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Sustained release of aspirin and vitamin C from titanium nanotubes: An experimental and stimulation study

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DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.03.055

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Titanium nanotubes; Drug release; Small molecule drugs; Polylactic acid; Molecular dynamics simulation

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  1. Natural Science Foundation of China [51173216, 51202302]
  2. Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Municipal Government [CSTC2013kjrc-ljrcpy0004]
  3. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [106112015CDJXY230006, CQDXWL-2013-Z002]

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Anodization is a promising method to change the topography and wettability of titanium (Ti) implant. The formed TiO2 nanotubes (TiNTs) arrays could enhance the biological properties of Ti implants. In this study, to investigate the possibility of TiNTs arrays on a Ti implant surface as nano-reservoirs for small molecular drugs when using in orthopedic and dental prosthesis, TiNTs on a Ti implant surface were prepared. Then, aspirin and/or vitamin C were loaded into TiNTs as model drugs. Meanwhile, low molecular weight polylactic acid (PLA, Mw = 3000) was synthesized and loaded alternately along with aspirin or vitamin C. The release rates of aspirin and vitamin C with/or without PLA loading were investigated by using a UV-Vis spectrometer. The results showed that when loading without PLA, drugs released quickly with presence of burst release. However, when loading with PLA, the cumulative release duration of aspirin and vitamin C was prolonged to over 240 h. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation results proved that when loading with PLA, PLA molecules aggregated gradually and formed clusters or micelles in these nanotubes. Meanwhile, drug molecules were captured and distributed inside the PLA matrix, which retarding the release of drugs. Only when PIA micelles degrade gradually in body fluid, drugs could be released slowly from nanotubes. These knowledge laid ground basis for the following biological experiments. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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