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Controlled Drug Delivery From 3D Printed Two-Photon Polymerized Poly(ethylene Glycol) Dimethacrylate Devices

Controlled Drug Delivery From 3D Printed Two-Photon Polymerized Poly(ethylene Glycol) Dimethacrylate Devices

Anh-Vu Do, Kristan S Worthington, Budd A Tucker, Aliasger K Salem

Int J Pharm. 2018 Dec 1;552(1-2):217-224.

PMID: 30268853

Abstract:

Controlled drug delivery systems have been utilized to enhance the therapeutic effects of many drugs by delivering drugs in a time-dependent and sustained manner. Here, with the aid of 3D printing technology, drug delivery devices were fabricated and tested using a model drug (fluorophore: rhodamine B). Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA) devices were fabricated using a two-photon polymerization (TPP) system and rhodamine B was homogenously entrapped inside the polymer matrix during photopolymerization. These devices were printed with varying porosity and morphology using varying printing parameters such as slicing and hatching distance. The effects of these variables on drug release kinetics were determined by evaluating device fluorescence over the course of one week. These PEGDMA-based structures were then investigated for toxicity and biocompatibility in vitro, where MTS assays were performed using a range of cell types including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Overall, tuning the hatching distance, slicing distance, and pore size of the fabricated devices modulated the rhodamine B release profile, in each case presumably due to resulting changes in the motility of the small molecule and its access to structure edges. In general, increased spacing provided higher drug release while smaller spacing resulted in some occlusion, preventing media infiltration and thus resulting in reduced fluorophore release. The devices had no cytotoxic effects on human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293), bone marrow stromal stem cells (BMSCs) or iPSCs. Thus, we have demonstrated the utility of two-photon polymerization to create biocompatible, complex miniature devices with fine details and tunable release of a model drug.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP25852475	Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate		25852-47-5	Price

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