Proteoglycan 4 and hyaluronan as boundary lubricants for model contact lens hydrogels
Michael Samsom
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorYuno Iwabuchi
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorHeather Sheardown
Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Tannin A. Schmidt
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Correspondence to: T. A. Schmidt; 2500 University Dr NW, KNB 426, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMichael Samsom
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorYuno Iwabuchi
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorHeather Sheardown
Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Tannin A. Schmidt
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Correspondence to: T. A. Schmidt; 2500 University Dr NW, KNB 426, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Clinical data show that in vitro contact lens friction is related to in vivo comfort. Solutions of biological lubricants hyaluronan (HA) and proteoglycan 4 (PRG4, also known as lubricin) reduce friction at a cornea–polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) interface. The purpose of this study was to (1) determine if PRG4 can sorb to and lubricate model contact lens materials and (2) assess the boundary lubricating ability of PRG4 and HA compared to saline on model contact lens materials. PRG4 was obtained from bovine cartilage culture and suspended in saline at 300 µg/mL. N,N-Dimethylacrylamidetris (trimethylsiloxy) silane, (DMAA/TRIS) and methacryloxypropyltris (trimethylsiloxy) silane (pHEMA/TRIS) silicone hydrogels were prepared. A previously described in vitro eyelid–hydrogel and cornea–hydrogel biomechanical friction test was used to determine boundary lubricant effect. PRG4 sorption to the hydrogels was assessed using a soak-rinse protocol and western blotting. PRG4 effectively lubricated both silicone hydrogel materials and HA effectively lubricated pHEMA/TRIS, as indicated by a statistically significant reduction in friction compared to the saline control lubricant. An HA and PRG4 combination showed a synergistic effect for pHEMA/TRIS and effectively lubricated DMAA/TRIS. Biological boundary lubricants HA and PRG4 were shown to effectively lubricate silicone hydrogels when in solution. Additionally, HA and PRG4 showed synergistic lubrication for pHEMA/TRIS. The purpose of this study was not to replicate the friction coefficients of contact lenses, but rather to investigate lubricant–surface interactions for common contact lens constituents. These findings contribute to the potential development of biomolecule based lubricant drops for contact lens wearers. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 106B: 1329–1338, 2018.
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