scholarly journals Nanoemulsion Drug Delivery System: A Review

Author(s):  
Ashish B. Budhrani ◽  
Shubhra R. Rai ◽  
Aarati S. Panchbhai ◽  
Rajshri B. Dongarwar

Nano-emulsion dosage forms have nano-sized droplets of disperse phase and are kinetically stable dosage form. Nano-emulsions are included under the category of new drug delivery system containing emulsified water in oil/oil in water system having mean globule size ranges from 10 nm to 1000 nm.  In the field of pharmacy, nano-emulsions play an essential role in the delivery of medication through various drug administration routes like parenteral, topical and oral route. Nano-emulsions are nano-sized emulsions which are used under high investigation as a drug carrier for enhancing the delivery of therapeutic agents. Nano-emulsions have enhanced functional properties as compared to standard emulsions. They are nowadays growing work for utilizing nano-sized particles in the research of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food products.  Mainly, intrigue has been creating simultaneously with higher emulsification techniques and mechanisms of stabilization. Nano-emulsions are formulated by both methods like high energy emulsification or low energy emulsification methods. Rapid energy emulsification technique includes high shear mixing, high-pressure homogenization or ultrasonication. In contrast, low energy emulsification technique includes the merit of the physicochemical characteristics of the system, which exploits phase transitions to obtained nano-emulsion. This review article is an effort to summarize comparative aspects like introduction, types, advantages, disadvantages, components, factors affecting, methods of preparations, methods of analysis of nano-emulsion and applications of nano-emulsion.

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zepeng Jiao ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Chunya Li ◽  
Weicong Kuang ◽  
Jingxian Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract A drug delivery system based on carboxymethyl cellulose-grafted graphene oxide loaded by methotrexate (MTX/CMC-GO) with pH-sensitive and controlled drug-release properties was developed in this work. CMC was grafted on graphene oxide by ethylenediamine through hydrothermal treatment. CMC serves as a pH-sensitive trigger, while CMC-GO serves as a drug-carrying vehicle due to the curved layer and large plain surface. Different amounts of drugs could be loaded into CMC-GO nanocarriers by control of the original amount of drug/carrier ratios. Additionally, low cytotoxicity against NIH-3T3 cells and low in vivo toxicity was observed. In vivo tumor growth inhibition assays showed that MTX/CMC-GO demonstrated superior antitumor activity than free MTX against HT-29 cells. Moreover, prolonged survival time of mice was observed after MTX/CMC-GO administration. The MTX/CMC-GO drug delivery system has a great potential in colon cancer therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 824-832
Author(s):  
Zhenzhen Fan ◽  
Qingsheng Liu ◽  
Fangfang Lu ◽  
Zhihui Dong ◽  
Peng Gao

Liver cancer has a high incidence and a poor prognosis, which seriously affects human health. Doxorubicin is one of the chemotherapeutics used in the treatment of tumours, but its severe adverse reactions, especially cardiac toxicity, have limited its clinical application. The nanometre drug delivery system enables drug-loaded nanoparticles to be specifically concentrated in tumour tissues, increasing cell uptake and improving curative effect. Therefore, in this paper, folic acid-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN-NH2-PEG-FA) were synthesized by modifying the folic acid on the surface of a drug carrier by using the characteristics of the expression of folic acid receptors, and using it as a drug. The carrier was loaded with antitumor drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), and a nanometre drug delivery system (MSN-NH2-PEG-FA/DOX) was constructed. At the same time, the near-infrared dye Cy5 was used to mark the mother nucleus to construct fluorescent nanoparticles (MSN-NH2-PEG-FA/DOX-Cy5) for cell and tumour imaging, so as to obtain the abdominal image of liver cancer patients, thereby realizing diagnosis and treatment. The research results show that the carrier can specifically gather in the liver area, reduce the distribution in the heart, reduce the toxic and side effects of drugs, and prolong the survival time of patients. The results of this study provide new ideas for the treatment of liver cancer, and provide a new theoretical basis and experimental basis for the study of inorganic nanomaterials as targeted drug delivery systems.


