Ultrasound-triggered dual-drug release from poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/mesoporous silica nanoparticles electrospun composite fibers

The aim of this study was to achieve on-demand controlled drug release from the dual-drug-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/mesoporous silica nanoparticles electrospun composite fibers by the application of ultrasound irradiation. Two drugs were loaded in different part of the composite fibrous materials, and it was found that ultrasound as an external stimulus was able to control release of drugs due to both its thermal effect and non-thermal effect. With the selective irradiation of ultrasound, the drug carrier enabled to realize controlled release, and because of different location in fibers and sensitivity of two different kinds of drugs to ultrasound irradiation, the release rate of two drugs was different. These results indicated that ultrasound irradiation was a facile method to realize the on-demand controlled release of two drugs from the electrospun fibers.