Journal
PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070679
Keywords
electrostatic gating; nanofluidic diffusion; controlled drug release; silicon membrane; smart drug delivery
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- Houston Methodist Research Institute
- NIH-NIGMS [R01GM127558]
- Frank J. and Jean Raymond Centennial Chair Endowment
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- World Academy of Sciences through the CAS-TWAS President's fellowship
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Individualized long-term management of chronic pathologies remains an elusive goal despite recent progress in drug formulation and implantable devices. The lack of advanced systems for therapeutic administration that can be controlled and tailored based on patient needs precludes optimal management of pathologies, such as diabetes, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis. Several triggered systems for drug delivery have been demonstrated. However, they mostly rely on continuous external stimuli, which hinder their application for long-term treatments. In this work, we investigated a silicon nanofluidic technology that incorporates a gate electrode and examined its ability to achieve reproducible control of drug release. Silicon carbide (SiC) was used to coat the membrane surface, including nanochannels, ensuring biocompatibility and chemical inertness for long-term stability for in vivo deployment. With the application of a small voltage (<= 3 V DC) to the buried polysilicon electrode, we showed in vitro repeatable modulation of membrane permeability of two model analytes-methotrexate and quantum dots. Methotrexate is a first-line therapeutic approach for rheumatoid arthritis; quantum dots represent multi-functional nanoparticles with broad applicability from bio-labeling to targeted drug delivery. Importantly, SiC coating demonstrated optimal properties as a gate dielectric, which rendered our membrane relevant for multiple applications beyond drug delivery, such as lab on a chip and micro total analysis systems (mu TAS).
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