Mucus‐Mimicking Mucin‐Based Hydrogels by Tandem Chemical and Physical Crosslinking

Author:

Porfiryeva Natalia N.1,Zlotver Ivan1,Davidovich‐Pinhas Maya2,Sosnik Alejandro1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials Science Department of Materials Science and Engineering Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Haifa 3200003 Israel

2. Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Haifa 3200003 Israel

Abstract

AbstractMucosal tissues represent a major interface between the body and the external environment and are covered by a highly hydrated mucins gel called mucus. Mucus lubricates, protects and modulates the moisture levels of the tissue and is capitalized in transmucosal drug delivery. Pharmaceutical researchers often use freshly excised animal mucosal membranes to assess mucoadhesion and muco‐penetration of pharmaceutical formulations which may struggle with limited accessibility, reproducibility, and ethical questions. Aiming to develop a platform for the rationale study of the interaction of drugs and delivery systems with mucosal tissues, in this work mucus‐mimicking mucin‐based hydrogels are synthesized by the tandem chemical and physical crosslinking of mucin aqueous solutions. Chemical crosslinking is achieved with glutaraldehyde (0.3% and 0.75% w/v), while physical crosslinking by one or two freeze‐thawing cycles. Hydrogels after one freeze‐thawing cycle show water content of 97.6–98.1%, density of 0.0529‐0.0648 g cm⁻3, and storage and loss moduli of ≈40–60 and ≈3–5 Pa, respectively, that resemble the properties of native gastrointestinal mucus. The mechanical stability of the hydrogels increases over the number of freeze‐thawing cycles. Overall results highlight the potential of this simple, reproducible, and scalable method to produce artificial mucus‐mimicking hydrogels for different applications in pharmaceutical research.

Funder

Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

Publisher

Wiley

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