scholarly journals State-of-the-Art Irradiation Technology for Polymeric Hydrogel Fabrication and Application in Drug Release System

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asim Raza ◽  
Jin-Oh Jeong ◽  
Sang Hyun Park

Chronic and debilitating diseases can be marginally cured by anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antibiotic drugs, there is still need for more efficacious delivery approaches. Biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric hydrogels are essential requirements for drug release systems due to sustained or targeted drug delivery. Irradiation crosslinking of polymers is considered a safe route for the fabrication of hydrogels because crosslinking takes place without addition of unnecessary toxic reagents such as initiators or crosslinkers. This technology is a useful way to induce sterilization and crosslinking in a single step. Several natural and synthetic polymers in different combinations are crosslinked through high energy ionizing radiation such as electron beam and gamma ray irradiation. Polymeric hydrogels prepared using these techniques exhibit good gel fraction, swelling ratio, and mechanical properties. In addition, hydrogels possess drug loading and release characteristics, antimicrobial characteristics, and in-vivo/in-vitro cytocompatibility. The advantage of biodegradable and biocompatible drug release systems is the controlled release of drugs without deleterious effects on targeted sites. This mini review about irradiation crosslinked hydrogels will provide sufficient guidelines for new researchers to proceed further in this field.

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Endang Sri Ratna ◽  
Kemas Usman ◽  
Indah Arastuti ◽  
Dadan Hindayana

Effect of gamma irradiation [60Co] against Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock in vitro and in vivo. Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock is one of the most important pests on guava fruit. According to a quarantine regulation in export-import commodities, irradiation treatment is a suitable methods for eradicating infested organism, which is relatively safe for the environment. The aim of this research was to determine mortality doses and an effective dose of [60Co] gamma ray irradiation for the eradication purpose, and its implication on the survival of fruit fly B. carambolae. Two irradiation methods of in vitro dan in vivo were carried out, by exposing egg and 3rd instar larvae of B. carambolae obtained from the laboratory reared insect. Eleven doses of gamma ray irradiation of 0, 30, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 300, 450, and 600 Gy were applied, respectively. The level of 99% fruit fly mortality was estimated by the value of LD99 using probit analysis and the number of larvae, pupae and adult survival were evaluated by analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the means compared by Tukey’s test, at 5% of significance level. These result showed that the effective lethal dose (LD99) of irradiation that could be successful to eradicate eggs and 3rd instar larvae in vitro were 2225 and 2343 Gy and in vivo were 3165 dan 3177 Gy, respectively. Almost all of the treated larvae survived and developed to pupae, therefore only the minimum irradiation dose of 30 Gy allowed the pupae to develop into adults.


Author(s):  
Marwa H. Abdallah ◽  
Amr S. Abu Lila ◽  
Md. Khalid Anwer ◽  
El-Sayed Khafagy ◽  
Muqtader Mohammad ◽  
...  

The present work was aimed to develop a transferosomal gel of ibuprofen (IBU) for the amelioration of psoriasis like inflammation. Three formulation of IBU loaded transferosomes (TFs1-TFs3) were prepared using different proportions of lipid (phospholipon 90H) and surfactant (tween 80) and further evaluated for vesicle size, zeta potential (ZP), entrapment efficiency and in vitro drug release. The IBU loaded transferosomes (TFs2) was optimized with vesicle size (217±8.4 nm), PDI (0.102), ZP (-31.5±4.3 mV), entrapment efficiency (88.4±6.9%) and drug loading (44.2±2.9%). Further, the optimized IBU loaded transferosomes (TFs2) was incorporated into 1% carbopol 934 gel base and characterized for homogeneity, extrudability, viscosity and drug content. The in vivo pharmacodynamic study of gel exhibited reduction in psoriasis like inflammation in mice. The ibuprofen loaded transferosomal gel was successfully developed and has shown the potential to be a new therapy against psoriasis like inflammation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1029-1036
Author(s):  
Hongzhu Wang ◽  
Mengxun Chen ◽  
Liping Song ◽  
Youju Huang

A key challenge for nanoparticles-based drug delivery system is to achieve manageable drug release in tumour cell. In this study, a versatile system combining photothermal therapy and controllable drug release for tumour cells using temperature-sensitive block copolymer coupled Au NRs@SiO2 is reported. While the Au NRs serve as hyperthermal agent and the mesoporous silica was used to improve the drug loading and decrease biotoxicity. The block copolymer acted as “gatekeeper” to regulate the release of model drug (Doxorubicin hydrochloride, DOX). Through in vivo and in vitro experiments, we achieved the truly controllable drug release and photothermal therapy with the collaborative effect of the three constituents of the nanocomposites. The reported nanocomposites pave the way to high-performance controllable drug release and photothermal therapy system.


