The Study of Albumin Release from Silica/Albumin as a Potential Drug Delivery Carrier

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafiyah Pondi ◽  
Jon Efendi ◽  
Ho Chin Siong ◽  
Lai Sin Yuan ◽  
Sheela Chandren ◽  
...  

The drug-delivery field has been an attractive as well as challenging area for research. With the emerging of new formulated drugs and pharmaceutical compounds, development of good drug-delivery system (DDS) is crucially required. This study aims to utilize albumin as the drug template in silica/albumin/drug (S/A/D) system. Prior to designing this system, the interaction between silica and albumin was investigated. It is hypothesized that high interaction between silica and albumin may result in slower drug release over time, which is preferred for a good DDS. Silica and albumin (S/A) materials were prepared by using fumed silica and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica precursors. Three different S/A samples were prepared; fumed silica with albumin (FS/A), fumed silica with pre-treated albumin by sodium borohydrate (FS/A-N), and silica sol (TEOS) with albumin (SS/A). In-vitro release of albumin in phosphate buffer solution (pH 7) was carried out to examine the interaction between albumin and silica. The concentration of albumin was detected at 280 nm by UV-visible spectrophotometer. All samples were characterized by diffuse reflectance-UV-visible spectrophotometer (DR-UV), Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) dan thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA). DR-UV results show that SS/A exhibited the lowest absorption intensity at 280 nm, which indicates better interaction between silica and albumin. This result was supported by the presence of Si-O stretching band of silanol at 952 cm-1 from the FTIR spectrum. Release study of albumin demonstrated that the release of albumin from SS/A was slowest compared to those of FS/A and FS/A-N. 

2010 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 1427-1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui Lin Deng ◽  
Li Rong Dong ◽  
Yu E Shi ◽  
Yu Bo Gou ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
...  

As a drug delivery carrier, a novel pH/temperature sensitive bead (pTSB) with core-shelled structure from poly(N-acryloylglycine) (PAG), copoly(N-acryloylglycine methyl este and N-acryloylglycine ethyl ester) was prepared by two steps. In pH=7.4 phosphate buffer solution (PBS), the cumulative release amount of indomethacin loaded in the pTSB was about 60.1 % within 500 mins, but this value only reached to 22.3 % in pH=2.1 PBS. The release behaviors of indomethacin from pTSB also exhibited a remarkable dependence on PAG content in the core. Additionally, the release rate of indomethacin was much faster at 18 oC than that at 37 oC due to the temperature sensitivity of poly(N-acryloylglycinates). The experimental results indicate that pTSB seems to have a potential application in the drug release system controlled via pH or temperature in the biomedical fields.


Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayasingh Anita Lett ◽  
Suresh Sagadevan ◽  
Joseph Joyce Prabhakar ◽  
Nor Aliya Hamizi ◽  
Irfan Anjum Badruddin ◽  
...  

Infections after bone reconstructive surgery become an authentic therapeutic and economic issue when it comes to a modern health care system. In general; infected bone defects are regarded as contraindications for bone grafting. Since the pathogens develop a biofilm on the inner surface of the bone; local delivery of antibiotics becomes more important. The present work focuses on the synthesis of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatite (MPHAP) loaded with drug Vancomycin (Van) and to investigate its loading and leaching ability in phosphate buffer solution (PBS), to be used for post-operative infections. The effect of pore size on MPHAP was analyzed using different fatty acids as organic modifiers. The impacts of various fatty acids chain length on the morphology and pore size were studied. A simple impregnation technique with optimized conditions ensured a high antibiotic loading (up to 0.476 + 0.0135 mg/mL), with a complete in vitro release obtained within 50 h.


2010 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 1449-1452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui Lin Deng ◽  
Yu Bo Gou ◽  
Jian Zuo ◽  
Li Rong Dong ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
...  

A series of pH/temperature sensitive hydrogel beads with semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN), composed of sodium alginate and poly(N-acryloylglycinate) were prepared as drug delivery carrier. In pH=2.3 phosphate buffer solution (PBS), the release amount of indomethacin incorporated into the beads was about 9% within 610 min, while this value approached to 68% in pH=7.4 PBS. The release rate of indomethacin was higher at 37 than that at 20 . In addition, the release amount of indomethacin was increased with increasing poly(N-acryloylglycinate) content. These results suggest that the stimuli-sensitive beads have the potential to be used as an effective pH/temperature delivery system in bio-medical fields.


