Issue 10, 2024

Statistical optimization of hydrazone-crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels for protein delivery

Abstract

Hydrazone-crosslinked hydrogels are attractive protein delivery vehicles for regenerative medicine. However, each regenerative medicine application requires unique hydrogel properties to achieve an ideal outcome. The properties of a hydrogel can be impacted by numerous factors involved in its fabrication. We used design of experiments (DoE) statistical modeling to efficiently optimize the physicochemical properties of a hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrazone-crosslinked hydrogel for protein delivery for bone regeneration. We modified HA with either adipic acid dihydrazide (HA-ADH) or aldehyde (HA-Ox) functional groups and used DoE to evaluate the interactions of three input variables, the molecular weight of HA (40 or 100 kDa), the concentration of HA-ADH (1–3% w/v), and the concentration of HA-Ox (1–3% w/v), on three output responses, gelation time, compressive modulus, and hydrogel stability over time. We identified 100 kDa HA-ADH3.00HA-Ox2.33 as an optimal hydrogel that met all of our design criteria, including displaying a gelation time of 3.7 minutes, compressive modulus of 62.1 Pa, and minimal mass change over 28 days. For protein delivery, we conjugated affinity proteins called affibodies that were specific to the osteogenic protein bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) to HA hydrogels and demonstrated that our platform could control the release of BMP-2 over 28 days. Ultimately, our approach demonstrates the utility of DoE for optimizing hydrazone-crosslinked HA hydrogels for protein delivery.

Graphical abstract: Statistical optimization of hydrazone-crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels for protein delivery

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jūl. 2023
Accepted
01 Febr. 2024
First published
05 Febr. 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 2523-2536

Statistical optimization of hydrazone-crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels for protein delivery

E. A. Mozipo, A. N. Galindo, J. D. Khachatourian, C. G. Harris, J. Dorogin, V. R. Spaulding, M. R. Ford, M. Singhal, K. C. Fogg and M. H. Hettiaratchi, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 2523 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB01588B

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