains in the physical crosslinks. We used spectroscopic techniques to analyze initial, intermediate and long-term states of the crosslinks in SELPs. A combination of thermoanalytical and rheological measurements demonstrated that the fast reversible rehydration of the elastin motifs adjacent to the relatively small silk domains was capable of breaking the silk physical crosslinks. This feature can be exploited to tailor the dynamics of these types of crosslinks in SELPs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The combination of silk and elastin in a single molecule results in synergy via their interactions to impact the protein polymer properties. The ability of the silk domains to crosslink affects the thermoresponsive properties of the elastin domains. These interactions have been studied at early and late states of the physical crosslinking, while the intermediate states were the focus of the present study to understand the reversible phase-transitions of the elastin domains over the silk physical crosslinking. The thermoresponsive properties of the elastin domains at the initial, intermediate and late states of silk crosslinking were characterized to demonstrate that reversible hydration of the elastin domains influenced the reversibility of the silk crosslinks.

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Physical crosslinking modulates sustained drug release from recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymer for ophthalmic applications.

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Physical crosslinking modulates sustained drug release from recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymer for ophthalmic applications.

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