2012 ◽  
Vol 506 ◽  
pp. 457-460
Author(s):  
Sureewan Duangjit ◽  
Praneet Opanasopit ◽  
Theerasak Rojanarata ◽  
Tanasait Ngawhirunpat

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of surfactants on characteristic and in vitro release of liposomes containing meloxicam (MX), model of water insoluble drug. The potential use of deformable liposomes for drug delivery system was developed and investigated. The formulation composed of constant amount of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and MX and various amounts of cholesterol (Chol), sodium cholate (NaChol), sodium oleate (NaO) and stearylamine (SA) was formulated by reverse phase evaporation method. The vesicle size, zeta potential, morphology, entrapment efficiency, loading efficiency, stability andin vitrorelease study were evaluated. The result indicated that the entrapment efficiency andin vitrorelease study of vesicle formulations containing surfactants were significantly higher than the conventional liposome and MX suspension. The formulation of 10:2:2:5 PC/MX/Chol/NaO provided the maximum entrapment efficiency and drug release. Our research suggested that MX loaded in deformable liposomes containing surfactants can be potentially used as a drug delivery carrier for water insoluble drug.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Cai-Hong Shi ◽  
Yi-Ling Sheng ◽  
Ping Cui ◽  
Yu-Qing Zhao ◽  
...  

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro and in vivo performance of salbutamol sulfate press-coated tablets for delayed release. The in vitro release behavior of press-coated tablets with the outer layer of PEG 6000/ Eudragit S100 blends (2:1) in pH 1.2 (0.1 mol L-1 HCl) and then pH 6.8 buffer solution was examined. Morphological change of the press-coated tablet during in vitro release was recorded with a digital camera. Release of salbutamol sulfate from press-coated tablets was less than 5 % before 3 h and was completed after 8 h in pH 6.8 phosphate buffer solution. In vivo gamma scintigraphy study carried out on healthy men indicated that the designed system released the drug in lower parts of the GI tract after a lag time of 5 hours. The results showed the capability of the system of achieving delayed release of the drug in both in vitro and in vivo gamma scintigraphy studies.


2013 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Kui Lin Deng ◽  
Chun Xiu Li ◽  
Ting Gao ◽  
Xiao Dan Fu ◽  
Wen Hui Jin ◽  
...  

In this paper, a new pH/temperature-sensitive beads with semi-interpenetrating polymeric network based on sodium alginate(SA) and poly(aspartic acid) derivatives(M-E-PSI) were prepared using as drug delivery carrier. With indomethacin as a drug model,we investigated the release behaviors of indomethacin in different pH value, temperature and ratio of SA/ M-E-PSI. It turned out that the release amount of indomethacin in pH=2.1 phosphate buffer solution(PBS) was evidently higher than that in pH=7.4 PBS. And also, the release amount of indomethacin was also increased with increasing temperature and poly(aspartic acid) derivatives content in the beads.


2006 ◽  
Vol 514-516 ◽  
pp. 1015-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rangasamy Jayakumar ◽  
Rui L. Reis ◽  
João F. Mano

N-Carboxymethyl chitosan (NCMC) is a water soluble derivative of chitosan. The NCMC beads were prepared by using ionotropic gelation process with the counter polyanion tripolyphoshate at pH 4.0 and characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The swelling behavior of the beads at different time intervals was monitored at different pH conditions. The in vitro drug release behavior in various pH solutions was studied using indomethacin as a model drug with two different concentrations (0.3 and 0.6% w/w). The release percent of indomethacin from NCMC beads was found to increase with increasing of pH in phosphate buffer solution medium due to the ionization of carboxymethyl group and high solubility of indomethacin in alkaline medium. These results indicated that the NCMC beads are useful for controlled drug delivery systems through oral administration by avoiding the drug release in the highly acidic gastric fluid region of the stomach.


