PMID- 37140041 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230619 LR - 20240122 IS - 1744-7593 (Electronic) IS - 1742-5247 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 5 DP - 2023 May TI - Biphasic drug release from electrospun structures. PG - 621-640 LID - 10.1080/17425247.2023.2210834 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Biphasic release, as a special drug-modified release profile that combines immediate and sustained release, allows fast therapeutic action and retains blood drug concentration for long periods. Electrospun nanofibers, particularly those with complex nanostructures produced by multi-fluid electrospinning processes, are potential novel biphasic drug delivery systems (DDSs). AREAS COVERED: This review summarizes the most recent developments in electrospinning and related structures. In this review, the role of electrospun nanostructures in biphasic drug release was comprehensively explored. These electrospun nanostructures include monolithic nanofibers obtained through single-fluid blending electrospinning, core-shell and Janus nanostructures prepared via bifluid electrospinning, three-compartment nanostructures obtained via trifluid electrospinning, nanofibrous assemblies obtained through the layer-by-layer deposition of nanofibers, and the combined structure of electrospun nanofiber mats with casting films. The strategies and mechanisms through which complex structures facilitate biphasic release were analyzed. EXPERT OPINION: Electrospun structures can provide many strategies for the development of biphasic drug release DDSs. However, many issues such as the scale-up productions of complex nanostructures, the in vivo verification of the biphasic release effects, keeping pace with the developments of multi-fluid electrospinning, drawing support from the state-of-the-art pharmaceutical excipients, and the combination with traditional pharmaceutical methods need to be addressed for real applications. FAU - Zhou, Jianfeng AU - Zhou J AD - School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Pu AU - Wang P AD - School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Yu, Deng-Guang AU - Yu DG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7825-4498 AD - School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhu, Yuanjie AU - Zhu Y AD - Department of Dermatology, Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230508 PL - England TA - Expert Opin Drug Deliv JT - Expert opinion on drug delivery JID - 101228421 RN - 0 (Pharmaceutical Preparations) SB - IM MH - Drug Liberation MH - Drug Delivery Systems MH - *Nanostructures MH - *Nanofibers/chemistry MH - Pharmaceutical Preparations OTO - NOTNLM OT - Biphasic release OT - drug delivery OT - electrospinning OT - mechanism OT - nanostructures OT - polymer EDAT- 2023/05/04 12:42 MHDA- 2023/06/19 13:08 CRDT- 2023/05/04 07:23 PHST- 2023/06/19 13:08 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/04 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/04 07:23 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/17425247.2023.2210834 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2023 May;20(5):621-640. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2210834. Epub 2023 May 8.