Biodegradable polymer films for releasing nanovehicles containing sirolimus

Drug Deliv. 2009 May;16(4):183-8. doi: 10.1080/10717540902757416.

Abstract

To obtain novel biodegradable sirolimus-releasing polymer films that could release nanovehicles incorporating sirolimus, polyester, a water-soluble amphiphilic phospholipid polymer, and sirolimus were blended. The sirolimus-releasing polymer films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Nanovehicles were formed with the phospholipid polymer chains and could be released from the sirolimus-releasing polymer films. The hydrodynamic diameter of the nanovehicles in phosphate-buffered saline was smaller than 20 nm. The nanovehicles substantially enhanced the carrier-mediated delivery of sirolimus and attenuated its degradation product. This study demonstrates that the delivery of sirolimus was enhanced by nanovehicles released from sirolimus-eluting materials.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Drug Delivery Systems*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Sirolimus / chemistry*
  • Sirolimus / pharmacokinetics
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Drug Carriers
  • Polymers
  • Water
  • Sirolimus