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Here, the previously proposed concept of additively manufactured PLACE (Printed Layered Adjustable Cargo Encapsulation) coatings was extended from \"single orifice\"-defined release toward porosity-assisted barrier control. Two conventional water-soluble porogens, polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), were compared with poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOx), a hydrophilic polymer proposed as an alternative to PEG in biomedical formulations, but whose use as a leachable porogen has received little attention. Methods: Each porogen was introduced into the upper PLGA barrier of multilayer PLACE films. The resulting films were characterized for film formation, post-hydration morphology by SEM, release of methylene blue and vancomycin, and antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Results\/Conclusions: PEG was poorly compatible with PLGA and mainly produced surface-localized defects rather than a barrier with controlled permeability suitable for prolonged delivery. PVP K17 provided sustained release at 10 wt.%, whereas 20 wt.% PVP caused burst-dominated release and stronger morphological disruption. PEOx formed developed porosity at lower loading and produced release regimes ranging from several days to approximately two weeks. Vancomycin-loaded films containing 5 wt.% PEOx enabled near-complete release over two weeks while preserving film integrity and showed pronounced early anti-MRSA activity. These results identify porogen selection as a key formulation step and support PEOx as a useful porogen for early high-output antibacterial PLACE coatings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pharmaceutics18060736","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]],"date-time":"2026-06-17T05:56:31Z","timestamp":1781675791000},"page":"736","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Porogen-Mediated Barrier Control in Multilayered Drug-Eluting Antibacterial Films: Comparative Evaluation of PEG, PVP, and PEOx"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-3813-631X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sergey G.","family":"Poroshin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Bio- and Medical Technologies, 30 Bolshoy Boulevard, Bld. 1, Moscow 121205, Russia"},{"name":"Life Improvement by Future Technologies Center (LIFT Center LLC), 5 Nobelya Street, Moscow 121205, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0731-8364","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arkady S.","family":"Abdurashitov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Bio- and Medical Technologies, 30 Bolshoy Boulevard, Bld. 1, Moscow 121205, Russia"},{"name":"Life Improvement by Future Technologies Center (LIFT Center LLC), 5 Nobelya Street, Moscow 121205, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6213-0562","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gleb B.","family":"Sukhorukov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Bio- and Medical Technologies, 30 Bolshoy Boulevard, Bld. 1, Moscow 121205, Russia"},{"name":"Life Improvement by Future Technologies Center (LIFT Center LLC), 5 Nobelya Street, Moscow 121205, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6056-3265","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pavel I.","family":"Proshin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Life Improvement by Future Technologies Center (LIFT Center LLC), 5 Nobelya Street, Moscow 121205, Russia"},{"name":"Center for Bio- and Medical Technologies, 30 Bolshoy Boulevard, Bld. 1, Moscow 121205, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2348","DOI":"10.1016\/j.biomaterials.2009.11.082","article-title":"Controlling the Release of Peptide Antimicrobial Agents from Surfaces","volume":"31","author":"Shukla","year":"2010","journal-title":"Biomaterials"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Toledano-Osorio, M., Vallecillo, C., Vallecillo-Rivas, M., Manzano-Moreno, F.J., and Osorio, R. 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