2005 ◽  
Vol 04 (05n06) ◽  
pp. 855-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN GARNETT

The use of nanosized materials changes the way in which drugs are handled by the body and offers opportunities to improve drug delivery. The physiological mechanisms controlling the distribution of nanosized materials (enhanced permeability and retention effect, cellular uptake pathways and opsonisation/elimination of nanoparticles) are described. Two different nanosized drug delivery systems are considered; drug delivery and DNA delivery. The deficiencies of currently available biodegradable polymers for preparation of drug containing nanoparticles are mainly the amount of drug that can be incorporated and the rapid rate of drug release. The development of new biodegradable polymers which can interact with the drug and so significantly increase drug loading and decrease the rate of drug release are outlined. DNA delivery necessitates overcoming a variety of biological barriers. We are developing polyelectrolyte complexes of DNA with cationic polyamidoamines (PAA) as a delivery system. Complexing PAA with DNA results in good transfection of cells in vitro. However, in vivo, a more complex arrangement of PAA, Polyethylene glycol-PAA copolymers, DNA and the use of ligands will be required. Despite these efforts, further developments will be needed in nanotechnology for both drug and DNA nanoparticle delivery systems to achieve our clinical objectives.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Novi Kusumaning Astuti ◽  
Suputa Suputa ◽  
Nugroho Susetyo Putra ◽  
Murni Indarwatmi

Snake fruit (Salacca zalacca) is a unique fruit and it has decadent prospects to be developed as an export commodity. Nevertheless, oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel seems to decrease the quantity and quality of this fruit. On the other side, irradiation has been developed as a standard quarantine treatment to disinfest fruit fly on fruit. The objective of this research was to determine impact of irradiation by Cobalt-60 gamma-ray on the development and survivorship of eggs and the third instar of fruitfly larvae using in-vitro and in-vivo approaches and minimum dose of Cobalt-60 gamma rays applied for snake fruit. Six doses of gamma-ray, i.e. 0 (control), 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 Gy were used in this experiment. The results showed that Cobalt-60 disturbed development and survivor rate of B. dorsalis. The development of eggs into pupa was failed when treated with Cobalt-60 at any doses, while the third instar larvae failed to become adult when irradiated with 75, 100 and 150 Gy of gamma-ray. The impacts were increased with the increment of dose. Furthermore, impact of gamma-ray irradiation was greater on eggs compared to the third instar of larvae. The minimum dose of irradiation to prevent adults emerge was 118 Gy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (44) ◽  
pp. 5755-5763
Author(s):  
Kaleem Ullah ◽  
Shujaat Ali Khan ◽  
Muhammad Sohail ◽  
Abdul Mannan ◽  
Ghulam Murtaza

Background: Oxaliplatin (OXP), a 3rd generation platinum compound, which causes severe side effects due to; impulse high concentration in the bloodstream thereby exposing healthy cells at a high ratio, nonspecific delivery at the target site and non-compliance is administered intravenously. Objective: The project was aimed at the development, characterization, and in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of pHresponsive hydrogels for oral administration of OXP. Methods: Hydrogel formulations were synthesized through a free radical polymerization technique followed by brief characterization using various techniques. The hydrogels were investigated for various in-vitro studies such as sol-gel, drug loading, swelling, drug release, and MTT-assay. While in-vivo studies such as oral tolerability, histopathology, and hematology studies were performed on rabbits. A simple and sensitive HPLC-UV method was optimized and the comparative pharmacokinetic study was performed in rabbits using OXP-oral solution and OXP-loaded hydrogels. Results: In-vitro characterization confirmed that the reactant was successfully crosslinked to form thermally stable hydrogels with decreased crystallinity and rough surface. Swelling and drug release showed that hydrogels were more responsive to basic pH (6.8 and 7.4) in comparison with pH 1.2. The blank hydrogels were cytocompatible as more than 95% of the cells were viable while free OXP and OXP-loaded hydrogels displayed dosedependent cytotoxic effect. In-vivo studies confirmed that chitosan and gelatin hydrogel suspension was well tolerable up to 3800 mg/kg and 4000 mg/kg of body weight, respectively. Hematology and serum chemistry reports were well within the range suggesting normal liver and kidney functions. Similarly, histopathology slides of rabbit vital organs were also found normal without causing any histopathological change. Conclusion: HPLC-UV method was successfully optimized for OXP detection in oral solution and hydrogels administered to rabbits. A significant difference was found among various pharmacokinetic parameters by comparing the two groups including half-life (t1/2), tmax, Cmax, AUCtot MRT, Vz, and Lz.


