Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
DaBeiNong Group (DBN) Research Center for Animal Medicine, Beijing 100195, China.
Biomaterials. 2014 Nov;35(34):9395-405. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.060. Epub 2014 Aug 16.
Infection is the major reason for guided tissue regeneration/guided bone regeneration (GTR/GBR) membrane failure in clinical application. In this work, we developed GTR/GBR membranes with localized drug delivery function to prevent infection by electrospinning of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and gelatin blended with metronidazole (MNA). Acetic acid (HAc) was introduced to improve the miscibility of PCL and gelatin to fabricate homogeneous hybrid nanofiber membranes. The effects of the addition of HAc and the MNA content (0, 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt.% of polymer) on the properties of the membranes were investigated. The membranes showed good mechanical properties, appropriate biodegradation rate and barrier function. The controlled and sustained release of MNA from the membranes significantly prevented the colonization of anaerobic bacteria. Cells could adhere to and proliferate on the membranes without cytotoxicity until the MNA content reached 30%. Subcutaneous implantation in rabbits for 8 months demonstrated that MNA-loaded membranes evoked a less severe inflammatory response depending on the dose of MNA than bare membranes. The biodegradation time of the membranes was appropriate for tissue regeneration. These results indicated the potential for using MNA-loaded PCL/gelatin electrospun membranes as anti-infective GTR/GBR membranes to optimize clinical application of GTR/GBR strategies.
感染是引导组织再生/引导骨再生(GTR/GBR)膜在临床应用中失效的主要原因。在这项工作中,我们通过静电纺丝聚己内酯(PCL)和明胶与甲硝唑(MNA)的混合物开发了具有局部药物递送功能的 GTR/GBR 膜,以预防感染。引入了乙酸(HAc)来改善 PCL 和明胶的混溶性,以制造均匀的混合纳米纤维膜。研究了添加 HAc 和 MNA 含量(聚合物的 0、1、5、10、20、30 和 40wt.%)对膜性能的影响。膜具有良好的机械性能、适当的生物降解率和屏障功能。MNA 的控制和持续释放从膜中显著防止了厌氧菌的定植。细胞可以在没有细胞毒性的情况下附着和增殖,直到 MNA 含量达到 30%。在兔子中的皮下植入 8 个月表明,载有 MNA 的膜引起的炎症反应比裸膜轻,这取决于 MNA 的剂量。膜的生物降解时间适合组织再生。这些结果表明,载有 MNA 的 PCL/明胶静电纺丝膜有潜力用作抗感染 GTR/GBR 膜,以优化 GTR/GBR 策略的临床应用。