IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2903108
Open Access Original Research
Chitosan Membranes Stabilized with Varying Acyl Lengths Release Cis-2-Decenoic Acid and Bupivacaine at Controlled Rates and Inhibit Pathogenic Biofilm
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1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38111, USA
2 Department of Chemistry, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
*Correspondence: jjnnings@memphis.edu (Jessica Amber Jennings)
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(3), 108; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2903108
Submitted: 13 July 2023 | Revised: 14 December 2023 | Accepted: 5 January 2024 | Published: 18 March 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Adherence of complex bacterial biofilm communities to burned tissue creates a challenge for treatment, with infection causing 51% of burn victim deaths. This study evaluated the release of therapeutics from wound care biomaterials and their antimicrobial activity against pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: Electrospun chitosan membranes (ESCMs) were fabricated and acylated with chain lengths ranging from 6–10 carbons then loaded with 0.15 mg of anti-biofilm agent, cis-2-decenoic acid (C2DA), and 0.5 mg of local anesthetic, bupivacaine. Results: Combinations of therapeutics released from modified ESCMs at a cumulative amount of 45–70% of bupivacaine and less than 20% of C2DA. Results from bacterial studies suggest that this combination reduced biofilm 10-fold for S. aureus, 2-fold for Acinetobacter baumannii, and 2–3-fold for Pseudomonas aeruginosa by 24 hours. Additionally, dual loaded groups reduced planktonic Staphylococcus aureus ~4-fold by 24 hours as well as Acinetobacter baumannii ~3-fold by 48 hours. Conclusions: The combination of therapeutics used has a significant role in biofilm prevention for selected strains via direct contact or diffusion in aqueous solutions.

Keywords
biofilm
infection
bupivacaine
C2DA
electrospinning
chitosan
biomaterial
anhydride
drug delivery
Funding
W81XWH-20-1-0430/Military Burn Research Program (MBRP)
University of Memphis/University of Tennessee Health Science Center Joint Program in Biomedical Engineering
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