Anti-Adherent Biomaterials for Prevention of Catheter Biofouling

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Medical device-associated infections present a leading global healthcare challenge, and effective strategies to prevent infections are urgently required. Herein, we present an innovative anti-adherent hydrogel copolymer as a candidate catheter coating with complementary hydrophobic drug-carrying and eluting capacities. The amphiphilic block copolymer, Poloxamer 188, was chemically-derivatized with methacryloyl moieties and copolymerized with the hydrogel monomer, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. Performance of the synthesized copolymers was evaluated in terms of equilibrium swelling, surface water wettability, mechanical integrity, resistance to encrustation and bacterial adherence, and ability to control release of the loaded fluoroquinolone antibiotic, ofloxacin. The developed matrices were able to provide significant protection from fouling, with observed reductions of over 90% in both adherence of the common urinary pathogen Escherichia coli and encrusting crystalline deposits of calcium and magnesium salts relative to the commonly employed hydrogel, poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate). Additionally, the release kinetics of a loaded hydrophobic drug could be readily tuned through facile manipulation of polymer composition. This combinatorial approach shows significant promise in the development of suitable systems for prevention of catheter-associated infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:535

Enthalten in:

International journal of pharmaceutics - 535(2018), 1-2 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 420-427

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McCoy, Colin P [VerfasserIn]
Irwin, Nicola J [VerfasserIn]
Donnelly, Louise [VerfasserIn]
Jones, David S [VerfasserIn]
Hardy, John G [VerfasserIn]
Carson, Louise [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

106392-12-5
6E1I4IV47V
A4P49JAZ9H
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biocompatible Materials
Biofouling
Encrustation
Hydrogels
Hydrophobic drug release
Hydroxyethyl methacrylate
Journal Article
Methacrylates
Ofloxacin
Poloxamer

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Date Completed 29.08.2018

Date Revised 29.08.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.11.043

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM278361196