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Assembly of an injectable noncytotoxic peptide-based hydrogelator for sustained release of drugs

Baral, A., Roy, S., Dehsorkhi, A., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Mohapatra, S., Ghosh, S. and Banerjee, A. (2014) Assembly of an injectable noncytotoxic peptide-based hydrogelator for sustained release of drugs. Langmuir, 30 (3). pp. 929-936. ISSN 0743-7463

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1021/la4043638

Abstract/Summary

A new synthetic tripeptide-based hydrogel has been discovered at physiological pH and temperature. This hydrogel has been thoroughly characterized using different techniques including field emission scanning electron microscopic (FESEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopic (HR-TEM) imaging, small- and wide-angle X-ray diffraction analyses, FT-IR, circular dichroism, and rheometric analyses. Moreover, this gel exhibits thixotropy and injectability. This hydrogel has been used for entrapment and sustained release of an antibiotic vancomycin and vitamin B12 at physiological pH and temperature for about 2 days. Interestingly, MTT assay of these gelator molecules shows almost 100% cell viability of this peptide gelator, indicating its noncytotoxicity.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF)
Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:35782
Publisher:American Chemical Society

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