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JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A
Volume 84A, Issue 1, Pages 230-237Publisher
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31476
Keywords
polycaprolactone; fibers; antibiotic; gentamicin sulphate
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The antibiotic, gentamicin sulphate (GS), was incorporated in gravity-spun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers by spinning from particulate suspensions of the drug in PCL solution to produce a controlled delivery system. The production rate of GS-loaded PCL fibers was confined to the range 1 - 1.5 m/min and the fiber diameter to 170 - 220 mu m. The kinetics of drug release could be adjusted by varying the GS loading of the fibers and the suspension preparation conditions. Gradual release of similar to 80% of the initial GS content was measured in phosphate buffered saline at 37 degrees C over 50 days from fibers spun from nonhomogenized suspensions, whereas loss of this amount of antibiotic occurred in less than 10 days from fibers spun from homogenized suspensions. Studies of growth inhibition of Stapyhlococcus epidermidis in culture indicated that GS released after 2 weeks from PCL fibers retained antibacterial activity. This behavior recommends further investigation of PCL fibers for local delivery of antibiotics to combat infection associated with periodontal disease, musculoskeletal injuries, and implantation of fiber-based tissue substitutes such as vascular prostheses. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res 84A: 230-237, 2008.
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