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Title: Hydration-Induced Phase Separation in Amphiphilic Polymer Matrices and its Influence on Voclosporin Release

Abstract

Voclosporin is a highly potent, new cyclosporine -- a derivative that is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in the USA as a potential treatment for inflammatory diseases of the eye. Voclosporin represents a number of very sparingly soluble drugs that are difficult to administer. It was selected as a model drug that is dispersed within amphiphilic polymer matrices, and investigated the changing morphology of the matrices using neutron and x-ray scattering during voclosporin release and polymer resorption. The hydrophobic segments of the amphiphilic polymer chain are comprised of desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine ethyl ester (DTE) and desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine (DT), and the hydrophilic component is poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). Water uptake in these matrices resulted in the phase separation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains that are a few hundred Angstroms apart. These water-driven morphological changes influenced the release profile of voclosporin and facilitated a burst-free release from the polymer. No such morphological reorganization was observed in poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), which exhibits an extended lag period, followed by a burst-like release of voclosporin when the polymer was degraded. An understanding of the effect of polymer composition on the hydration behavior is central to understanding and controlling the phase behavior and resorption characteristics of the matrix for achievingmore » long-term controlled release of hydrophobic drugs such as voclosporin.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. The State Univ. of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
OSTI Identifier:
1054363
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2079-4983
Publisher:
MDPI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Khan, I. John, Murthy, N. Sanjeeva, and Kohn, Joachim. Hydration-Induced Phase Separation in Amphiphilic Polymer Matrices and its Influence on Voclosporin Release. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.3390/jfb3040745.
Khan, I. John, Murthy, N. Sanjeeva, & Kohn, Joachim. Hydration-Induced Phase Separation in Amphiphilic Polymer Matrices and its Influence on Voclosporin Release. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb3040745
Khan, I. John, Murthy, N. Sanjeeva, and Kohn, Joachim. 2015. "Hydration-Induced Phase Separation in Amphiphilic Polymer Matrices and its Influence on Voclosporin Release". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb3040745.
@article{osti_1054363,
title = {Hydration-Induced Phase Separation in Amphiphilic Polymer Matrices and its Influence on Voclosporin Release},
author = {Khan, I. John and Murthy, N. Sanjeeva and Kohn, Joachim},
abstractNote = {Voclosporin is a highly potent, new cyclosporine -- a derivative that is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in the USA as a potential treatment for inflammatory diseases of the eye. Voclosporin represents a number of very sparingly soluble drugs that are difficult to administer. It was selected as a model drug that is dispersed within amphiphilic polymer matrices, and investigated the changing morphology of the matrices using neutron and x-ray scattering during voclosporin release and polymer resorption. The hydrophobic segments of the amphiphilic polymer chain are comprised of desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine ethyl ester (DTE) and desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine (DT), and the hydrophilic component is poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). Water uptake in these matrices resulted in the phase separation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains that are a few hundred Angstroms apart. These water-driven morphological changes influenced the release profile of voclosporin and facilitated a burst-free release from the polymer. No such morphological reorganization was observed in poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), which exhibits an extended lag period, followed by a burst-like release of voclosporin when the polymer was degraded. An understanding of the effect of polymer composition on the hydration behavior is central to understanding and controlling the phase behavior and resorption characteristics of the matrix for achieving long-term controlled release of hydrophobic drugs such as voclosporin.},
doi = {10.3390/jfb3040745},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1054363}, journal = {Journal of Functional Biomaterials},
issn = {2079-4983},
number = 4,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}