PMID- 29491777 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1568-5551 (Electronic) IS - 1385-772X (Print) IS - 1385-772X (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2017 TI - One-step grafting of temperature-and pH-sensitive (N-vinylcaprolactam-co-4-vinylpyridine) onto silicone rubber for drug delivery. PG - 33-41 LID - 10.1080/15685551.2016.1231033 [doi] AB - A one-step method was implemented to graft N-vinylcaprolactam (NVCL) and 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) onto silicone rubber (SR) films using gamma radiation in order to endow the silicone surface with temperature- and pH-responsiveness, and give it the ability to host and release diclofenac in a controlled manner and thus prevent bacterial adhesion. The effects of radiation conditions (e.g., dose and monomers concentration) on the grafting percentage were evaluated, and the modified films were characterized by means of FTIR-ATR, Raman spectroscopy, calorimetry techniques (DSC and TGA) and contact angle measurements. The films responsiveness to stimuli was evaluated by recording the swelling degree of pristine and modified SR in buffer solutions (critical pH point) and as a function of changes in temperature (Upper Critical Solution Temperature, UCST). The graft copolymers of SR-g-(NVCL-co-4VP) showed good cytocompatibility against fibroblast cells for prolonged times, could host diclofenac and release it in a sustained manner for up to 24 h, and exhibited bacteriostatic activity when challenged against Escherichia coli. FAU - Pino-Ramos, Victor H AU - Pino-Ramos VH AD - Departamento de Quimica de Radiaciones y Radioquimica, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, MexicoDF 04510, Mexico. FAU - Alvarez-Lorenzo, Carmen AU - Alvarez-Lorenzo C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8546-7085 AD - Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnologia Farmaceutica, R+D Pharma Group (GI-1645), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. FAU - Concheiro, Angel AU - Concheiro A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0507-049X AD - Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnologia Farmaceutica, R+D Pharma Group (GI-1645), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. FAU - Bucio, Emilio AU - Bucio E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4853-125X AD - Departamento de Quimica de Radiaciones y Radioquimica, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, MexicoDF 04510, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160920 PL - England TA - Des Monomers Polym JT - Designed monomers and polymers JID - 101239706 PMC - PMC5812122 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dually responsive OT - bacteria adhesion OT - cytocompatibility OT - diclofenac sodium OT - drug-eluting device OT - silicone rubber EDAT- 2016/09/20 00:00 MHDA- 2016/09/20 00:01 PMCR- 2016/09/20 CRDT- 2018/03/02 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/07/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/09/20 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/20 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1231033 [pii] AID - 10.1080/15685551.2016.1231033 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Des Monomers Polym. 2016 Sep 20;20(1):33-41. doi: 10.1080/15685551.2016.1231033. eCollection 2017.