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Review
. 2022 Feb;110(2):367-381.
doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34913. Epub 2021 Jul 24.

Assessment of encrustation and physicochemical properties of poly(lactide-glycolide) - Papaverine hydrochloride coating on ureteral double-J stents after long-term flow of artificial urine

Magdalena Antonowicz  1 , Janusz Szewczenko  1 , Anita Kajzer  1 , Wojciech Kajzer  1 , Joanna Jaworska  2 , Katarzyna Jelonek  2 , Paulina Karpeta-Jarząbek  2 , Piotr Bryniarski  3 , Maciej Krzywiecki  4 , Lucyna Grządziel  4 , Andrzej S Swinarew  5   6 , Damian S Nakonieczny  1 , Janusz Kasperczyk  2
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Assessment of encrustation and physicochemical properties of poly(lactide-glycolide) - Papaverine hydrochloride coating on ureteral double-J stents after long-term flow of artificial urine

Magdalena Antonowicz et al. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Implantation of ureteral stents is associated with inconvenience for the patient, which is related to the natural ability of the ureter to contract. The most frequently used solution is the systemic administration of a diastolic drug, which has a relaxing effect on smooth muscle cells and decreases inconvenience. Current interdisciplinary research aimed at reducing the complications after the implantation of ureteral stents used in the treatment of upper urinary tracts with regard to infection, initiation of encrustation, and fragmentation of stents, and patient pain has not been resolved. This study presents the results of research regarding the impact of a biodegradable coating with the active substance on the physical and chemical properties of ureteral stents used in the treatment of the upper urinary tract. The surface of polyurethane double-J stents was coated with poly(lactide-glycolide) (PLGA) 85/15 loaded with papaverine hydrochloride (PAP) with diastolic properties. The coating for ureteral stents has been designed for short-term implantation. The effect of the coating on the process of encrustation and PAP release by the dynamic in vitro model with artificial urine (AU) up to 30 days was evaluated. The influence of AU on the physical and chemical properties of ureteral stents was determined. As part of the study, surface structure and topography researches; chemical composition analyses using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and wetting; and surface roughness studies of both PUR stents and coated stents were carried out. The proposed biodegradable PLGA+PAP coating is characterized by controlled drug release, while optimal physicochemical properties does not increase the encrustation process.

Keywords: PLGA with papaverine hydrochloride coatings; artificial urine; encrustation; in vitro model; ureteral stent.

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