scholarly journals Cellulose Beads Derived from Waste Textiles for Drug Delivery

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1621
Author(s):  
Beini Zeng ◽  
Xungai Wang ◽  
Nolene Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Fibrous Morphology ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
The Impact

Cellulose beads were successfully prepared from waste denim using a dissolution-regeneration approach with ionic liquids as the dissolving solvent. Cellulose beads with different morphologies were achieved by altering the dissolving and coagulating solvents. The morphological differences were quantified by N2 physisorption. The impact of morphology on the cellulose beads’ potential application was investigated in the context of drug loading and release. The results show that the fibrous morphology showed a better loading capacity than the globular analogue due to its higher surface area and pore volume.

scholarly journals The role interplay between mesoporous silica pore volume and surface area and their effect on drug loading capacity

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 100008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoffer G. Bavnhøj ◽  
Matthias M. Knopp ◽  
Cecilie M. Madsen ◽  
Korbinian Löbmann
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Loading Capacity

scholarly journals HOLLOW MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLES FABRICATION FOR ANTICANCER DRUG DELIVERY

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngoc Tram Nguyen Thi ◽  
Dai Hai Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Hollow Mesoporous Silica

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have attracted significant attention from researchers thanks to their high surface area and pore volume, which can increase drug loading capacity. Moreover, MSNs, with their biocompatibility and ease of surface functionalization, are seen as potential drug delivery system. However, the loading of drug into MSNs system still needs further improvement. In this study, hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSNs) were fabricated in order to increase the drug loading capacity of nanosilica materials. The synthesized HMSNs possessed inner hollow cores that could remarkably raise the total pore volume and thus improve the capacity for cargo loading. HMSNs were synthesized according to the hard-template method with three main steps: (1) forming of solid SiO2 nanoparticles as templates, (2) forming of core-shell structure by coating MSN layers onto the templates, and (3) forming of hollow core structure by etching away the solid template. The HMSNs product was characterized by TEM, XRD, TGA and FTIR. In addition, drug loading capacity of the material was evaluated with doxorubicin as model drug. The results indicated remarkable improvement in drug loading capacity, compared to MSN sample. Cell assays on cancer lines showed high biocompatibility. These results demonstrated the potential of HMSNs in the delivery of anticancer agents.

Novel catalytic micromotor of porous zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 for precise drug delivery

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 11384-11391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Wang ◽  
Hongli Zhu ◽  
Ying Shi ◽  
You Ge ◽  
Xiaomiao Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework ◽  
High Drug ◽  
High Drug Loading

Novel catalytic micromotors based on porous ZIF-67 were used as efficient fluorescence drug (DOX) carriers. Benefiting from the porous nature and high surface area, these micromotors display effective motion, long durable movement life and high drug loading capacity.

scholarly journals Metal Organic Framework@Polysilsesequioxane Core/Shell-Structured Nanoplatform for Drug Delivery

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Liangyu Lu ◽  
Mengyu Ma ◽  
Chengtao Gao ◽  
Hongwei Li ◽  
Long Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Controlled Release ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
High Drug ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
High Drug Loading

Modern pharmaceutics requires novel drug loading platforms with high drug loading capacity, controlled release, high stability, and good biocompacity. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show promising applications in biomedicine owing to their extraordinarily high surface area, tunable pore size, and adjustable internal surface properties. However, MOFs have low stability due to weak coordinate bonding and limited biocompatibility, limiting their bioapplication. In this study, we fabricated MOFs/polysilsesquioxane (PSQ) nanocomposites and utilized them as drug carriers. Amine-functionalized MOF (UiO-66-NH2) nanoparticles were synthesized and encapsulated with epoxy-functionalized polysilsesquioxane layer on the surface via a facile process. MOFs possessed high surface area and regular micropores, and PSQs offered stability, inertness, and functionality. The obtained UiO-66-NH2@EPSQ nanocomposites were utilized as carriers for ibuprofen, a drug with carboxylic groups on the surface, and demonstrated high drug loading capacity and well-controlled release property. The UiO-66-NH2@EPSQ nanocomposite exhibited low cytotoxicity to HeLa cells within a wide concentration range of 10–100 µg/mL, as estimated by the MTT method. The UiO-66-NH2@EPSQ drug release system could be a potential platform in the field of controlled drug delivery.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of Stearic Acid-Beclomethasone Dipropionate Conjugates with the Potential for Improving Loading Capacity in Lipid-based Nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shishuai Dang ◽  
Zhengwei Huang ◽  
Ying Huang ◽  
Xin Pan ◽  
Chuanbin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Stearic Acid ◽  
Beclomethasone Dipropionate ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Pulmonary Delivery ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Technology Platform ◽  
New Type ◽  
Model Drug

