Electrically controlled release of insulin using polypyrrole nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Conducting polymers present an opportunity for developing programmable, adjustable, spatially, and temporally controllable drug delivery systems. While several small molecule drugs have been released from thin conductive polymeric films successfully, delivering large molecule therapeutics, such as polypeptides and nucleic acids, has remained a significant challenge. Poor drug loading (∼ng cm^-2) of thin films coupled with film instability has, in many cases, made conducting polymer films refractory to clinical development. To address these limitations, we have utilized conductive polymer nanoparticulate backbones to controllably release insulin, a high molecular weight, clinically relevant polypeptide. We find that the interaction between insulin and the polymer scaffold can be d

SUBMITTER: Hosseini-Nassab N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5215613 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature