scholarly journals FORMULATION AND RELEASE CHARACTERISATION OF POLYMER- BLENDED ALGINATE MICROSPHERES FOR AN ANTIDIABETIC DRUG

Author(s):  
Mousumi Kar ◽  
Houdhury Pratim ◽  
Sujit Pillai ◽  
Singh Nagendra

Alginate microspheres for a highly water soluble antidiabetic drug Metformin hydrochloride was prepared by ionic gelation method and investigated for its various physicochemical and release properties. To prevent a rapid drug release from alginate microspheres in simulated gastro-intestinal media, alginate microspheres were blended with polymers, hydroxy propyl methylcellulose, methylcellulose, chitin and chitosan and evaluated as additive polymers for controlling the drug release. Results indicated that quantity of polymer; gelating agent and time of cross-linking affected the shape, size and release characteristics from the prepared dosage forms. Use of polymers to retard the release of drug was effective. Drug release from the microspheres followed swelling and erosion. The selected batches sustained the release of the drug for more than 8 h. and showed drug entrapment efficiency up to 85%. As the polymer concentration in the formulation increased, the drug release generally decreased. HPMC-blended microspheres swelled but withstood the disintegration, showing an ideal linear release profiles. The zero order release was shown by all the formulations except when chitosan was incorporated. In comparison with chitosan-blended microspheres, HPMC-blended and MC blended alginate microspheres can be easily made and used for controlled drug delivery systems due to convenient process and better controlled drug release.

Author(s):  
Deevan Paul A. ◽  
Avilala Neelima ◽  
Chitra Prasanthi ◽  
Navyaja Kota

Clopidogrel bisulphate (CB) is a crystalline, poorly water-soluble drug of bioavailability less than 50%. The drug is an irreversible inhibitor of the P2Y12 adenosine diphosphate receptor found on the membranes of platelet cells. The present work was performed using different polymers such as Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) K-30 and polyvinyl alcohol with varied surfactants such as Tween 80 in comparison by using superdisintegrants like Sodium Starch Glycolate (SSG) and Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC). By performing the particle size distribution, the size ranges from 232.6 nm to 995.6 nm and the polydispersity index ranges from 0.11 to 0.96, these ranges indicating the good physical nature of nanoparticles. The drug entrapment efficiency (DEE) of clopidogrel bisulphate nanoparticles was found to be in the range of 30.10% to 94.4%. From the study, it was found that F2 formulation containing PVP K-30 and L-arginine has given the best release in 80mins and the maximum cumulative drug release was 96.8% in comparison with other formulation, and the dissolution studies were performed for the seven formulations of prepared clopidogrel bisulphate granules among which F5 formulation containing crospovidone has given maximum drug release of 91.6% within 80mins. Here we state that the method development technologies improve the solubility and bioavailability studies by producing the nanoparticles.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheran K ◽  
Udaykumar B Bolmal ◽  
Archana S Patil ◽  
Umashri A Kokatanur ◽  
Rajashree S Masareddy

Abstract Background: The goal of this study was to develop a gastro retentive floating drug delivery system that would improve site specific activity, patient compliance and therapeutic efficacy.Methodology: Floating microspheres of Miglitol were formulated by double emulsion method using ethyl cellulose and eudragit E100 different weight ratio and PVA as an emulsifier. It has been prepared with respect quantity of polymer concentration and stirring speed to evaluate for % buoyancy, drug entrapment efficiency, particle size drug release rate. Result: The percent of buoyancy, drug entrapment efficiency, particle size, and percentage yield were increased with increase the polymer mixture concentration. Among all formulation batches, F6 showed acceptable results drug entrapment efficiency (86.57%) and buoyancy (94.25%). F10 formulation was prepared to check the predicted and actual factors and compared with optimized formulation F6. The drug release was increased as the polymer concentration was decrease. The kinetic model zero order had the highest regression coefficient value, it was described as a sustained release dosage form. According to ICH guideline accelerated stability studies of F6 and F10 formulations were conducted for 90 days. After 90 days buoyancy and in vitro drug release was performed and the results were F6 and F10 buoyancy was found to be 88.21%, 87.22% and in vitro drug release was found to be 62.87%, 63.51%. Conclusion: The present study, showed compatibility of drug with polymers by FTIR in formulation. Floating microsphere of Miglitol was prepared by double emulsion technique. The F6 Miglitol floating microsphere was optimized formulation demonstrated with excellent drug entrapment performance (86.57%), good floating behaviour (94.25%), and the largest particle size (670µm). The present study concludes that floating based gastro retentive delivery system of Miglitol microspheres has a safe and effective drug delivery system with increased therapeutic efficacy and a longer duration of action.


INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (07) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Gurudev Kruthi ◽  
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B. V. Basavaraj ◽  
S. Bharath ◽  
R. Deveswaran ◽  
...  

The main aim of the present work was to formulate and evaluate sustained release multiparticulate gastroretentive delivery system of cinnarizine. The microspheres were prepared by solvent evaporation method by using Eudragit RS 100 as a polymer in varying ratios. The prepared microspheres were evaluated for drug – polymer compatibility studies, micromeritic properties, drug entrapment efficiency, in vitro buoyancy and drug release studies. The mean particle size increased with increase in polymer concentration, ranging between 60.33 μm to 144.88 μm. FT IR studies showed that the drug and polymer were compatible with each other. The entrapment efficiency decreased with increase in the polymer concentration with values of 50%, 33.3% and 25% respectively. The microspheres floated upto 9 h over the surface of the gastric buffer medium and the buoyancy percentage was found to be in the range of 64.3 – 76.2%. In vitro drug release studies showed that the prepared microspheres exhibited prolonged drug release upto 62.89% for more than 9 h. The mechanism of drug release was found to be a combination of both peppas and matrix kinetics. Thus the developed floating microspheres of cinnarizine may be used as sustained drug delivery system for increasing the therapeutic efficacy with an improved patient compliance.


INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (01) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
H. B Samal ◽  
I. J. Das ◽  
P. N. Murthy ◽  

The present study involves the design and characterization of floating microspheres with gabapentin as model drug for prolongation of gastric residence time. Gabapentin floating microspheres were prepared by o/w/o emulsification solvent diffusion technique using ethyl cellulose as the rate controlling polymer at various concentrations. The shape and surface morphology of microspheres were characterized by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Absence of drug-polymer interaction was confirmed by FTIR analysis. In vitro drug release studies were performed and drug release kinetics was evaluated using the linear regression method. Effects of polymer concentration, solvent composition, particle size, drug entrapment efficiency and drug release were also studied. The synthesized microspheres exhibited prolonged drug release (> 12 h) and remained buoyant for > 24 h. The drug entrapment efficiency was in the range 46-70 %. At higher polymer concentration, the average particle size was increased and the drug release rate decreased. In vitro studies revealed diffusion-controlled drug release from the microspheres. Among all the formulations (F1-F5), F4 is the optimized formulation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 190-199
Author(s):  
A K Sachan ◽  
A Gupta ◽  
K Kumari ◽  
A Ansari

