eprintid: 10024857 rev_number: 25 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/02/48/57 datestamp: 2017-10-17 13:13:55 lastmod: 2021-09-20 22:26:14 status_changed: 2017-10-17 13:13:55 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Williams, GR title: Insulin-loaded PLGA microspheres for glucose-responsive release ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G08 keywords: Porous microspheres, layer-by-layer, glucose sensitive, sustained release, smart drug delivery system note: © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. abstract: Porous poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres were prepared, loaded with insulin, and then coated in poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and a novel boronic acid-containing copolymer [poly(acrylamide phenyl boronic acid-co-N–vinylcaprolactam); p(AAPBA-co-NVCL)]. Multilayer microspheres were generated using a layer-by-layer approach depositing alternating coats of PVA and p(AAPBA-co-NVCL) on the PLGA surface, with the optimal system found to be that with eight alternating layers of each coating. The resultant material comprised spherical particles with a porous PLGA core and the pores covered in the coating layers. Insulin could successfully be loaded into the particles, with loading capacity and encapsulation efficiencies reaching 2.83 ± 0.15 and 82.6 ± 5.1% respectively, and was found to be present in the amorphous form. The insulin-loaded microspheres could regulate drug release in response to a changing concentration of glucose. In vitro and in vivo toxicology tests demonstrated that they are safe and have high biocompatibility. Using the multilayer microspheres to treat diabetic mice, we found they can effectively control blood sugar levels over at least 18 days, retaining their glucose-sensitive properties during this time. Therefore, the novel multilayer microspheres developed in this work have significant potential as smart drug-delivery systems for the treatment of diabetes. date: 2017-10-04 date_type: published publisher: Informa Healthcare official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2017.1381200 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1441227 doi: 10.1080/10717544.2017.1381200 lyricists_name: Williams, Gareth lyricists_id: GWILL02 actors_name: Williams, Gareth actors_id: GWILL02 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Drug Delivery volume: 24 number: 1 pagerange: 1513-1525 issn: 1071-7544 citation: Williams, GR; (2017) Insulin-loaded PLGA microspheres for glucose-responsive release. Drug Delivery , 24 (1) pp. 1513-1525. 10.1080/10717544.2017.1381200 <https://doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2017.1381200>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10024857/7/Williams_Insulin%20loaded%20PLGA%20microspheres%20for%20glucose%20responsive%20release.pdf