2005 ◽  
Vol 288-289 ◽  
pp. 125-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen Guo Wang ◽  
Qing Cai ◽  
Jian Zhong Bei ◽  
Wei Yun Shi ◽  
Li Xin Xie

In the article a kind biodegradable drug carrier (glycolide-co-lactide-co-caprolactone) tricomponent copolymer (PGLC) was synthesized by ring opening copolymerization of glycolide (GA), lactide (LA) and ε-caprolactone (CL), and was used to manufacture an implantable drug preparation---Cyclosporine-PGLC drug delivery system (Cs-PGLC DDS).The Cs could slowly release from the Cs-PGLC DDS near linearly and last for a long time in vitro. A clinically significant Cs concentration in the cornea and anterior chamber could be achieved by implanting the Cs-PGLC DDS in anterior chamber. It was demonstrated that the Cs-PGLC DDS is a long-effective intraocular immunosuppressive agent for remaining corneal allograft clear and significantly prolong its survival time.


2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (10) ◽  
pp. 2978-2983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuo Wei ◽  
Chao Chen ◽  
Juan Liu ◽  
Cheng Liu ◽  
Paola Posocco ◽  
...  

Drug resistance and toxicity constitute challenging hurdles for cancer therapy. The application of nanotechnology for anticancer drug delivery is expected to address these issues and bring new hope for cancer treatment. In this context, we established an original nanomicellar drug delivery system based on an amphiphilic dendrimer (AmDM), which could generate supramolecular micelles to effectively encapsulate the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) with high drug-loading capacity (>40%), thanks to the unique dendritic structure creating large void space for drug accommodation. The resulting AmDM/DOX nanomicelles were able to enhance drug potency and combat doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer models by significantly enhancing cellular uptake while considerably decreasing efflux of the drug. In addition, the AmDM/DOX nanoparticles abolished significantly the toxicity related to the free drug. Collectively, our studies demonstrate that the drug delivery system based on nanomicelles formed with the self-assembling amphiphilic dendrimer constitutes a promising and effective drug carrier in cancer therapy.


Author(s):  
Saikumar D ◽  
Leela Prasanna J

The Lipid-based drug delivery system is extensively reported within the literature for the enhancing drug solubility, permeability, and bioavailability. A considerable majority of novel pharmacologically active constituents produced in recent drug discovery programs are lipophilic and poorly soluble, posing a significant problem for pharmaceutical researchers enhancing the oral bioavailability of such drug molecules. Self-nano emulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS), are the viable oil-based approaches for drugs that exhibit low dissolution rate and inadequate absorption. Ever since the progress of SNEDDS, researchers have been focusing on the challenges of BCS Class II and Class IV Drugs for enhancing water Solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs. SNEDDS is a Validate method for enhancing the solubility and bioavailability of lipophilic compounds. It’s the isotropic mixture of oil, surfactant, co-surfactant molecules and it also containing co-solvent molecule. which spontaneously form oil-in-water nano emulsion of approximately 200 nm or less in size upon dilution with water under gentle stirring. It’s Drug delivery system Which possess thermodynamically and kinetically stability. The physicochemical properties, drug solubilization capacity considerably regulates the selection of the SNEDDS components. The compositions of the SNEDDS are often optimized with the assistance of phase diagrams. Further to optimize SNEDDS can be done with the help of statistical experimental design. It’s a Novel drug delivery system which is applicable for the parenteral, Ophthalmic, intranasal and cosmetic drug delivery system. And therefore, the present review describes Preparation, components, mechanism of self-Nano emulsification, biopharmaceutical aspects, characterization methods and applications of Selfnanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS).


Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11709-11718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongbo Xue ◽  
Mengyao Zhu ◽  
Yuze Dong ◽  
Tong Feng ◽  
Zhuozhi Chen ◽  
...  

Graphdiyne and UIO-66-NH2 form a framework structure as a drug carrier and apply to tumor therapy.


