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ArticleInternational journal of pharmaceutics: X2021

A new engineering process of biodegradable polymeric solid implants for ultra-long-acting drug delivery.

Panita Maturavongsadit, Gayane Paravyan, Martina Kovarova, J Victor Garcia, S Rahima Benhabbour

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Article in International journal of pharmaceutics: X, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Panita MaturavongsaditJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Gayane ParavyanJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Martina KovarovaInternational Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, USA.
J Victor GarciaInternational Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, USA.
S Rahima BenhabbourJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Funding

Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
Vaginal/Rectal HIV Transmission ModelR01AI073146 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GARCIA-MARTINEZ, J. VICTOR · 2007 to 2016
$4.8M
Next Generation Pre-exposure ProphylaxisR01AI096138 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GARCIA-MARTINEZ, J. VICTOR · 2011 to 2014
$3.5M
Development and pre-clinical evaluation of a novel Polymer-Based In-Situ Forming Implant (ISFI) for Long-Acting HIV PrEPR01AI131430 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BENHABBOUR, SOUMYA RAHIMA, KOVAROVA, MARTINA · 2017 to 2020
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI073146NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI096138NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI131430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a long-acting (LA) biodegradable polymeric solid implant (PSI) fabricated using a new process combining in-situ phase inversion and compression. This robust process allows fabrication of solid implants that can have different shapes and sizes, accommodate high drug payloads, and provide sustained drug release over several months. Herein the integrase inhibitor dolutegravir (DTG) was used to develop PSIs for HIV prevention. PSIs were fabricated using a three-step process by (a) phase inversion of DTG-loaded polymer solution to form an initial in-situ forming implant in an aqueous solution, (b) micronization of dried DTG-loaded solid implants, and (c) compression of the micronized DTG-loaded solid implants to form the PSI. High drug loading (up to 85 wt%) was achieved in the PSIs. DTG exhibited minimum burst release in the first 24 h (<6%) and sustained release kinetics over 6 months. The release kinetics of DTG can be fine-tuned by varying drug-loading concentration, the ratio of polymer (poly(lactic-

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CompressionHIV preventionIn-situLong-acting drug deliveryPhase inversionPoly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)Solid implants

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PMID33392498
PMCPMC7773589

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