The work investigated the design and evaluation of microspheres of Nitazoxanide by Ionotropic gelation technique met. 32 Factorial designs were used and concentration of polymer carbopol-934 (X1) and Ethyl cellulose (X2) were selected as the independent variables. The surface morphology study by SEM indicated that microspheres were spherical with smooth surface. There was no interaction between the drug and polymers, as studied by FTIR study. The prepared microspheres were characterized by entrapment efficiency, particle size micromeritic properties. It was observed that on increasing polymer concentration of formulations, % yield, the entrapment efficiency and particle size were increased whereas % drug release decreased. The In Vitro release study was done using U.S.P. dissolution rate basket type apparatus in phosphate buffer pH 7.4 for 10 hr. It shows that on increasing polymer concentration the drug release of all formulations was gradually decreased. In Vitro mucoadhesion study depicts that as the polymer concentration increased, mucoadhesive nature of the formulation was also increased. The microspheres of NTZ (formulation F9) showed best results due to highest drug entrapment efficiency (85.50%), and percentage drug release after 10.0 hr. was 50.25%. The rate of release followed First order kinetics. The microspheres exhibits good mucoadhesive properties in  in- vitro wash-off test at pH 7.4 (Intestinal pH) than pH 1.2 (gastric pH),because the drug was completely absorbed in Gastrointestinal tract, Therefore, it can be concluded that Nitazoxanide Loaded algino-carbopol-934 microspheres can be formulated for sustained drug delivery of Nitazoxanide used in Chronic Hipatitis-C. Keywords: Mucoadhesive microspheres, Nitazoxanide, Carbopol-934, Ethyl cellulose, Sodium Alginate, Factorial design.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Abbaraju Krishna Sailaja ◽  
Juveria Banu

Aim: The aim of this investigation was to develop and characterize naproxen loaded chitosan nanoparticles by emulsion interfacial reaction method. Methodology: For emulsion interfacial reaction method chitosan was used as a polymer. In this method, eight formulations were prepared by varying drug to polymer concentration. Discussion: Out of eight formulations prepared using emulsion interfacial reaction method EI8 formulation was found to be the best formulation. The drug content was observed as 94.4%, entrapment efficiency and loading capacity were found to be 87.5% and 75%, respectively. The mean particle diameter was measured as 324.6nm and the Zeta potential value was found to be -42.4mv. In vitro drug release data showed 97.2% of drug release rate sustained up to 12hrs. Conclusion: The results clearly reveal that EI8 formulation having the highest amount of drug was considered as the best formulation because of its small mean particle diameter, good entrapment efficiency, and stability.


Author(s):  
Leena Jacob ◽  
Abhilash Tv ◽  
Shajan Abraham

Objective: The study was carried out with an objective to achieve a potential sustained release oral drug delivery system of an antihypertensive drug, Perindopril which is a ACE inhibitor having half life of 2 hours. Perindopril is water soluble drug, so we can control or delay the release rate of drug by using release retarding polymers. This may also decrease the toxic side effects by preventing the high initial concentration in the blood.Method: Microcapsules were prepared by solvent evaporation technique using Eudragit L100 and Ethyl cellulose as a retarding agent to control the release rate and magnesium stearate as an inert dispersing carrier to decrease the interfacial tension between lipophilic and hydrophilic phase. Results: Prepared microcapsules were evaluated for the particle size, percentage yield, drug entrapment efficiency, flow property and in vitro drug release for 12 h. Results indicated that the percentage yield, mean particle size, drug entrapment efficiency and the micrometric properties of the microcapsules was influenced by various drug: polymer ratio. The release rate of microcapsules could be controlled as desired by adjusting the combination ratio of dispersing agents to retarding agents.Conclusion:Perindopril microcapsules can be successfully designed to develop sustained drug delivery, that reduces the dosing frequency and their by one can increase the patient compliance.


