Preparation of Polypyrrole-Protein Composite Films and the Electrochemically Controlled Release of Proteins

It is fabricated that an electrically controlled release system based on the (poly-L-lactic acid)-mixed polypyrrole (PLLA-PPy) films through casting film of PPy and PLLA mixed solution on the glass plate, in which polyglutamic acid (PGlu)-doped PPy nanoparticles (NPs) with -50 nm diameter are synthesized via chemical oxidation. Surface conductivity of the composite film is (3.33 ± 2.01) x 10(-3) S/cm. Bovine serum albumin (BSA), as a model protein drug, is chemically linked onto the composite film via carbodiimide chemistry due to the good surface nano-structure of PLLA-PPy film. The releases of BSA from PLLA-PPy film under constant current and constant voltage can be achieved using the two-electrode electrochemical system. 6 h accumulative releases of BSA are 276 μg/cm2 and 176 μg/cm2 under 3 mA and 1 V electrical stimulation, respectively, accompanied with de-doping of PGlu and separation of a part of PPy NPs from the composite film. The results of cell experiment indicate that PGlu-doped PPy NPs in the prepared composite film have good cyto-compatibility. These results suggest that PPy-PLLA composite film would be able to be applied in the construction of degradable protein-drug-loaded scaffold for nerve tissue repair.