scholarly journals Stable Ethosome-like Catanionic Vesicles for Transdermal Hydrophilic Drug Delivery with Predictable Encapsulation Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Wei Wang ◽  
Ming-Chen Chuang ◽  
Chieh-Yi Chang ◽  
Chien-Hsiang Chang ◽  
Yu-Min Yang
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Catanionic Vesicles ◽  
Hydrophilic Drug

scholarly journals Biopolymer Hydrogel Scaffolds Containing Doxorubicin as A Localized Drug Delivery System for Inhibiting Lung Cancer Cell Proliferation

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 3580
Author(s):  
Chuda Chittasupho ◽  
Jakrapong Angklomklew ◽  
Thanu Thongnopkoon ◽  
Wongwit Senavongse ◽  
Pensak Jantrawut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Lung Cancer Cell ◽  
Hydrogel Scaffold ◽  
Hydrogel Scaffolds ◽  
Localized Drug Delivery

A hydrogel scaffold is a localized drug delivery system that can maintain the therapeutic level of drug concentration at the tumor site. In this study, the biopolymer hydrogel scaffold encapsulating doxorubicin was fabricated from gelatin, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, and gelatin/sodium carboxymethyl cellulose mixture using a lyophilization technique. The effects of a crosslinker on scaffold morphology and pore size were determined using scanning electron microscopy. The encapsulation efficiency and the release profile of doxorubicin from the hydrogel scaffolds were determined using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The anti-proliferative effect of the scaffolds against the lung cancer cell line was investigated using an MTT assay. The results showed that scaffolds made from different types of natural polymer had different pore configurations and pore sizes. All scaffolds had high encapsulation efficiency and drug-controlled release profiles. The viability and proliferation of A549 cells, treated with gelatin, gelatin/SCMC, and SCMC scaffolds containing doxorubicin significantly decreased compared with control. These hydrogel scaffolds might provide a promising approach for developing a superior localized drug delivery system to kill lung cancer cells.

scholarly journals Ultrasound-Mediated Drug Delivery With a Clinical Ultrasound System: In Vitro Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josanne S. de Maar ◽  
Charis Rousou ◽  
Benjamin van Elburg ◽  
Hendrik J. Vos ◽  
Guillaume P.R. Lajoinie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Clinical Translation ◽  
Drug Uptake ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Hydrophilic Drug ◽  
Ultrasound System ◽  
Fadu Cells ◽  
Set Up

Chemotherapy efficacy is often reduced by insufficient drug uptake in tumor cells. The combination of ultrasound and microbubbles (USMB) has been shown to improve drug delivery and to enhance the efficacy of several drugs in vitro and in vivo, through effects collectively known as sonopermeation. However, clinical translation of USMB therapy is hampered by the large variety of (non-clinical) US set-ups and US parameters that are used in these studies, which are not easily translated to clinical practice. In order to facilitate clinical translation, the aim of this study was to prove that USMB therapy using a clinical ultrasound system (Philips iU22) in combination with clinically approved microbubbles (SonoVue) leads to efficient in vitro sonopermeation. To this end, we measured the efficacy of USMB therapy for different US probes (S5-1, C5-1 and C9-4) and US parameters in FaDu cells. The US probe with the lowest central frequency (i.e. 1.6 MHz for S5-1) showed the highest USMB-induced intracellular uptake of the fluorescent dye SYTOX™ Green (SG). These SG uptake levels were comparable to or even higher than those obtained with a custom-built US system with optimized US parameters. Moreover, USMB therapy with both the clinical and the custom-built US system increased the cytotoxicity of the hydrophilic drug bleomycin. Our results demonstrate that a clinical US system can be used to perform USMB therapy as efficiently as a single-element transducer set-up with optimized US parameters. Therefore, future trials could be based on these clinical US systems, including validated US parameters, in order to accelerate successful translation of USMB therapy.

