scholarly journals Synthesis of Ultrastable Gold Nanoparticles as a New Drug Delivery System

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (16) ◽  
pp. 2929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Masse ◽  
Pascale Desjardins ◽  
Mathieu Ouellette ◽  
Camille Couture ◽  
Mahmoud Mohamed Omar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Colloidal Stability ◽  
Corneal Epithelial ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Human Corneal Epithelial Cells ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ocular Therapy

Nanotechnologies are increasingly being developed for medical purposes. However, these nanomaterials require ultrastability for better control of their pharmacokinetics. The present study describes three types of ultrastable gold nanoparticles stabilized by thiolated polyethylene glycol groups remaining intact when subjected to some of the harshest conditions described thus far in the literature, such as autoclave sterilization, heat and freeze-drying cycles, salts exposure, and ultracentrifugation. Their stability is characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, and dynamic light scattering. For comparison purposes, two conventional nanoparticle types were used to assess their colloidal stability under all conditions. The ability of ultrastable gold nanoparticles to encapsulate bimatoprost, a drug for glaucoma treatment, is demonstrated. MTS assays on human corneal epithelial cells is assessed without changing cell viability. The impact of ultrastable gold nanoparticles on wound healing dynamics is assessed on tissue engineered corneas. These results highlight the potential of ultrastable gold nanoparticles as a drug delivery system in ocular therapy.

scholarly journals AB023. Ultrastable gold nanoparticles as a drug delivery system for ocular therapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. AB023-AB023
Author(s):  
Florence Masse ◽  
Pascale Desjardins ◽  
Mathieu Ouellette ◽  
Camille Couture ◽  
Mahmoud Mohamed Omar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Ocular Therapy

Researches on Preparation of Photosan Loaded Magnetic Silica Anoparticles and their Anti-Tumor Effects in Photodynamic Therapy

2012 ◽  
Vol 622-623 ◽  
pp. 821-826
Author(s):  
Yu Wen ◽  
Xiao Feng Deng ◽  
Liang Liang Liu ◽  
Shu Yun Shi ◽  
Li Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Haematoporphyrin Derivative ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Good Biocompatibility ◽  
Low Solubility

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective, noninvasive and nontoxic therapeutics for cancer and some other diseases. It is becoming a alternative of traditional therapeutics for cancers. But the efficacy of PDT was restricted by insufficient selectivity and low solubility. In this study, novel multifunctional silica-based magnetic nanoparticles were prepared as targeting drug delivery system to achieve higher specificity and better solubility. Haematoporphyrin derivative (photosan) was used as photosensitizer. Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) and photosan were incorporated in silica nanoparticles by microemulsion and sol-gel methods. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The nanoparticles possessed good biocompatibility and could cause remarkable photodynamic anti-tumor effects. These suggested that photosan-Fe3O4 nanoparticles had great potential as effective drug delivery system in targeting photodynamic therapy.

scholarly journals The Impact of Magnesium–Aluminum-Layered Double Hydroxide-Based Polyvinyl Alcohol Coated on Magnetite on the Preparation of Core-Shell Nanoparticles as a Drug Delivery Agent

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (15) ◽  
pp. 3764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Ebadi ◽  
Kalaivani Buskaran ◽  
Bullo Saifullah ◽  
Sharida Fakurazi ◽  
Mohd Zobir Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Layered Double Hydroxide ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Normal Fibroblast ◽  
Cellular Environment ◽  
Double Hydroxide ◽  
The Impact

One of the current developments in drug research is the controlled release formulation of drugs, which can be released in a controlled manner at a specific target in the body. Due to the diverse physical and chemical properties of various drugs, a smart drug delivery system is highly sought after. The present study aimed to develop a novel drug delivery system using magnetite nanoparticles as the core and coated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and Mg–Al-layered double hydroxide (MLDH) for the formation of FPVA-FU-MLDH nanoparticles. The existence of the coated nanoparticles was supported by various physico-chemical analyses. In addition, the drug content, kinetics, and mechanism of drug release also were studied. 5-fluorouracil (5FU) was found to be released in a controlled manner from the nanoparticles at pH = 4.8 (representing the cancerous cellular environment) and pH = 7.4 (representing the blood environment), governed by pseudo-second-order kinetics. The cytotoxicity study revealed that the anticancer delivery system of FPVA-FU-MLDH nanoparticles showed much better anticancer activity than the free drug, 5FU, against liver cancer and HepG2 cells, and at the same time, it was found to be less toxic to the normal fibroblast 3T3 cells.

Bovine serum albumin/gold nanoparticles as a drug delivery system for Curcumin: experimental and computational studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (15) ◽  
pp. 4644-4654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahareh Khodashenas ◽  
Mehdi Ardjmand ◽  
Mazyar Sharifzadeh Baei ◽  
Ali Shokuhi Rad ◽  
Azim Akbarzadeh Khiyavi
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Computational Studies
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