<p>Lipid-based nanoparticles (LBNs) are a new type of nanoparticulate drug delivery system, which have been gradually shown broad prospects in pulmonary drug delivery systems. However, the main disadvantage of these LBNs for inhalable drugs with limited lipophilicity is the low encapsulation capacity. Herein, this study anticipates establishing a technology platform to improve the loading capacity of low lipophilicity drugs in LBNs, for the therapy of lung diseases. A proof-of-concept was carried out using Beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) as a model drug. BDP was conjugated with stearic acid (SA), a kind of the lipid matrix for LBN. The conjugate was characterized and the interactions between the conjugate and SA were investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. It is expected that the drug loading capacity of weak-lipophilic drugs in LBN can be increased by establishing the technology platform, and the application of LBNs in pulmonary delivery can be broadened.</p>

scholarly journals Conversion of automotive paint sludge to activated carbon via microwave pyrolysis technique for supercapacitor application

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Siti Shawalliah Idris ◽  
Muhammad Nasrul Bojy ◽  
Zakiuddin Januri
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Potassium Hydroxide ◽  
Microwave Pyrolysis ◽  
Supercapacitor Application ◽  
Paint Sludge ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Radiation Time

Conversion of waste to wealth has been one of the ways to reduce the volume of industrial waste to disposal site, hence reducing the impact to the environment. In this work, paint sludge from an automotive industry (APS) was converted into activated carbon through chemical activation (potassium hydroxide (KOH)) using microwave pyrolysis technique. The effect of power and radiation time on the produced activated carbon were investigated and characterised (carbon content, surface area, and pore volume) to identify the possibility of application as a supercapacitor. Potassium hydroxide activation of the APS char via microwave pyrolysis has shown that power level and radiation time has influenced the yield of the APS activated carbon. A longer radiation time and higher power supply has produced activated carbon having higher carbon contents, lower impurities, higher surface area and higher pore volume. Thus, the APS activated carbon obtained via microwave pyrolysis at power supply 1000 W and 45 minutes radiation time had produced the highest surface area and total pore volume of 434.3 m2/g and 0.2901 cm3/g, respectively. However, the produced activated carbon is not suitable for the supercapacitor application as the minimum surface area requirement must be more than 1000 m2/g. The pore size of the activated APS char produced in this study was in the range of mesopores size which was also considered very poor for supercapacitor application. The outcome of this research has shown that the produced activated carbon could otherwise be used for other application than a supercapacitor.

scholarly journals Synthesis and characterization of magnetic chitosan microspheres for drug delivery

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 7163-7169
Author(s):  
Xin Li ◽  
Danlin Zeng ◽  
Ping Ke ◽  
Guanghui Wang ◽  
Dengke Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Microemulsion Polymerization ◽  
Magnetic Microsphere ◽  
Magnetic Chitosan Microspheres ◽  
Protein Drug Delivery

A novel magnetic microsphere was prepared by the simple microemulsion polymerization for protein drug delivery systems. This magnetic microsphere exhibited good magnetism and superior drug loading capacity and evident sustained-release performance.

scholarly journals In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Antitumor Activity of Dual-Targeting Drug Delivery System Based on Modified Magnetic Carbon by Folate

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Jinglei Du ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Lin Chen ◽  
Shicai Wang ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Folate Receptor ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Magnetic Characteristics ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Dual Targeting

A dual-targeting drug delivery system (DTDDS) with magnetic targeting and active targeting was obtained to improve the targeting and drug-loading capacity of magnetic drug nanocarriers. An ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer and flow cytometry were used to investigate the drug-loading and release capacity, cytotoxicity, and inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, separately. Results show that DTDDS has obvious magnetic characteristics, on which the modification amount of folic acid is 64.82 mg g-1. Doxorubicin was taken as a template drug to evaluate its drug-loading capacity, which was as high as 577.12 mg g-1. Good biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity of DTDDS were further confirmed. Moreover, DTDDS can target the folate receptor on the surface of HeLa cells and deliver doxorubicin into HeLa cells, thereby increasing the proliferation inhibition for cancer cells. Therefore, this new dual-targeting drug delivery system shows potential in significantly reducing the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and improving chemotherapy efficiency.

scholarly journals Synthesis and compatibility evaluation of versatile mesoporous silica nanoparticles with red blood cells: an overview

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (61) ◽  
pp. 35566-35578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhankar Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Hanitrarimalala Veroniaina ◽  
Tadious Chimombe ◽  
Lidong Han ◽  
Wu Zhenghong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
High Drug ◽  
High Drug Loading

Protean mesoporous silica nanoparticles are propitious candidates over decades for nanoscale drug delivery systems due to their unique characteristics, including changeable pore size, mesoporosity, high drug loading capacity and biodegradability.

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