Emulsion electrospun polylactic acid/Apocynum venetum nanocellulose nanofiber membranes with controlled sea buckthorn extract release as a drug delivery system

2020 ◽  
pp. 004051752097017
Author(s):  
Lu Wang ◽  
Chenmeizi Wang ◽  
Ling Wang ◽  
Qingle Zhang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Sea Buckthorn ◽  
Burst Release ◽  
Nanofiber Membrane ◽  
Apocynum Venetum ◽  
Nanofiber Membranes ◽  
Sheath Structure

Prolonging the duration of drug action and reducing toxicity play a vital role in wound administration as they reduce the chance of infection and decrease complications and cost. This study reports the natural antioxidant procyanidins extracted from sea buckthorn (SBT) and laboratory-manufactured Apocynum venetum cellulose nanofiber as core drugs. The sustained-release nanofiber membrane was prepared by electrospinning on polylactic acid/polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanofibers. High-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to identify the phenolic compounds in SBT extracts and confirmed the presence of procyanidins with a content of 0.0345 mg/g. The nanofiber membrane was characterized through transmission electron microscopy, encapsulation efficiency, in vitro drug-release study and antioxidant assay. The results indicated that the extracted procyanidins were successfully encapsulated in the core–sheath structure nanofibers, and the encapsulation efficiency of nanofiber membranes reached 83.84%. In vitro measurements of the delivery showed this core–sheath structure could significantly alleviate the drug burst release, which is followed by a linear and smooth release within 30 hours. Further tests showed that the removal efficiency of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl reached 88.62%, indicating that the membranes had high antioxidant activity. This work implies that the combination of Apocynum venetum nanocellulose and emulsion electrospun fibers has promising potential applications in tissue engineering or drug delivery.

Interfacial properties of POPC/GDO liquid crystalline nanoparticles deposited on anionic and cationic silica surfaces

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (38) ◽  
pp. 26630-26642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debby P. Chang ◽  
Aleksandra P. Dabkowska ◽  
Richard A. Campbell ◽  
Maria Wadsäter ◽  
Justas Barauskas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Interfacial Properties ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Silica Surfaces ◽  
Drug Molecules ◽  
Hydrophilic Drug ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Delivery Applications

Reversed lipid liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNPs) of the cubic micellar (I2) phase have high potential in drug delivery applications due to their ability to encapsulate both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drug molecules.

Synthesis of urea-pyridyl ligand functionalized mesoporous silica hybrid material for hydrophobic and hydrophilic drug delivery application

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhappan Santha Moorthy ◽  
Subramanian Bharathiraja ◽  
Panchanathan Manivasagan ◽  
Yunok Oh ◽  
Bian Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Hybrid Material ◽  
Drug Delivery Application ◽  
Functionalized Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Hydrophilic Drug ◽  
Pyridyl Ligand ◽  
Silica Hybrid

Preparation and Characterization of Copolymeric Polymersomes for Protein Delivery

Drug Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (08) ◽  
pp. 458-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Nomani ◽  
Hamed Nosrati ◽  
Hamidreza Manjili ◽  
Leila Khesalpour ◽  
Hossein Danafar
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Protein Delivery ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Controlled Drug Delivery ◽  
Protein Polymer ◽  
Biodegradable Copolymers ◽  
Model Protein ◽  
Sustained Protein Release ◽  
Polymer Ratio

AbstractBiodegradable copolymeric polymersomes have been used for controlled drug delivery of proteins. These polymersomes important areas to overcome formulation associated problems of the proteins. The aim of this study was to develop polymersomes using biodegradable copolymers for delivery of bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model protein. Encapsulated BSA by mPEG-PCL polymersomes led to formation of BSA-loaded mPEG-PCL polymersomes. The polymersomes synthesized with the protein-polymer ratio of 1:4 at 15 000 rpm gave maximum loading, minimum polydispersion with maximally sustained protein release pattern, among the prepared polymersomes. Investigation on FTIR and DSC results revealed that such a high encapsulation efficiency is due to strong interaction between BSA and the copolymer.The particles size and their morphology of polymersomes were determined by DLS and AFM.The encapsulation efficiency of BSA was 91.02%. The results of AFM showed that the polymersomes had spherical shapes with size of 49 nm.The sizes of BSA-loaded polymersomes ranged from 66.06 nm to 84.97 nm. The results showed that polymersomes exhibited a triphasic release, for BSA. Overall, the results indicated that mPEG–PCL polymersomes can be considered as a promising carrier for proteins.

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