WO1989001034A1 - Encapsulation de materiaux biologiques dans des membranes semi-permeables - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to encapsulated products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for the encapsulation of bioactive materials in semi-permeable membranes of gel forming polymers.
- Encapsulation processes are finding increasing use in a variety of areas of biotechnology. Such processes are used to encapsulate various materials such as enzymes, hormones, drugs, adsorbents and cells which can then be used in bioreactors, artificial organs, bioseparation systems, controlled drug-release systems, and so forth. Prior art processes often require harsh conditions such as the use of non-aqueous solvents, extremes of pH, or high temperature. Such techniques are inherently unsuitable for encapsulating delicate biological materials such as live cells and labile proteins. Ideally, encapsulation techniques for biological materials should use mild conditions and a membrane material which is inert and non-toxic to the material being encapsulated.
- the encapsulation technique should provide a semi-permeable membrane and allow for adjustment of membrane thickness and membrane pore size.
- the charge on the membrane should be adjustable to suit different applications.
- the membrane should also be strong enough to withstand liquid-shear or the friction effects arising out of agitation.
- a well known membrane encapsulation method is the poly
- (L-lysine) - alginate membrane method which involves formation of a polyelectrolyte membrane complex.
- the mixture of bioactive material and sodium alginate is extruded through a droplet
- the membrane has relatively poor mechanical strength and poor chemical stability in the presence of electrolytes such as heparin, polysulfonic acid and polyphosphoric acids which interact more strongly with alginate or poly (L-lysine) .
- electrolytes such as heparin, polysulfonic acid and polyphosphoric acids which interact more strongly with alginate or poly (L-lysine) .
- alginate remains within the capsule. Alginate can interfere with the functioning of bicmaterial by complexing with multivalent ions or other charged acromolecules. Alginate can also adsorb on positively charged surfaces and cause fouling.
- the desired material is encapsulated within a semi-permeable membrane by a process comprising the steps of:
- +2 + inducer such as Ca , K , polyphosphate, etc.
- the medium may also contain a viscosity enhancer
- the outer surface layer of the capsule can be coated with a second polymer to form a composite membrane.
- the gelling solution comprises an effective amount of a second gel forming polymer in addition to the first gel forming polymer.
- the capsules formed after the gelation of the first polymer can be removed from the polymer solution. The physico-chemical conditions can be altered to induce the gelling of the second polymer entrapped within the capsule membrane.
- a gel forming polymer system is used to form a semi-permeable*membrane encapsulating various materials.
- the process of this invention is particularly well suited for use in encapsulating biological materials. Unlike most of the known processes for encapsulating biological materials the present process ensures that most of the biological material never comes in contact with the gel forming polymer. The biological material stays within its original environment in the suspension.
- the description of the preferred embodiments of this invention is in the context of encapsulating biological materials.
- the process of this invention can also be used to encapsulate other materials and such other uses are contemplated to be within the broad scope of this invention.
- the biological material to be encapsulated can be tissue, organelle, plant or animal cells, delta cells, whole islet of Langerhans, hepatocytes, bacteria, algae, fungi, viruses, proteins, pharmaceutical compounds and so forth.
- the material must be of a size small enough to be suitable for encapsulation by the droplet method of this invention but can vary widely in diameter from less than a micron to several millimeters.
- the present process allows viable cells to be encapsulated in a semi-permeable membrane allowing cells access to nutrients and other substances necessary for viability but protecting cells from substances having a molecular weight above a selected size such as an ibodies, toxins and bacteria. Thus the biological can be maintained in a viable state for an extended period of time.
- the biological material is first suspended in an aqueous medium which is physiologically compatible with the material.
- the medium should comprise required nutrients, be without toxic substances and have a suitable pH as, for example, a typical buffered solution.
- the medium also comprises an effective amount of a gelling inducer.
