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ArticlePolymers2021

In Situ Photopolymerization of Acrylamide Hydrogel to Coat Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers for Drug Delivery System.

Mohamed F Attia, Ahmed S Montaser, Md Arifuzzaman, Megan Pitz, Khouloud Jlassi, Angela Alexander-Bryant, Stephen S Kelly, Frank Alexis, Daniel C Whitehead

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors.

Mohamed F AttiaDepartment of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Ahmed S MontaserTextile Research Division, Pretreatment and Finishing Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
Md ArifuzzamanDepartment of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3041-7320
Megan PitzDepartment of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Khouloud JlassiCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.
Angela Alexander-BryantDepartment of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Stephen S KellyDepartment of Forest Biomaterials, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9413-6552
Frank AlexisSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100650, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-0597-7940
Daniel C WhiteheadDepartment of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6881-2628

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study we developed electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers (CANFs) that were loaded with a model non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (ibuprofen, Ib) and coated with poly(acrylamide) (poly-AAm) hydrogel polymer using two consecutive steps: an electrospinning process followed by photopolymerization of AAm. Coated and non-coated CANF formulations were characterized by several microscopic and spectroscopic techniques to evaluate their physicochemical properties. An analysis of the kinetic release profile of Ib showed noticeable differences due to the presence or absence of the poly-AAm hydrogel polymer. Poly-AAm coating facilitated a constant release rate of drug as opposed to a more conventional burst release. The non-coated CANFs showed low cumulative drug release concentrations (ca. 35 and 83% at 5 and 10% loading, respectively). Conversely, poly-AAm coated CANFs were found to promote the release of drug (ca. 84 and 99.8% at 5 and 10% loading, respectively). Finally, the CANFs were found to be superbly cytocompatible.

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cellulose acetatedrug deliveryelectrospinningkinetic releasenanofiberspoly(acrylamide) hydrogel

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PMID34205186
PMCPMC8200032

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