Author(s):  
M. Sunitha Reddy ◽  
Baskarla Sravani

Present research work was aimed to enhance aqueous solubility and dissolution rate of olanzapine by solid self nano emulsifying drug delivery system(S-SNEDDS). Olanzapine is a BCS class II drug having 65% oral bioavailability; it is used in the treatment of psychosis, depression and mania conditions. Oils, Surfactants, Co surfactants were selected depending upon the saturated solubility of olanzapine in those components; excipients were screened depending on olanzapine solubility in various oils, surfactants and co surfactants. Surfactant: co surfactant {Smix} ratios i.e., 3:1 and 4:1 were prepared to determine nano emulsion regions and also to formulate liquid self nano emulsifying drug delivery system (L-SNEDDS). Pseudo ternary phase diagram were plotted by using Triplot version 4.1.2 software, nano emulsion region was determined and evaluated. Formulations were designed based on saturated solubility of olanzapine and Pseudo ternary phase diagram using various ratios of oils [Capryol 90], surfactants [Kolliphor EL], co surfactants [Lauroglycol 90] depending on its solubility and nano emulsion formation four formulations were developed which are further selected for characterisation of L-SNEDDS like robustness to dilution, self emulsification, determination of droplet size, PDI, Drug loading efficacy, zeta potential and also Invitro drug release. Among those four formulations, F1 (SB184J 4:6) was optimum because compared to other three formulations F3 gave best results in terms of droplet size (66nm) with PDI (0.24), Invitro drug release, dissolution rate of F1 SNEDDS having (88.201± 0.25%). Invitro drug release of F1 formulation was compared with that of Olanzapine [API] (45.281± 0.52%) the results indicating that there is a increase in solubility and dissolution rate of olanzapine by 2.2 times more compared to pure olanzapine (API). F1 (SB184J 4:6) were converted into S-SNEDDS by adsorption process by addition porous carriers (Aerosil 200). Formulated S-SNEDDS were undergone various evaluation parameters and also reconstitution parameters to determine Droplet size and Invitro drug release of solid F1 (SB184J4:6) formulation. The results of present study demonstrates that olanzapine SNEDDS has an ability and potential to enhance solubility and dissolution rate.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yi-Zhi Zhu ◽  
Di Xu ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Tian Tian ◽  
Fei Deng ◽  
...  

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly malignant tumor. At present, there are still no targeted drugs for TNBC. Clinical chemotherapeutic drugs, such as doxorubicin (DOX), have the characteristic of nontargeted distribution in treatment of TNBC, causing severe side effects. Therefore, new target treatment strategies for TNBC are of urgent need. It was speculated that glutamine could be a potential target because it is in high demand by TNBC. In this study, we found that the transporter for glutamine, ASCT2 (solute carrier family 1 member 5 (SLC1A5)), is highly expressed in TNBC by analysis of data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and experiments in vitro. Based on this, glutamine was grafted onto a polymeric drug carrier in order to develop a tumor-targeting drug delivery system for treatment of TNBC. Firstly, pH-responsive glutamine-PEG5000-b-PAE10000 (Gln-PEG-b-PAE) copolymers were synthesized using Fmoc-PEG5000-b-PAE10000 (Fmoc-PEG-b-PAE) copolymers. Then, Gln-PEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles were prepared by loading DOX to Gln-PEG-b-PAE copolymer using a solvent casting technology. In vitro, Gln-PEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles exhibited pH-dependent micellization-decellularization behavior; namely, they can rapidly release DOX in acidic environment of pH 6.0 but release very slowly in physiological condition. Moreover, glutamine competition experiment showed that Gln-PEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles had the ability to target MDA-MB-231 cells. Compared to free DOX, Gln-PEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles had significantly greater cytotoxic effect and antiproliferative activity against MDA-MB-231 cells. In vivo, compared to free DOX and mPEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles, Gln-PEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles significantly inhibited tumor growth in tumor-bearing mice. Therefore, Gln-PEG-b-PAE@DOX micelles, as a tumor-targeting drug delivery system, may provide a new method for the treatment of TNBC.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Janisova ◽  
Andrey Gruzinov ◽  
Olga V. Zaborova ◽  
Nadiia Velychkivska ◽  
Ondřej Vaněk ◽  
...  

The binding of plasma proteins to a drug carrier alters the circulation of nanoparticles (NPs) in the bloodstream, and, as a consequence, the anticancer efficiency of the entire nanoparticle drug delivery system. We investigate the possible interaction and the interaction mechanism of a polymeric drug delivery system based on N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymers (pHPMA) with the most abundant proteins in human blood plasma—namely, human serum albumin (HSA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), fibrinogen (Fbg), and apolipoprotein (Apo) E4 and A1—using a combination of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Through rigorous investigation, we present evidence of weak interactions between proteins and polymeric nanomedicine. Such interactions do not result in the formation of the protein corona and do not affect the efficiency of the drug delivery.


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