eprintid: 1532670 rev_number: 33 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/53/26/70 datestamp: 2016-12-20 17:13:09 lastmod: 2021-09-20 00:32:53 status_changed: 2016-12-21 15:59:24 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Li, H creators_name: Williams, GR creators_name: Wu, J creators_name: Lv, Y creators_name: Sun, X creators_name: Wu, H creators_name: Zhu, LM title: Thermosensitive nanofibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as antibacterial wound dressing materials ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G08 keywords: Ciprofloxacin, Electrospinning, P(LLA-CL), PDEGMA, Thermosensitive, Wound dressing note: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ abstract: To obtain wound dressings which could be removed easily without secondary injuries, we prepared thermoresponsive electrospun fiber mats containing poly(di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PDEGMA). Blend fibers of PDEGMA and poly(l-lactic acid-co-ε-caprolactone) (P(LLA-CL) were fabricated via electrospinning, and analogous fibers containing the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIF) were also prepared. Smooth cylindrical fibers were obtained, albeit with a small amount of beading visible for the ciprofloxacin-loaded fibers. X-ray diffraction showed the drug to exist in the amorphous physical form post-electrospinning. The composite fibers showed distinct thermosensitive properties and gave sustained release of CIF over more than 160h in vitro. The fibers could promote the proliferation of fibroblasts, and by varying the temperature cells could easily be attached to and detached from the fibers. Antibacterial tests demonstrated that fibers loaded with ciprofloxacin were effective in inhibiting the growth of E. coli and S. aureus. In vivo investigations on rats indicated that the composite PDEGMA/P(LLA-CL) fibers loaded with CIF had much more potent wound healing properties than a commercial gauze and CIF-loaded fibers made solely of P(LLA-CL). These results demonstrate the potential of PDEGMA/P(LLA-CL)/ciprofloxacin fibers as advanced wound dressing materials. date: 2017-01-30 date_type: published official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.12.008 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1196117 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.12.008 pii: S0378-5173(16)31139-5 lyricists_name: Williams, Gareth lyricists_id: GWILL02 actors_name: Williams, Gareth actors_id: GWILL02 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: International Journal of Pharmaceutics volume: 517 number: 1-2 pagerange: 135-147 event_location: Netherlands issn: 1873-3476 citation: Li, H; Williams, GR; Wu, J; Lv, Y; Sun, X; Wu, H; Zhu, LM; (2017) Thermosensitive nanofibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as antibacterial wound dressing materials. International Journal of Pharmaceutics , 517 (1-2) pp. 135-147. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.12.008 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.12.008>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1532670/1/Li_Thermosensitive%20nanofibers%20loaded%20with%20ciprofloxacin%20as%20antibacterial%20wound%20dressing%20materials%20AAM.pdf