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ArticleAdvanced functional materials2023

Hydration-induced Void-containing Hydrogels for Encapsulation and Sustained Release of Small Hydrophilic Molecules.

Qi Li, Xiaosi Li, Elizabeth Bury, Amanda Koh, Kimberly Lackey, Ursula Wesselmann, Tony Yaksh, Chao Zhao

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Article in Advanced functional materials, 2023. 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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8 authors.

Qi LiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Xiaosi LiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Elizabeth BuryDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Amanda KohDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Kimberly LackeyDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Ursula WesselmannDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, and Department of Neurology, Consortium for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Tony YakshDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Chao ZhaoDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Convergent Biosciences and Medicine, Alabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.

Funding

Equipment Supplement - Cold triggered Local Anesthesia for Pain ManagementR01GM144388 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI Chao Zhao · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
Life after breast cancer treatment: racial health disparities and chronic pain in breast cancer survivors.R01CA246708 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WESSELMANN, URSULA ISOLDE · 2020 to 2021
$663k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA246708NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM144388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient encapsulation and sustained release of small hydrophilic molecules from traditional hydrogel systems have been challenging due to the large mesh size of 3D networks and high water content. Furthermore, the encapsulated molecules are prone to early release from the hydrogel prior to use, resulting in a short shelf life of the formulation. Here, we present a hydration-induced void-containing hydrogel (HVH) based on hyperbranched polyglycerol-poly(propylene oxide)-hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG-PPG-HPG) as a robust and efficient delivery system for small hydrophilic molecules. Specifically, after the HPG-PPG-HPG is incubated overnight at 4 °C in the drug solution, it is hydrated into a hydrogel containing micron-sized voids, which could encapsulate hydrophilic drugs and achieve 100% drug encapsulation efficiency. In addition, the voids are surrounded by a densely packed polymer matrix, which restricts drug transport to achieve sustained drug release. The hydrogel/drug formulation can be stored for several months without changing the drug encapsulation and release properties. HVH hydrogels are injectable due to shear thinning properties. In rats, a single injection of the HPG-PPG-HPG hydrogel containing 8 μg of tetrodotoxin (TTX) produced sciatic nerve block lasting up to 10 hours without any TTX-related systemic toxicity nor local toxicity to nerves and muscles.

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injectable hydrogellocal anestheticspain treatmenttetrodotoxin

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PMID38046826
PMCPMC10691822

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