Title
Polymer-nanoparticle interactions in supramolecular hydrogels: Enabling long- term antibody delivery
Conference Dates
June 5-9, 2018
Abstract
Antibody drugs are a rapidly growing set of therapeutics that increasingly prove effective for clinical applications spanning from macular degeneration treatments, to targeted cancer therapies, and to passive immunization. These antibody treatments can be engineered to target almost any cell surface moiety and their production has since been scaled to an industrial level. Despite these advances, parenteral administration of antibodies is severely constrained by high viscosities at desirable doses, poor long-term antibody stability, high required frequency of administration, and therapeutically suboptimal pharmacokinetics. Herein, we demonstrate the development of supramolecular polymer-nanoparticle (PNP) interactions between poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid) block copolymer nanoparticles (PEG-PLA) and modified hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC-x) polymers to engineer shear-thinning, self-healing hydrogels capable of stabilizing and delivering high concentrations of antibodies over prolonged timeframes (Figure 1). The PNP interactions underpinning the behavior of these materials afford injectability and tunable mechanical properties, while also controlling antibody release kinetics. In this work, we investigate how the thermodynamics of the PNP interaction affect in vitro and in vivo antibody release kinetics, pharmacokinetics, and bioavailability. Analysis of PEG-PLA surface density, HPMC-x hydrophobicity and modification extent, and hydrogel formulation reveal explicit design handles relating PNP thermodynamics to in vivo antibody release kinetics via subcutaneous injection. Differences in antibody release kinetics between in vitro and in vivo experiments were examined through mathematical modelling, revealing possible mechanisms of antibody uptake from subcutaneous space to the bloodstream when compared to literature. Overall, this work presents a robust set of design parameters to tune PNP interactions to develop a new nanotechnology-based platform for long-term, controlled antibody delivery.
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Recommended Citation
Anthony Yu, Eric A. Appel, and Gillie Agmon, "Polymer-nanoparticle interactions in supramolecular hydrogels: Enabling long- term antibody delivery" in "Nanotechnology in Medicine II: Bridging Translational in vitro and in vivo Interfaces", Millicent Sullivan, PhD, University of Delaware, USA Josué Sznitman, Dr. Sc., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Lola Eniola-Adefeso, PhD, University of Michigan, USA Srivatsan Kidambi, PhD, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2018). https://dc.engconfintl.org/nanotech_med_ii/39