A thermosensitive drug delivery system prepared by blend electrospinning, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaceshttp://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.colsurfb.2017.07.058 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. 5. PDEGMA/EC fibers were found to have good biocompatibility towards fibroblasts.
Abstract:2 In this study, the thermosensitive polymer poly(di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PDEGMA) was synthesized and electrospun into fibers by blending with ethyl cellulose (EC). Fibers were additionally prepared loaded with ketoprofen (KET) as a model drug. Smooth cylindrical fibers could generally be observed by electron microscopy, although there were some beads and fused fibers visible in the KET-loaded materials. KET was found to be amorphously distributed in the fibers on the basis of X-ray diffraction data. From water contact angle measurements, it was clear that the wettability of the EC/PDEGMA fibers changed as the temperature increased, with the fibers becoming markedly more hydrophobic. In vitro drug release studies showed that KET was released over a prolonged period of time with the fibers having different release profiles at 25 and 37 ºC, reflecting their thermosensitive properties.Furthermore, the materials were found to have good biocompatibility towards L929fibroblasts. Thus, the fibers prepared in this work have potential as smart stimuliresponsive drug delivery systems.