Periodontal disease is a widespread disease characterized by dysbiosis of the oral biofilm. Local delivery of probiotics isolated from the oral cavity represents a new innovative way of treating this disease. For effective colonization of periodontal tissues, probiotics must be delivered in an appropriate manner and nanofibers represent a promising delivery system for this application. The purpose of this master's thesis was the production of nanofibers with incorporated bacteria of the potentially probiotic strain 27.3.J of the genus Staphylococcus and a selected stabilizer in to optimally preserve the viability of the selected strain during the incorporation process and storage.
Bacteria from strain 27.3.J were incorporated in poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) nanofibers by electrospinning without and with the addition of selected stabilizers (sucrose, mannitol, glycerol, glucose, maltodextrin and sorbitol). A statistically significant improvement in the survival of bacteria in nanofibers was achieved with the addition of glucose. This proved to be the best stabilizer even during storage time, where it improved bacterial survival compared to the control without stabilizers. Aside from glucose, mannitol also showed better viability preservation compared to the control, but to a lesser extent.
We also compared the survival of the selected strain in nanofibers and lyophilizates immediately after their production and after a month of storage. We found that the survival of bacteria of the strain 27.3.J was better during the electrospinning process compared to lyophilization, while bacteria in lyophilizates survived the month of storage better than bacteria in nanofibers. The storage alone showed that the probiotic viability is much better at a temperature of 4 °C compared to room temperature.
The results of the master's thesis represent an overview of the effects of various stabilizers, temperature and the choice of the process itself on the survival of strain 27.3.J during the process of their incorporation into delivery systems and their storage. The results are beneficial for better future design of probiotic delivery systems and thus more effective treatment.
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