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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Anna Isakova, Dr Katarina Novakovic
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Coupling oscillatory chemical reactions to smart materials which can respond to external stimuli has long been considered an answer to the long-standing issue of pulsatile drug delivery. Although a number of coupled architectures exist, there are no systems reporting pH-controlled pulsed drug release based on chemical oscillators. In this paper, we report for the first time a proof-of-concept self-oscillatory chitosan macrogel, employing the palladium-catalysed oxidative carbonylation reaction as the driving force of its oscillations. The reported hydrogel is composed of highly biocompatible components and a novel imine-functionalised chitosan-palladium catalyst with zero leaching rates. This macrogel was shown to rhythmically release not only the products of the reaction, but also fluorescein, which is used as an FDA-approved model drug. The step-wise release pattern corresponded to the step-wise dynamics of pH decrease in methanol:water, while in pure methanol, the changes in pH had an oscillatory mode, accompanied by mirrored oscillations in fluorescein concentration. This proof-of-concept system significantly expands the horizons of pulsatile delivery materials for future research.
Author(s): Isakova A, Novakovic K
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Year: 2018
Volume: 6
Issue: 30
Pages: 5003-5010
Print publication date: 14/08/2018
Online publication date: 20/07/2018
Acceptance date: 14/07/2018
Date deposited: 16/07/2018
ISSN (print): 2050-750X
ISSN (electronic): 2050-7518
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB00781K
DOI: 10.1039/C8TB00781K
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