Sustained release of vancomycin from novel biodegradable nanofiber-loaded vascular prosthetic grafts: In vitro and in vivo study

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Abstract

This study describes novel biodegradable, drug-eluting nanofber-loaded vascular prosthetic grafts that provide local and sustained delivery of vancomycin to surrounding tissues. Biodegradable nanofbers were prepared by first dissolving poly(D,L)-lactide-co-glycolide and vancomycin in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafuoro-2-propanol. The solution was then electrospun into nano-fbers onto the surface of vascular prostheses. The in vitro release rates of the pharmaceutical from the nanofber-loaded prostheses was characterized using an elution method and a high-performance liquid chromatography assay. Experimental results indicated that the drug-eluting prosthetic grafts released high concentrations of vancomycin in vitro (well above the minimum inhibitory concentration) for more than 30 days. In addition, the in vivo release behavior of the drug-eluting grafts implanted in the subcutaneous pocket of rabbits was also documented. The drug-eluting grafts developed in this work have potential applications in assisting the treatment of vascular prosthesis infection and resisting reinfection when an infected graft is to be exchanged.

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Liu, K. S., Lee, C. H., Wang, Y. C., & Liu, S. J. (2015). Sustained release of vancomycin from novel biodegradable nanofiber-loaded vascular prosthetic grafts: In vitro and in vivo study. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 10, 885–891. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S78675

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