Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-4-2023
Abstract
This study focuses on the fabrication, characterization and anticancer properties of biocompatible and biodegradable composite nanofibers consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), oxymatrine (OM), and citric acid (CA) using a facile and high-yield centrifugal spinning process known as Forcespinning®. The effects of varying concentrations of OM and CA on fiber diameter and molecular crosslinking were investigated. The morphological and thermo-physical properties, as well as water absorption of the developed nanofiber-based mats were characterized using microscopical analysis, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. In vitro anti cancer studies were conducted with HCT116 colorectal cancer cells. Results show a high yield of long fibers embedded with beads. Fiber average diameters ranged between 462 and 528 nm depending on OM concentration. The thermal analysis results show that the fibers are stable in room temperature. The anticancer study revealed that PVA nanofiber membrane with high concentrations of OM can suppress the proliferation of HCT116 colorectal cancer cells. The study provides a comprehensive investigation of OM embedded into nanosized PVA fibers and the prospective application of these membranes as a drug delivery system.
Recommended Citation
Ahmed, S., Keniry, M., Anaya-Barbosa, N., Padilla, V., Javed, M. N., Gilkerson, R., Narula, A., Ibrahim, E., Lozano, K., Oxymatrine Loaded Crosslinked PVA Nanofibrous Scaffold: Design and Characterization and Anticancer Properties. Macromol. Biosci. 2023, 2300098. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300098
Publication Title
Macromolecular Bioscience
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300098
Comments
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ahmed, S., Keniry, M., Anaya-Barbosa, N., Padilla, V., Javed, M. N., Gilkerson, R., Narula, A., Ibrahim, E., Lozano, K., Oxymatrine Loaded Crosslinked PVA Nanofibrous Scaffold: Design and Characterization and Anticancer Properties. Macromol. Biosci. 2023, 2300098. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300098, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300098. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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