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Injectable microbeads with a thermo-responsive shell and a pH-responsive core as a dual-switch-controlled release system
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Injectable microbeads with a thermo-responsive shell and a pH-responsive core as a dual-switch-controlled release system

Wei-Lun Chiang, Yi-Chen Hu, Hung-Yi Liu, Chun-Wen Hsiao, Radhakrishnan Sureshbabu, Chih-Man Yang, Min-Fan Chung, Wei-Tso Chia and Hsing-Wen Sung
Small, Vol.10(20), pp.4100-4105
2014

Abstract

An efficient delivery suspension should exhibit zero premature release behaviors during storage and possess the stimuli-responsive drug release characteristics at the target tissues. Stimuli-responsive delivery systems support on-demand controlled release activities that can carry drugs more effectively to the diseased tissues, maximizing therapeutic effectiveness and minimizing the toxicity of delivered drugs to the healthy tissues. Additionally, a related investigation has demonstrated that vancomycin at a low concentration has minimal effects on the replication of osteoblasts; nevertheless, very high concentrations can lead to cell death. The capacity of the developed MBs to differentiate between the in vivo environments of healthy and inflamed tissues was investigated using a mouse model. In the study, the right sides of the backs of mice were subcutaneously treated with Staphylococcus aureus, simulating post-operative wound infections, while the left sides of their backs were allowed untreated and served as healthy tissues.

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