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ArticleAdvanced nanobiomed research2023

Silk Fibroin Particles as Carriers in the Development of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers.

Marisa O Pacheco, Henry M Lutz, Jostin Armada, Nickolas Davies, Isabelle K Gerzenshtein, Alaura S Cakley, Bruce D Spiess, Whitney L Stoppel

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Article in Advanced nanobiomed research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors.

Marisa O PachecoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Henry M LutzDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Jostin ArmadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Nickolas DaviesDepartment of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Isabelle K GerzenshteinDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Alaura S CakleyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Bruce D SpiessDepartment of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Whitney L StoppelDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

Funding

STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLST35HL007489 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Scott A Berceli, Robert Maile · 1985 to 2026
$2.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS T35 HL007489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxygen therapeutics have a range of applications in transfusion medicine and disease treatment. Synthetic molecules and all-natural or semi-synthetic hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) have seen success as potential circulating oxygen carriers. However, many early HBOC products stalled in development due to side effects from excess hemoglobin in the blood stream and hemoglobin entering the tissue. To overcome these issues, research has focused on increasing the molecular diameter of hemoglobin by polymerizing hemoglobin molecules or encapsulating hemoglobin in liposomal carriers. This work leverages the properties of silk fibroin, a cytocompatible and non-thrombogenic biopolymer, known to entrap protein-based cargo, to engineer a fully protein-based oxygen carrier. Herein, an all-aqueous solvent evaporation technique was used to form silk particles via phase separation from a bulk polyvinyl alcohol phase (PVA). Particles size was tuned, and particles were formed with and without hemoglobin. The encapsulation efficiency and ferrous state of hemoglobin were analyzed, resulting in 60% encapsulation efficiency and a maximum of 20% ferric hemoglobin, yielding 100 µg/mL active hemoglobin in certain sfHBOC formulations. The system did not elicit a strong inflammation response

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biopolymersmicroparticlesoxygen carriersilk fibroin

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PMID38708087
PMCPMC11068031

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