TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milosević, Miljan
AU  - Stojanović, Dušica
AU  - Simić, Vladimir
AU  - Grković, Mirjana
AU  - Bjelović, Miloš
AU  - Uskoković, Petar
AU  - Kojić, Miloš
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4388
AB  - The authors present the preparation procedure and a computational model of a three-layered fibrous scaffold for prolonged drug release. The scaffold, produced by emulsion/sequential electrospinning, consists of a poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) fiber layer sandwiched between two poly(epsilon -caprolactone) (PCL) layers. Experimental results of drug release rates from the scaffold are compared with the results of the recently introduced computational finite element (FE) models for diffusive drug release from nanofibers to the three-dimensional (3D) surrounding medium. Two different FE models are used: (1) a 3D discretized continuum and fibers represented by a simple radial one-dimensional (1D) finite elements, and (2) a 3D continuum discretized by composite smeared finite elements (CSFEs) containing the fiber smeared and surrounding domains. Both models include the effects of polymer degradation and hydrophobicity (as partitioning) of the drug at the fiber/surrounding interface. The CSFE model includes a volumetric fraction of fibers and diameter distribution, and is additionally enhanced by using correction function to improve the accuracy of the model. The computational results are validated on Rhodamine B (fluorescent drug l) and other hydrophilic drugs. Agreement with experimental results proves that numerical models can serve as efficient tools for drug release to the surrounding porous medium or biological tissue. It is demonstrated that the introduced three-layered scaffold delays the drug release process and can be used for the time-controlled release of drugs in postoperative therapy.
PB  - Nature Publishing Group, London
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Preparation and modeling of three-layered PCL/PLGA/PCL fibrous scaffolds for prolonged drug release
IS  - 1
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-020-68117-9
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milosević, Miljan and Stojanović, Dušica and Simić, Vladimir and Grković, Mirjana and Bjelović, Miloš and Uskoković, Petar and Kojić, Miloš",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The authors present the preparation procedure and a computational model of a three-layered fibrous scaffold for prolonged drug release. The scaffold, produced by emulsion/sequential electrospinning, consists of a poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) fiber layer sandwiched between two poly(epsilon -caprolactone) (PCL) layers. Experimental results of drug release rates from the scaffold are compared with the results of the recently introduced computational finite element (FE) models for diffusive drug release from nanofibers to the three-dimensional (3D) surrounding medium. Two different FE models are used: (1) a 3D discretized continuum and fibers represented by a simple radial one-dimensional (1D) finite elements, and (2) a 3D continuum discretized by composite smeared finite elements (CSFEs) containing the fiber smeared and surrounding domains. Both models include the effects of polymer degradation and hydrophobicity (as partitioning) of the drug at the fiber/surrounding interface. The CSFE model includes a volumetric fraction of fibers and diameter distribution, and is additionally enhanced by using correction function to improve the accuracy of the model. The computational results are validated on Rhodamine B (fluorescent drug l) and other hydrophilic drugs. Agreement with experimental results proves that numerical models can serve as efficient tools for drug release to the surrounding porous medium or biological tissue. It is demonstrated that the introduced three-layered scaffold delays the drug release process and can be used for the time-controlled release of drugs in postoperative therapy.",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group, London",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Preparation and modeling of three-layered PCL/PLGA/PCL fibrous scaffolds for prolonged drug release",
number = "1",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-020-68117-9"
}

Milosević, M., Stojanović, D., Simić, V., Grković, M., Bjelović, M., Uskoković, P.,& Kojić, M.. (2020). Preparation and modeling of three-layered PCL/PLGA/PCL fibrous scaffolds for prolonged drug release. in Scientific Reports
Nature Publishing Group, London., 10(1).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68117-9

Milosević M, Stojanović D, Simić V, Grković M, Bjelović M, Uskoković P, Kojić M. Preparation and modeling of three-layered PCL/PLGA/PCL fibrous scaffolds for prolonged drug release. in Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1).
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-68117-9 .

Milosević, Miljan, Stojanović, Dušica, Simić, Vladimir, Grković, Mirjana, Bjelović, Miloš, Uskoković, Petar, Kojić, Miloš, "Preparation and modeling of three-layered PCL/PLGA/PCL fibrous scaffolds for prolonged drug release" in Scientific Reports, 10, no. 1 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68117-9 . .