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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Multifunctional Hydrogel Flakes: An Innovative Approach to Localized Delivery of Temozolomide.

Aleksandra Krajcer, Alicja Hinz, Monika Bzowska, Adrian Grzonka, Sylwia Stankiewicz, Kamil Kornaus, Bartosz Trzewik, Kinga Wójcik, Ewelina Grzywna, Joanna Lewandowska-Łańcucka

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Aleksandra KrajcerDoctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Prof. St. Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30-348, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4838-2867
Alicja HinzDepartment of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Kraków 30-387, Poland.
Monika BzowskaDepartment of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Kraków 30-387, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1921-0334
Adrian GrzonkaFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, Kraków 30-387, Poland.
Sylwia StankiewiczDoctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Prof. St. Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30-348, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-6510-8134
Kamil KornausFaculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow, Mickiewicza 30, Kraków 30-059, Poland.
Bartosz TrzewikFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, Kraków 30-387, Poland.
Kinga WójcikFaculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Kraków 30-387, Poland.
Ewelina GrzywnaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Św. Anny 12, Kraków 31-008, Poland.
Joanna Lewandowska-ŁańcuckaFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, Kraków 30-387, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5447-4936

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Abstract

The multifunctional systems presented here introduce an innovative and deeply thought-out approach to the more effective and safer use of temozolomide (TMZ) in treating glioma. The developed hydrogel-based flakes were designed to address the issues of local GBL therapy, bacterial neuroinfections, and the bleeding control needed during tumor resection. The materials obtained comprise TMZ and vancomycin (VANC) loaded into cyclodextrin/polymeric capsules and embedded into gelatin/hyaluronic acid/chitosan-based hydrogel films cross-linked with genipin. The calcium cations were also incorporated into the systems to facilitate the hemostatic property. That designed formulation was then freeze-dried to serve in flake-like forms, enabling the lining of the surgery site during surgical resection, transferring both TMZ and VANC directly into the surrounding brain parenchyma (the most common site of recurrence). Such a route of drug delivery represents unique features, since systemic side effects are minimized while the drug dose is increased. The developed systems were characterized by their designed functionalities. Therefore, biological evaluation

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Drug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHydrogelsTemozolomideAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChitosanDrug LiberationGelatinGliomaHumansHyaluronic AcidVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsChitosanDrug CarriersGelatinHyaluronic AcidHydrogelsTemozolomideVancomycinglioblastomahemostatic propertieshydrogelslocal therapytemozolomidevancomycin

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PMID40924542
PMCPMC12464910

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