Viktoriya Y. Davaeva, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ, Olu Bakare, Emory and Henry, Thomas Barchet, SUNY University at Buffalo, Prisca Poaty, Bethany Lutheran, and Chintan Shah, University of Toledo.
The purpose of the study was to successfully create PLLA films using different molds that incorporate either BSA or KGF, ideally with both active. After creating the films, we aimed to characterize the release kinetics of BSA and KGF from the membranes and relate it to mold type and PLLA concentration using fluorescence spectroscopy. The BSA release timeline is very incomplete as a result of accidentally running samples at different sensitivities and slit widths. No conclusions about mold type or PLLA percentage can be drawn from it. The membrane production method is effective in keeping some of the BSA active, but not all of it. This is expected because the membrane recipe used is idealized for KGF which is a much smaller protein than BSA. The KGF release timeline shows that films 3 and 4 released more protein than 1 and 2. This would imply that the 2% films release more protein than the 1.5% films. Also, film 1 was higher than film 2, and film 3 was higher than film 4. The membrane recipe used suits KGF well and keeps it active. The experiment succeeded in creating membranes that maintained the activity of KGF and also did so partially for BSA.
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