2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sendilcoumare Kalimouttou ◽  
Mohamed Skiba ◽  
Pierre Bon ◽  
Pierre Déchelotte ◽  
Philippe Arnaud ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Vishal Gupta ◽  
Shirodker Natasha ◽  
Anil Getyala ◽  
Ramnath Sudeendra Bhat

Abstract The aim of the present investigation was to prepare and evaluate novel bioadhesive vaginal tablets containing clotrimazole loaded microspheres in order to provide long-term therapeutic activity at the site of infection. Tablets were prepared by incorporating drug loaded microspheres and using bioadhesive polymers hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and Carbopol. Microspheres were prepared by the spray drying technique using Eudragit RS-100 and Eudragit RL-100. Microspheres were characterized by SEM, DSC, FTIR, particle size analysis and evaluated for percentage yield, drug loading, encapsulation efficiency and in vitro drug release. To achieve bioadhesion to the mucosal tissue, optimized microspheres were incorporated into bioadhesive tablets and were evaluated for in vitro drug release, in vitro and in vivo mucoadhesion. FTIR and DSC studies showed that no chemical interaction occurred between the drug and polymers. The sphericity factor indicated that the prepared microspheres were spherical. Formulation Mt6 indicated a controlled in vitro drug release and good bioadhesive strength. The in vivo images confirmed the bioadhesion and retention property of tablets up to 24 h. The results indicated that this drug delivery system can be explored for controlled intravaginal drug release.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Du ◽  
Shankui Liu ◽  
Guizhou Hao ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Miaomiao Zhou ◽  
...  

Patient’s poor compliance and the high risk of toxic effects limit the clinical use of galantamine hydrobromide. To overcome these drawbacks, the sustained-release galantamine pamoate microspheres (GLT-PM-MS) were successfully developed using an oil/water emulsion solvent evaporation method in this study. Physicochemical properties of GLT-PM-MS were carefully characterized, and the in vitro and in vivo drug release behaviors were well studied. Results showed that the morphology of optimized microspheres were spherical with smooth surfaces and core-shell interior structure. Mean particle size, drug loading and entrapment efficiency were 75.23 ± 1.79 μm, 28.01 ± 0.81% and 87.12 ± 2.71%, respectively. The developed GLT-PM-MS were found to have a sustained release for about 24 days in vitro and the plasma drug concentration remained stable for 17 days in rats. These results indicated that GLT-PM-MS could achieve the sustained drug release purpose and be used in clinical trial.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiran Logan ◽  
John Callan

Abstract Background Ultrasound targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) has emerged as an effective strategy for the delivery of drug payloads to solid tumours. However, loading a single microbubble (MB) formulation with two drug payloads is challenging and often involves several manipulations post-MB preparation to enable attachment of drug payloads which can be cumbersome and generally results in low / inconsistent drug loading. Here we report a one-step synthesis of a gemcitabine-functionalised phospholipid and its subsequent incorporation into a stable MB formulation co-loaded with paclitaxel (PTX). The efficacy of the MB conjugate was determined in a Panc-1 spheroid model and ectopic BxPC-3 tumour model of pancreatic cancer. Methods Gemcitabine-modified phospholipid (Lipid-Gem MB) was prepared from 1,2-dibehenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DBPC) though a transphosphatidylation reaction using gemcitabine (Gem) as the acceptor alcohol. Lipid-Gem MB and Lipid-Gem-PTX MB were prepared from Lipid-Gem MB and/or PTX using a standard thin-film hydration technique followed by sonication in the presence of PFB gas. In vitro efficacy of Lipid-Gem MB and Lipid-Gem-PTX MB were determined in Panc-1 spheroids using an MTT assay. The in vivo effectiveness was determined in BxPC-3 tumour bearing mice following IV administration of either Lipid-Gem MB or Lipid-Gem-PTX MB plus ultrasound (US). Free Gem, free Gem + PTX and untreated mice were used for comparative purposes. Results Spheroids treated with Lipid-Gem MB +US or Lipid-Gem-PTX MB +US were significantly reduced relative to spheroids treated with US alone (p = 0.033 and p = 0.0031 respectively) or with the respective MB formulation alone (i.e. no US) (p = 0.0336 and p = 0.0037 respectively). Furthermore, cell viability for spheroids treated with Lipid-Gem-PTX MB +US was significantly reduced compared with spheroids treated with Lipid-Gem MB +US (p = 0.0077) (Figure a). Mice treated with Lipid-Gem MB +US or Lipid-Gem-PTX MB +US showed an average change in tumour volume of + 7 ± 7% and -10 ± 10 % respectively compared with +45 ±10% and +30 ± 10% for free gem and free gem + PTX respectively (Figure b). Conclusions A Gem-modified lipid was succesfully synthesised using a single step reaction and was subsequently incorporated into MBs containging PTX, eliminating the need for cumbersome drug conjgation methods. UTMD mediated treatment of Panc-1 spheroids and BxPC-3 tumours demonstrated the efficacy and tolerability of the formulations. Given that all components of this formulation are already clinicaly apporved, UTMD using Lipid-Gem-PTX MB offers a promising alternative to existing treatments


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