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ArticlePolymers2026

Pentamidine-Functionalized Polycaprolactone Nanofibers Produced by Solution Blow Spinning for Controlled Release in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Treatment.

Nerea Guembe-Michel, Paul Nguewa, Gustavo González-Gaitano

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Article in Polymers, 2026. 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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3 authors.

Nerea Guembe-MichelDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9312-5213
Paul NguewaDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), University of Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2193-7316
Gustavo González-GaitanoDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), University of Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1477-6710

Funding

Fundación Roviralta Chair "Maria Francisca de Roviralta of Molecular Parasitology, Leishmaniasis and One Health"Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, PID2023-147765OB-C21, -C22)
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Abstract

Leishmaniasis, a widespread, neglected infectious disease with limited effective treatments and increasing drug resistance, demands innovative therapeutic approaches. In this study, we report the fabrication of pentamidine (PTM)-loaded polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers using solution blow spinning (SBS) as a potential topical delivery system for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Homogeneous PCL fiber mats were produced using a simple SBS set-up with a commercial airbrush after optimizing several working parameters. Drug release studies demonstrated sustained PTM release profile over time, which was mechanistically modeled by utilizing the complete nanofiber diameter distribution, obtained from SEM analysis of the blow-spun material. FTIR and XRD analyses were performed to investigate the drug-polymer interactions, revealing molecularly dispersed PTM at low-proportion drug/polymers and partial crystallinity at high loadings. The released PTM exhibited significant leishmanicidal activity against

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drug kineticsleishmaniasisnanofiberspentamidinepolycaprolactonesolution blow spinning

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PMID41599466
PMCPMC12846011

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