Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
Molecules. 2022 Sep 7;27(18):5800. doi: 10.3390/molecules27185800.
The development of targeted therapies for wound repair is knowing a growing interest due to the increasing aging of the population and the incidence of chronic pathologies, mainly pressure ulcers. Among molecules recruiting cell populations and promoting the formation of new vital tissue, sodium mesoglycan (MSG) has been proven to be effective in wound healing. In this work, MSG impregnation of polymer matrices has been attempted by a supercritical carbon dioxide-based process. Polymeric matrices are composed of polycaprolactone blends, where water-soluble polymers, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, gelatin, and thermoplastic starch, have been employed to modulate the MSG release, making the devices potentially suitable for topical administrations. Two different techniques have been used to obtain the films: the first one is compression molding, producing compact and continuous structures, and the second one is electrospinning, producing membrane-like designs. A higher amount of MSG can be loaded into the polymeric matrix in the membrane-like structures since, in these films, the impregnation process is faster than in the case of compression molded films, where the carbon dioxide has firstly diffused and then released the active molecule. The type of water-soluble polymer influences the drug release rate: the blend polycaprolactone-gelatin gives a prolonged release potentially suitable for topical administration.
由于人口老龄化和慢性疾病(主要是压疮)发病率的增加,针对伤口修复的靶向治疗方法的发展越来越受到关注。在募集细胞群体并促进新的重要组织形成的分子中,已证实透明质酸钠(MSG)在伤口愈合中有效。在这项工作中,尝试通过基于超临界二氧化碳的工艺将 MSG 浸渍到聚合物基质中。聚合物基质由聚己内酯共混物组成,其中使用水溶性聚合物(如聚乙二醇、聚乙烯吡咯烷酮、明胶和热塑性淀粉)来调节 MSG 的释放,使这些装置有可能适用于局部给药。使用两种不同的技术来获得薄膜:第一种是压缩成型,产生致密且连续的结构,第二种是静电纺丝,产生类似膜的设计。在类似膜的结构中,可以将更多的 MSG 负载到聚合物基质中,因为在这些薄膜中,浸渍过程比压缩成型薄膜更快,在压缩成型薄膜中,二氧化碳首先扩散,然后释放活性分子。水溶性聚合物的类型会影响药物释放速度:聚己内酯-明胶共混物给出了潜在适用于局部给药的延长释放。