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EXPRESS POLYMER LETTERS
Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages 352-361Publisher
BUDAPEST UNIV TECHNOL & ECON
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.39
Keywords
nanomaterials; electrospinning; vaginal web; nanofibers; biohybrid nanoweb
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- New Szechenyi Development Plan [TAMOP- 4.2.1/B-09/1/KMR-2010-0002]
- Hungarian Research Fund [OTKA PD-108975, OTKA K 100949]
- Richter Gedeon Talentum foundation
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The aim of this work was to investigate the suitability of electrospinning for biodrug delivery and to develop an electrospinning-based method to produce vaginal drug delivery systems. Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria were encapsulated into nanofibers of three different polymers (polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinylpyrrolidone with two different molar masses). Shelf life of the bacteria could be enhanced by the exclusion of water and by preparing a solid dosage form, which is an advantageous and patient-friendly way of administration. The formulations were stored at -20, 7 and 25 degrees C, respectively. Viability testing showed that the nanofibers can provide long term stability for huge amounts of living bacteria if they are kept at (or below) 7 degrees C. Furthermore, all kinds of nanowebs prepared in this work dissolved instantly when they got in contact with water, thus the developed biohybrid nanowebs can provide new potential ways for curing bacterial vaginosis.
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