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An investigation of alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity after electrospinning and electrospraying

Onyekuru, LC; Moreira, A; Zhang, J; Angkawinitwong, U; Costa, PF; Brocchini, S; Williams, GR; (2021) An investigation of alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity after electrospinning and electrospraying. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (102592) p. 102592. 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102592. Green open access

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Abstract

The high target specificity and multifunctionality of proteins has led to great interest in their clinical use. To this end, the development of delivery systems capable of preserving their bioactivity and improving bioavailability is pivotal to achieve high effectiveness and satisfactory therapeutic outcomes. Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) techniques, namely electrospinning and electrospraying, have been widely explored for protein encapsulation and delivery. In this work, monoaxial and coaxial electrospinning and electrospraying were used to encapsulate alkaline phosphatase (ALP) into poly(ethylene oxide) fibres and particles, respectively, and the effects of the processing techniques on the integrity and bioactivity of the enzyme were assessed. A full morphological and physicochemical characterisation of the blend and core-shell products was performed. ALP was successfully encapsulated within monolithic and core-shell electrospun fibres and electrosprayed particles, with drug loadings and encapsulation efficiencies of up to 21% and 99%, respectively. Monoaxial and coaxial electrospinning were equally effective in preserving ALP function, leading to no activity loss compared to fresh aqueous solutions of the enzyme. While the same result was observed for monoaxial electrospraying, coaxial electrospraying of ALP caused a 40% reduction in its bioactivity, which was attributed to the high voltage (22.5 kV) used during processing. This demonstrates that choosing between blend and coaxial EHD processing for protein encapsulation is not always straightforward, being highly dependent on the chosen therapeutic agent and the effects of the processing conditions on bioactivity.

Type: Article
Title: An investigation of alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity after electrospinning and electrospraying
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102592
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102592
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Keywords: electrohydrodynamic processing, electrospinning, electrospraying, alkaline phosphatase, protein delivery systems
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10128418
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