Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering (Oct 2021)

Investigations of Surface Interactions between PEGDA-Polymer and Drug using Surface Plasmon Resonance

  • Lange Helge,
  • Rekowska Natalia,
  • Wulf Katharina,
  • Grabow Niels,
  • Eickner Thomas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2180
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 708 – 710

Abstract

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For the development of combination products, the determination of the release kinetics of polymer-based drug delivery systems (DDS) is a central and often timeconsuming investigation. Classical methods are often unsuitable for large-scale screening of potential polymers for combination products. We present a rapid method based on surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR), using PEGDA700 (Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, average molecular weight (Mn) 700) as an example. This method is capable of determinating the kinetics of drug association and subsequent release within minutes. The proportion of desorption and diffusion can be determined separately.

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