title: Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)/poly (ethylene oxide) blend nanofibrous scaffolds: thermo-responsive carrier for controlled drug release.
abstract: A facile electrospinning method has been utilized to fabricate poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)/poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) blend nanofibers having the mean fiber diameters from approximately 250 to 380 nm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that the morphology and diameter distribution of the nanofibrous scaffolds can be easily modulated by changing the weight ratio of PNIPAM/PEO in electrospinning solution. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated that there were interactions between the molecules of PNIPAM and PEO. Vitamin B12 was chosen as a hydrophilic model drug for in situ encapsulation in PNIPAM/PEO blend nanofibrous scaffolds. The rate of drug release can be controlled by adjusting the weight ratio of PNIPAM/PEO, the temperature of release medium and the drug loading amount. It is suggested that the blend nanofibrous scaffold could be used as a new thermo-responsive matrix for the entrapment and controlled release of drugs.
authors: Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCEPM-MoE), College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China. songfei520@gmail.com
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Song
authors: Xiu-Li
authors: XL
authors: Wang
authors: Yu-Zhong
authors: YZ
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000178:Acrylamides / Q000737:chemistry*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000178:Acrylamides; D004337:Drug Carriers; D011108:Polymers; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C067295:N-isopropylacrylamide