- the gelling inducer is of a type and in an amount effective to diffuse outwardly and cause the gel forming polymer to gel when coming into contact therewith as described in more detail hereinafter.
- the aqueous medium also comprises a viscosity enhancer such as dextran, hyaluronic acid, polyethylene glycol, starch etc.
- the suspension of material being encapsulated is formed into droplets of a size sufficient to envelop the material by, for example, dropping the suspension through a fine nozzle, capillary tube or hypodermic needle.
- This method is amenable for delicate biological materials.
- the material being encapsulated can be pelletized using a punch-press type apparatus or using a pellet mill for large scale applications.
- the outer surface layer of the droplet or pellet is almost instantly provided with a gelled semi-permeable membrane by contacting the outer surface layer with the gel forming polymer as by, for example, dropping the droplet into a vessel containing a rapidly stirred solution of the gel forming polymer(s) .
- the gel forming polymer is contacted by the gelling inducer to almost instantaneously form a semi-permeable membrane encapsulating the droplet.
- the gel forming polymer can be any non-toxic water soluble gel forming polymer which forms a gel upon contact with a gelling inducer.
- the gel forming polymer is an ionotropic gel forming polymer such as a water soluble pol saccharide.
- Suitable polysaccharides include those typically extracted from vegetable matter and include sodium alginate, guar gum, gum arable, charagunan, pectin, tragacanth gum, xanthan gum, and deacylated chitin (chitosan) .
- the polysaccharide molecules form a water-insoluble shape-retaining gel capsule.
- the capsules can be recovered from the gelling solution and equilibriated with the desired media.
- the mechanical and chemical properties of the capsule membrane can be further altered to suit different bioprocessing and biomedical applications.
- a second gel forming polymer can be used to impart altered properties to the membrane such as mechanical strength, chemical stability, pore size and/or surface charge.
- the second polymer can be another polyelectrolyte having opposite charge to that of the first poiymer.
- the second polymer can be coated on the outer surface of the capsule to complex with the initial gel membrane. The resulting polyelectrolyte complex imparts greater chemical stability to the capsule.
- sodium alginate capsules can be coated with polycations such as poly (L-lysine) , polyethylene-imine, chitosan or acrylate/methacrylate copolymers (Eudragit RL 100 from Rohm GmbH, Darmstadt, FRG) to form capsules having composite membranes. It is possible to obtain capsules with desired charge characteristics on either side of the membrane.
- polycations such as poly (L-lysine) , polyethylene-imine, chitosan or acrylate/methacrylate copolymers (Eudragit RL 100 from Rohm GmbH, Darmstadt, FRG)
- the gel forming solution comprises a solubilized second gel forming polymer in addition to the first polymer.
- the almost instantaneous gelling of the first gel forming polymer to form the initial membrane entraps the second gel forming polymer in the membrane.
- some polymer solution may adhere to the exterior of the capsule surface when it is removed from the gelling solution.
- the capsules can be placed in an oil medium or in a buffer solution conta ing gelling inducer for the first and/or polymer. Both of these approaches curtail any loss of the thin liquid polymer solution film covering the capsule. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the physico-chemical conditions of the capsule can be altered in various ways to induce gelling of the second polymer.
- the second gel forming polymer can be a thermal gel forming polymer.
- Thermal gel forming polymers undergo gelation when their temperature is lowered below their gelation temperatures and generally have chemical and mechanical properties which are superior to ionotropic gels. Though widely used in gel entrapment, currently no method exists for membrane encapsulation using thermal gels. • A wide variety of thermal gel forming polymers can be used in the present invention, including, for example, agarose and kappa- ⁇ arrageenan.
- the first polymer component of the composite membrane can be removed by means well known in the art.
- the first polymer is an ionotropic gel forming polymer
- its dissolution can be achieved by contacting the capsule with a chelating agent after the gelling of the second polymer is complete.
- the membrane can be formed using a wide variety of available gel forming polymers. Membranes of different characteristics can be obtained by manipulating the type and the concentration of the polymers.
