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Engineered stimuli-responsive drug delivery strategies grasp enormous potential in biomedical applications for disease treatment due to their exploited therapeutic efficiency. In the current study, we developed poly 4-hydroxyphenyl methacrylate-carbon nano-onions (PHPMA-CNOs = f-CNOs) embedded bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanocomposite fibers by Forcespinning® (FS) technology for stimuli-responsive release of cargo, using doxorubicin (DOX) as a model drug. Nanocomposite fiber system showed thermosensitive drug release and exhibited around 72 and 95% of drug release at 37 and 43 °C, respectively. A slow and prolonged DOX release was observed over a 15-day study. The amount of drug released was determined by the concentration of the DOX payload, incubation temperature, and pH of the released medium. Owing to the f-CNOs incorporation, the mechanical strength (18.23 MPa) of hybrid BSA nanocomposite fibers was enhanced significantly. Besides, in vitro degradation, water contact angles, and thermal properties of nanocomposite fibers have augmented. During the in vitro cytotoxicity assessment, nanocomposite fibers exhibited improved cell viability against human fibroblast cells. Nonetheless, the external-stimuli-dependent and sustained DOX release perhaps reduces its circumventing side effects and show potential applications in biomedical research.

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Carbono , Nanocompuestos , Doxorrubicina/farmacología , Liberación de Fármacos , Humanos , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Cebollas

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In the current study, poly 4-hydroxyphenyl methacrylate-carbon nano-onions (PHPMA-CNOs = f-CNOs) are synthesized and reinforced with natural protein gelatin (GL) to engineer GL/f-CNOs composite hydrogels under the sonochemical method. The influence of f-CNOs content on the mechanical properties of hydrogels is examined. Cytotoxicity of hydrogels is measured with the human osteoblast cells. The results revealed good cell viability, cell growth, and attachment on the surface of the hydrogels, and results are f-CNOs dose-dependent. Specifically, the GL/f-CNOs (2 mg/mL) hydrogel showed the highest cell viability, enhanced tensile strength, elastic modulus, and yield strength as compared to pristine GL and GL/f-CNOs (1 mg/mL) hydrogels. It reveals the extent of physisorption and degree of colloidal stability of f-CNOs within the gel matrix. Furthermore, GL/f-CNOs hydrogels efficiently load the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and show a pH-responsive sustained drug release over 15 days. Nevertheless, these CNOs based composite hydrogels offer a potential prospect to use them in diverse biomedical applications.

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Carbono , Cebollas , Gelatina , Humanos , Hidrogeles , Nanogeles

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In the current study, poly 4-mercaptophenyl methacrylate-carbon nano-onions (PMPMA-CNOs = f-CNOs) reinforced natural protein (zein) composites (zein/f-CNOs) are fabricated using the acoustic cavitation technique. The influence of f-CNOs inclusion on the microstructural properties, morphology, mechanical, cytocompatibility, in-vitro degradation, and swelling behavior of the hydrogels are studied. The tensile results showed that zein/f-CNOs hydrogels fabricated by the acoustic cavitation system exhibited good tensile strength (90.18 MPa), compared with the hydrogels fabricated by the traditional method and only microwave radiation method. It reveals the magnitude of physisorption and degree of colloidal stability of f-CNOs within the zein matrix under acoustic cavitation conditions. The swelling behaviors of hydrogels were also tested and improved results were noticed. The cytotoxicity of hydrogels was tested with osteoblast cells. The results showed good cell viability and cell growth. To explore the efficacy of hydrogels as drug transporters, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) release was measured under gastric and intestinal pH environment. The results showed pH-responsive sustained drug release over 15 days of study, and pH 7.4 showed a more rapid drug release than pH 2.0 and 4.5. Nonetheless, all the results suggest that zein/f-CNOs hydrogel could be a potential pH-responsive drug transporter for a colon-selective delivery system.