Author(s):  
Luma Safa el-din Al-Hassnaui

Danazol is a synthetic steroid used for endometriosis treatment, haslow bioavailability as it is practically insoluble in water. This study has been carried out to prepare and characterize danazol nanoparticles by nanoprecipitation method at a different polymer to drug ratios of 0.5:1,1:1,2:1 and 3:1 using different polymers of CMC-30 and various grades of HPMC and PVP,as stabilizers. Variables that might affect the particle size as polymer type,polymer to drug ratio,temperature of precipitation,addition rate of danazol solution,volume ratio,time of stirring,concentrationof drug,have been investigated. The particle size of the prepared formulas has been in the nano-sized except those using CMC and the best formula has beenF20 at a polymer to drug ratio of0.5:1 which has given the smallest particle sizeof 33nm.The investigations of the drug–stabilizer compatibility havebeen studied by FTIR and DSC,crystalline state by XRD,size,and shape of nanoparticles by FESEM and the results showed that there has been no interaction between the danazol and stabilizer and there has been a partial conversion of danazol from crystalline to an amorphous state with a size below 100nm. Most of the studied factors havebeen found affect the particle size of the nanoparticles.The Entrapment efficiency has been (91.3% ± 0.4) in the (F20). The solubility study revealed that 6.75,4.97 and 5.1 folds increased of solubility of danazol for nanoparticles than that for raw in distilled water,0.1N HCl and in phosphate buffer of pH 6.8.The simple capsule has been prepared by incorporation of freeze-dried of F20 with lactose as a filler and the in vitro dissolution study has been conducted using 0.1N HCl (pH 1.2) with 2% w/v Brij-35,phosphate buffer solution(pH 6.8) with 2% w/v Brij-35as dissolution media. Within 30 minutes,100% of the danazol has been released from the nanoparticle capsule in both dissolution media compared to the raw and physical blend capsules as controls havebeen nearly complete in 120 minutes.One can conclude that Antisolvent method is an easy,efficient method to prepare danazol nanoparticles with an intense effect on solubility and faster in vitro dissolution rate than raw drug and its physical blend with stabilizer.


e-Polymers ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tudorachi Nita

AbstractThe study presents a procedure to acquire a colloidal silver-based antimicrobial polymer composition. Carboxymethylstarch (CMS) as polymer matrix, and colloidal silver particles (Ag0) obtained by in situ synthesis with silver nitrate and sodium citrate as reducing agent, were used. In solution, the presence of COOH and OH groups in carboxymethylstarch directs to silver complexation and acquirement of a stable suspension of silver particles. Due to the presence of colloidal silver particles, the composition presents bacteriostatic activity and in association with some drugs (acetylsalicylic acid or diclofenac sodium) pharmaceutical compositions can be obtained, which are useful in the prevention and treatment of some infections or diseases. The compositions were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, UV-vis spectrophotometry, particle size analysis and zeta potential measurements. Drug release tests were done in vitro in phosphate buffer solution (pH=7.4, at 37°C).


1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1108-1109
Author(s):  
C.E. Gagna ◽  
J.H. Chen ◽  
H.R. Kuo ◽  
W.C. Lambert

The purpose of this scientific investigation was to determine the presence and specific cellular localization of left-handed Z-RNA, within germinative zone (GZ) epithelium of the lens (Fig. 1), using anti-Z-RNA IgG polyclonal antibodies. Right-handed B-DNA has the ability to adopt the Z-DNA conformation in vitro (Sinden, 1994). Right-handed A-RNA can be transformed into Z-RNA under specific conditions (Hall et al., 1984), and Z-RNA has been identified in cultured cells (Zarling et al., 1990). Strong evidence supports the idea of Z-DNA in vivo (Sinden, 1994). Removal of proteins by fixatives can induce supercoiling which stabilizes Z-DNA (Sinden, 1994).Anti-Z-RNA antibodies were produced in rabbits immunized with injections of Z-RNA: brominated-poly[ribosomal(G-C)]. For light microscopy, immunohistochemical studies (ABC method), normal dog lens tissues (1 yr old) were fixed in Carnoy's, embedded in paraffin and sectioned 2 μm thick. For electron microscopy (immunogold staining), pieces of epithelium from the GZ of normal dog lens (1 yr old) were fixed with 5% glutaraldehyde in 0.05 M phosphate buffer solution, pH 7.3.


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