- Aqueous thermal gels such as agarose, ⁇ -carrageenan, or gelatin may be employed to encapsulate delicate materials such as live cells and labile proteins. If the material being encapsulated is relatively stable in the presence of organic solvents, reactive cross-linking agents and extremes of pH for short durations of time, the list of polymers useful herein can be further expanded to include precipitation gels (eg. cellulose acetate) , polycondensation gels (eg.
- This example illustrates formation of calcium alginate capsules containing material to be encapsulated.
- a solution containing 0.8% sodium alginate (Sigma A 7128, type IV) is prepared and kept stirred using a magnetic stirrer at room temperature.
- An aqueous suspension containing the material to be encapsulated is prepared in 0.1M HEPES buffer (pH 7) with 0.1M CaCl- and 20% dextran
- the polymer solution Prior to the removal of the capsules the polymer solution is diluted five-fold by adding required amount of 0.1M HEPES buffer (pH 7) . This step dilutes the alginate solution outside the capsules and reduces the possibility of capsules joining each other when they are in close contact, due to the gelation of the alginate solution on their exterior surface. Capsules are removed from the solution and excess solution is drained using an appropriate size mesh. The capsules are transferred to 0.1M HEPES buffer (pH 7) containing 0.1M CaCl « and incubated for one minute to stabilize the exterior surface. Finally capsules are equilibriated with the desired media.
- EXAMPLE 2 This example illustrates formation of agarose capsules containing the desired material.
- a solution containing 0.5% agarose A solution containing 0.5% agarose
- An aqueous buffered suspension containing the biological material is prepared with 0.1M CaCl-.
- the viscosity of this suspension is increased by adding 20% dextran (Sigma D 4100) .
- the suspension is dropped through a hypodermic needle to form droplets which fall into the alginate/agarose solution.
- a capsular membrane forms almost instantaneously around the suspension drop due to the
- the capsules thus formed were found to be reasonably strong due to the presence of agarose in the membrane matrix.
- the capsules were also found to be stable in solutions containing high concentrations of NaCl, EDTA, Phosphate etc.
- EXAMPLE 3 This example illustrates the formation of chitosan capsules containing the desired material.
- 0.5% chitosan (Sigma C 3646) is dissolved in water containing 0.5% (v/v) acetic acid.
- Material to be encapsulated is mixed with 1.5% sodium-tri-poly- phosphate solution (pH 5.5) contai ing 40% dextran (Sigma D 4133) .
- This suspension is extruded through a hypodermic needle connected to an air-jet for generating small droplets (0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter) of the viscous suspension. Droplets instantly form a chitosan polyphosphate membrane enclosing the droplet.
- Capsules are removed from the solution and further treated in 1.5% sodium-tri-poly- phosphate solution (pH 8.5) for a half hour. Finally the capsules are equilibriated in the desired buffer.
- EXAMPLE 4 This example illustrates encapsulation of mammallian cells in alginate/poly-(L-lysine) capsules. KB cells are suspended in a solution consisting of 10% dextran, 1.3% CaCl- buffered with 13mM
- Encapsulation processes are finding increasing use in a variety of areas, particularly in biotechnology. Such process are used to encapsulate various materials such as enzymes, hormones, drugs, adsorbents and cells which can then be used in bioreactors, artificial organs, bioseparation systems, controlled drug-release systems, and so forth.
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Un matériau biologique est encapsulé dans une membrane semi-perméable en suspendant le matériau dans un milieu qui comprend une quantité effective d'un agent d'induction de gélification, en donnant à la suspension une forme de gouttelette d'une taille suffisante pour envelopper le matériau, et en formant ensuite une capsule discrète en mettant en contact la partie de surface externe de la gouttelette avec une solution de gélification comprenant une quantité efficace d'un polymère de formation de gel qui se gélifie au contact de l'agent d'induction de gélification.
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