eprintid: 1558303 rev_number: 25 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/55/83/03 datestamp: 2017-06-05 13:29:16 lastmod: 2021-09-20 22:26:10 status_changed: 2017-06-05 13:29:16 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Li, H creators_name: Williams, GR creators_name: Wu, J creators_name: Wang, H creators_name: Sun, X creators_name: Zhu, L-M title: Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/poly(l-lactic acid-co-ɛ-caprolactone) fibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as wound dressing materials ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G08 keywords: Wound dressing; Electrospinning; Thermosensitive; PNIPAAm; Antibacterial note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: In this work, we aimed to develop new materials to reduce the secondary injuries which can be imparted when replacing wound dressings. Electrospun fibers based on the thermoresponsive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm), poly(l-lactic acid-co-ɛ-caprolactone) (PLCL), and the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIF) were prepared. The water contact angle of fibers made from a blend of PNIPAAm and PLCL changed dramatically when the temperature was increased above 32 °C. Sustained release of CIF from the formulations was observed over > 200 h. Moreover, L929 fibroblasts could proliferate on the fibers, indicating their biocompatibility. The CIF-loaded fibers were found to have potent antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus. In vivo tests on rats indicated that CIF-loaded thermosensitive fibers have enhanced healing performance compared to CIF-loaded PLCL fibers or a commercial gauze. Electrospun PNIPAAm/PLCL fibers loaded with CIF thus have great promise in the development of new wound dressing materials. date: 2017-10 date_type: published official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.04.058 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1296947 doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.04.058 lyricists_name: Williams, Gareth lyricists_id: GWILL02 actors_name: Williams, Gareth actors_id: GWILL02 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Materials Science and Engineering: C volume: 79 pagerange: 245-254 issn: 0928-4931 citation: Li, H; Williams, GR; Wu, J; Wang, H; Sun, X; Zhu, L-M; (2017) Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/poly(l-lactic acid-co-ɛ-caprolactone) fibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as wound dressing materials. Materials Science and Engineering: C , 79 pp. 245-254. 10.1016/j.msec.2017.04.058 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.04.058>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1558303/1/Heyu%20MSE-C%20accepted%20version.pdf