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Insight into the Lubrication and Adhesion Properties of Hyaluronan for Ocular Drug Delivery

ČERNOHLÁVEK, M. BRANDEJSOVÁ, M. ŠTĚPÁN, P. VÁGNEROVÁ, H. HERMANNOVÁ, M. KOPECKÁ, K. KULHÁNEK, J. NEČAS, D. VRBKA, M. VELEBNÝ, V. ANGELES, G.

English title

Insight into the Lubrication and Adhesion Properties of Hyaluronan for Ocular Drug Delivery

Type

WoS Article

Language

en

Original abstract

Hyaluronan (HA) is widely used for eye drops as lubricant to counteract dry eye disease. High and low molecular weight HA are currently used in ophthalmology. However, a large portion of the current literature on friction and lubrication addresses articular (joint) cartilage. Therefore, eye drops compositions based on HA and its derivatized forms are extensively characterized providing data on the tribological and mucoadhesive properties. The physiochemical properties are investigated in buffers used commonly in eye drops formulations. The tribological investigation reveals that amphiphilic HA-C12 decreases the friction coefficient. At the same time, the combination of trehalose/HA or HAC12 enhances up to eighty-fold the mucoadhesiveness. Thus, it is predicted a prolonged residence time on the surface of the eye. The incorporation of trehalose enhances the protection of human keratinocytes (HaCaT) cells, as demonstrated in an in-vitro cell-desiccation model. The presence of trehalose increases the friction coefficient. Medium molecular weight HA shows significantly lower friction coefficient than high molecular weight HA. This research represents a first, wide array of features of diverse HA forms for eye drops contributing to increase the knowledge of these preparations. The results here presented also provide valuable information for the design of highly performing HA-formulations addressing specific needs before preclinic.

Keywords in English

hyaluronan; biotribology; friction; lubrication; eye drops

Released

2021-09-30

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basilej, Švýcarsko

ISSN

2218-273X

Journal

Biomolecules

Volume

11

Number

10

Pages from–to

1431–1431

Pages count

15

BIBTEX


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  author="Mikuláš {Černohlávek} and Martina {Brandejsová} and Petr {Štěpán} and Hana {Vágnerová} and Martina {Hermannová} and Kateřina {Kopecká} and Jaromír {Kulhánek} and David {Nečas} and Martin {Vrbka} and Vladimír {Velebný} and Gloria Huerta {Angeles}",
  title="Insight into the Lubrication and Adhesion Properties of Hyaluronan for Ocular Drug Delivery",
  journal="Biomolecules",
  year="2021",
  volume="11",
  number="10",
  pages="1431--1431",
  doi="10.3390/biom11101431",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/10/1431/htm"
}