Author(s):  
SHIKHA KESHARVANI ◽  
PANKAJ KUMAR JAISWAL ◽  
ALOK MUKERJEE ◽  
AMIT KUMAR SINGH

Objective: The main objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the eudragit and HPMC coated metformin hydrochloride floating microspheres, in which HPMC helps in floating and eudragit as a coating material for a site-specific drug release in a controlled manner and the active moiety metformin used as anti-hyperglycemic agent. Methods: The floating microsphere was prepared by the solvent evaporation method incorporating metformin as a model drug. The prepared floating microsphere were characterized for particle size, %yield, drug loading and entrapment efficiency, compatibility study, %buoyancy, surface morphology and In vitro drug release and release kinetics. Results: The result metformin loaded floating microsphere was successfully prepared and the particle size range from 397±23.22 to 595±15.82 µm, the entrapment efficiency range from 83.49±1.33 to 60.02±1.65% and drug loading capacity range from 14.3±0.54 to 13.31±0.47% and %buoyancy range from 85.67±0.58 to 80.67±1.15%. The FT-IR and X-RD analysis confirmed that no any interaction between drug and excipient, and surface morphology confirmed those particles are sphere. The floating microsphere show maximum 96% drug release in pH 0.1N HCL and follow the Korsmeyer peppas model of the super case-2 transport mechanism. Conclusion: These results suggest that metformin loaded floating microspheres could be retain in stomach for long time and give site specific drug release in controlled manner.


Author(s):  
AKPABIO E. I. ◽  
EFFIONG D. E. ◽  
UWAH T. O. ◽  
SUNDAY N. I.

Objective: This study was undertaken to formulate a floating drug delivery system of theophylline hydrochloride using different concentrations of a chosen polymer and then investigate how polymer concentration affects buoyancy and drug release properties of the tablets. Methods: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) at different concentration levels of 15% (F1), 20% (F2) and 30% (F3) was used to form the three formulation batches of floating tablets. Wet granulation method was used for the granule preparation while Sodium bicarbonate and citric acid were used as the gas generating agent. The physical properties of the granules and the floating tablets were evaluated. Also determined were the physicomechanical properties, buoyancy and swelling characteristics of the tablets. The in vitro drug release study was carried out according to the USP I (basket method) for 8h in 900 ml 0.1N HCl at 50 rpm. Samples withdrawn at the regular predetermined time were analyzed spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 271 nm and data obtained statistically analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The differences between means were considered significant at P<0.05. Results: The result showed that polymer (HPMC) concentration significantly (p>0.05) increased swelling index and improved floating lag time, it had no significant effect on the total floating time. Percentage drug release at the end of 8 h was 100%, 98.2% and 96.13% for formulation F1, F2 and F3, respectively. All three formulations followed the Higuchi drug release kinetics model and the mechanism of drug release was the non Fickian diffusion with exponents of 0.46, 0.51 and 0.56 for the respective batch. Conclusion: Batch F3 gave a better-controlled drug release and floating properties in comparison to batch F1 and F2 thus Polymer concentration influenced the onset of floating and controlled the release of Theophylline.


Author(s):  
DHANDAPANI NAGASAMY VENKATESH ◽  
PREETY RAO ◽  
RAMAN RAJESHKUMAR

Objective: The main objective of the present investigation was to develop microbeads of tenofovir. Tenofovir, a BCS class III drug has a poor bioavailability of 25%, and it is administered 300 mg once a day. By incorporating the drug into a microparticulate carrier, it is expected that the dissolution profile and the oral bioavailability may be increased. Methods: Reinforced gellan-chitosan and calcium chloride beads of tenofovir were prepared by ionotropic gelation method employing various different concentrations of gellan, chitosan, calcium chloride and tenofovir. The beads were evaluated for various physico-chemical parameters such as particle size determination, drug entrapment efficiency, swelling studies, infra red spectroscopy study, differential scanning calorimetry, x-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy, in vitro drug release study, cytotoxicity study and in vivo oral bioavailability studies. Results: From the results, it can be concluded that the formulation TB-III exhibited higher drug entrapment efficiency (46.09±0.21), a higher swelling index, sustained drug release for a period of 24 h. The pharmacokinetic profile of the drug from microbeads exhibited an increased oral bioavailability (1.25 times higher than that of pure drug), decreased elimination rate (1.32 times lesser for drug in microbeads) with prolonged elimination half-life (1.32 times higher than pure tenofovir). Conclusion: Tenofovir loaded microbeads demonstrated as a better delivery system for the modified release of drug and also to navigate the drawbacks associated with the conventional therapy.


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