PMID- 24575414 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141015 LR - 20220318 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2014 DP - 2014 TI - Soluplus graft copolymer: potential novel carrier polymer in electrospinning of nanofibrous drug delivery systems for wound therapy. PG - 789765 LID - 10.1155/2014/789765 [doi] LID - 789765 AB - Electrospinning is an effective method in preparing polymeric nanofibrous drug delivery systems (DDSs) for topical wound healing and skin burn therapy applications. The aim of the present study was to investigate a new synthetic graft copolymer (Soluplus) as a hydrophilic carrier polymer in electrospinning of nanofibrous DDSs. Soluplus (polyvinyl caprolactam-polyvinyl acetate-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer (PCL-PVAc-PEG)) was applied in the nonwoven nanomats loaded with piroxicam (PRX) as a poorly water-soluble drug. Raman spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used in the physical characterization of nanofibrous DDSs. According to the SEM results, the drug-loaded PCL-PVAc-PEG nanofibers were circular in cross-section with an average diameter ranging from 500 nm up to 2 microm. Electrospinning stabilized the amorphous state of PRX. In addition, consistent and sustained-release profile was achieved with the present nanofibrous DDSs at the physiologically relevant temperature and pH applicable in wound healing therapy. In conclusion, electrospinning can be used to prepare nanofibrous DDSs of PCL-PVAc-PEG graft copolymer (Soluplus) and to stabilize the amorphous state of a poorly water-soluble PRX. The use of this synthetic graft copolymer can open new options to formulate nanofibrous DDSs for wound healing. FAU - Paaver, Urve AU - Paaver U AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2406-7675 AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Tamm, Ingrid AU - Tamm I AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Laidmae, Ivo AU - Laidmae I AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia ; Immunology Group, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Lust, Andres AU - Lust A AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Kirsimae, Kalle AU - Kirsimae K AD - Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Veski, Peep AU - Veski P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7787-1232 AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Kogermann, Karin AU - Kogermann K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6813-4828 AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Heinamaki, Jyrki AU - Heinamaki J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5996-5144 AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140120 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 0 (Polyvinyls) RN - 0 (polyvinyl caprolactam-polyvinyl acetate-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) SB - IM MH - *Drug Delivery Systems MH - Humans MH - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning MH - Nanofibers/administration & dosage MH - Polyethylene Glycols/*administration & dosage MH - Polymers/administration & dosage MH - Polyvinyls/*administration & dosage MH - Water/chemistry MH - *Wound Healing MH - Wound Infection/*therapy MH - X-Ray Diffraction PMC - PMC3918357 EDAT- 2014/02/28 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/01/20 CRDT- 2014/02/28 06:00 PHST- 2013/11/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/12/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/12/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2014/789765 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:789765. doi: 10.1155/2014/789765. Epub 2014 Jan 20.