Hybrid GMP-polyamine hydrogels as new biocompatible materials for drug encapsulation

Soft Matter. 2020 Jul 22;16(28):6514-6522. doi: 10.1039/d0sm00704h.

Abstract

Here we present the preparation and characterization of new biocompatible materials for drug encapsulation. These new gels are based on positively charged [1+1] 1H-pyrazole-based azamacrocycles which minimise the electrostatic repulsions between the negatively charged GMP molecules. Rheological measurements confirm the electroneutral hydrogel structure as the most stable for all the GMP-polyamine systems. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was employed to investigate the kinetics of the hydrogel formation and cryo-scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) was used to obtain information about the hydrogel morphology, which exhibited a non-homogeneous structure with a high degree of cross-linking. It is possible to introduce isoniazid, which is the most employed antibiotic for tuberculosis treatment, into the hydrogels without disrupting the hydrogel structure at appropriate concentrations for oral administration.

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials*
  • Hydrogels*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Polyamines
  • Rheology

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Hydrogels
  • Polyamines