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ArticlePolymers2024

Mucoadhesive Polymeric Polyologels Designed for the Treatment of Periodontal and Related Diseases of the Oral Cavity.

Gavin P Andrews, Thomas Laverty, David S Jones

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Gavin P AndrewsSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Thomas LavertySchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
David S JonesSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.

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Abstract

The study objective was to design and characterise herein unreported polyologels composed of a range of diol and triol solvents and polyvinyl methyl ether-co-maleic acid (PVM/MA) and, determine their potential suitability for the treatment of periodontal and related diseases in the oral cavity using suitable in vitro methodologies. Polyologel flow and viscoelastic properties were controlled by the choice of solvent and the concentration of polymer. At equivalent polymer concentrations, polyologels prepared with glycerol (a triol) exhibited the greatest elasticity and resistance to deformation. Within the diol solvents (PEG 400, pentane 1,5-diol, propane 1,2-diol, propane 1,3-diol, and ethylene glycol), PEG 400 polyologels possessed the greatest elasticity and resistance to deformation, suggesting the importance of distance of separation between the diol groups. Using Raman spectroscopy bond formation between the polymer carbonyl group and the diol hydroxyl groups was observed. Polyologel mucoadhesion was influenced by viscoelasticity; maximum mucoadhesion was shown by glycerol polyologels at the highest polymer concentration (20%

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drug releaseflow rheologymucoadhesionoscillatory analysispolyologelRaman spectroscopy

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PMID38475273
PMCPMC10934824

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