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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials2019

Biodegradable silk catheters for the delivery of therapeutics across anatomical repair sites.

Joseph E Brown, Lorenzo Tozzi, Benjamin Schilling, Arta Kelmendi-Doko, April B Truong, Maria J Rodriguez, Eun Seok Gil, Robert Sucsy, Jolene E Valentin, Brian J Philips and 3 more

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph E BrownDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Lorenzo TozziDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Benjamin SchillingDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.
Arta Kelmendi-DokoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.
April B TruongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Maria J RodriguezDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Eun Seok GilDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Robert SucsyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Jolene E ValentinDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.
Brian J PhilipsDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.
Kacey G MarraDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.
J Peter RubinDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.
David L KaplanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155.
Tufts University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Injectable Gels for Tissue AugmentationR01EB021264 · NIBIB · TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDFORD · PI HOUSE, MICHAEL DOUGLAS, KAPLAN, DAVID L. · 2016 to 2019
$1.4M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB021264
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biodegradable silk catheters for the delivery of therapeutics are designed with a focus on creating porous gradients that can direct the release of molecules away from the implantation site. Though suitable for a range of applications, these catheters are designed for drug delivery to transplanted adipose tissue in patients having undergone a fat grafting procedure. A common complication for fat grafts is the rapid reabsorption of large volume adipose transplants. In order to prolong volume retention, biodegradable catheters can be embedded into transplanted tissue to deliver nutrients, growth factors or therapeutics to improve adipocyte viability, proliferation, and ultimately extend volume retention. Two fabrication methods are developed: a silk gel-spinning technique, which uses a novel flash-freezing step to induce high porosity throughout the bulk of the tube, and a dip-coating process using silk protein solutions doped with a water soluble porogen. Increased porosity aids in the diffusion of drug through the silk tube in a controllable way. Additionally, we interface the porous tubes with ALZET osmotic pumps for implantation into a subcutaneous nude mouse model. The work described herein will discuss the processing parameters as well as the interfacing between pump and cargo therapeutic and the resulting release profiles. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 107B: 501-510, 2019.

Indexed as

Absorbable ImplantsCathetersDrug Delivery SystemsMaterials TestingAnimalsHumansMiceMice, Nudebiopolymerdegradable catheterdrug deliverysilksoft tissue regeneration

Identifiers

PMID29697188
PMCPMC6203684
OpenAlexW2807981781

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