Preparation and Properties of Thermosensitive 5-Fu-ACS Hydrogel

2011 ◽  
Vol 236-238 ◽  
pp. 2387-2390
Author(s):  
He Ping Li ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
Shao Peng Liu ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Long Qin

In the article, a new thermosensitive 5-Fu-ACS hydrogel was prepared as control release drug carrier, and its in vitro release capability in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) were determined by UV spectrum

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1624
Author(s):  
Lili Qin ◽  
Xinyu Zhao ◽  
Yiwei He ◽  
Hongqiang Wang ◽  
Hanjing Wei ◽  
...  

Resveratrol is a natural active ingredient found in plants, which is a polyphenolic compound and has a variety of pharmaceutical uses. Resveratrol-loaded TEMPO-oxidized cellulose aerogel (RLTA) was prepared using a freeze-drying method, employing high speed homogenization followed by rapid freezing with liquid nitrogen. RLTAs were designed at varying drug–cellulose aerogel ratios (1:2, 2:3, 3:2, and 2:1). It could be seen via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) that Res integrated into TEMPO-oxidized cellulose (TC) at different ratios, which changed its aggregation state and turned it into a short rod-like structure. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra confirmed that the RLTAs had the characteristic peaks of TC and Res. In addition, X-ray diffraction (XRD) demonstrated that the grain size of RLTA was obviously smaller than that of pure Res. RLTAs also had excellent stability in both simulated gastric fluid and phosphate buffer solution. The drug release rate was initially completed within 5 h under a loading rate of 30.7 wt%. The results of an MTT assay showed the low toxicity and good biocompatibility of the RLTAs. TC aerogel could be a promising drug carrier that may be widely used in designing and preparing novel biomedicine.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1938
Author(s):  
Ramona-Daniela Păvăloiu ◽  
Fawzia Sha’at ◽  
Georgeta Neagu ◽  
Mihaela Deaconu ◽  
Corina Bubueanu ◽  
...  

This study is focused on the encapsulation of polyphenols from Lycium barbarum leaves into liposomes as a strategy to improve their delivery. Liposomes loaded with Lycium barbarum leaves extract were obtained and characterized for particle size, polydispersity, entrapment efficiency, and stability. Liposomes presented entrapment efficiency higher than 75%, nanometric particle size, narrow polydispersity, and good stability over three months at 4 °C. The liposomes containing Lycium barbarum offered a slower release of polyphenols with attenuated burst effect compared with the dissolution of free Lycium barbarum extract in phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.4. Moreover, an in vitro pretreatment of 24 h with loaded liposomes showed a cytoprotective effect against H2O2-induced cytotoxicity on L-929 mouse fibroblasts cells. These preliminary findings imply that liposomes could be successfully employed as carriers for polyphenols in pharmaceutical applications.


Author(s):  
Luma Safa el-din Al-Hassnaui

Danazol is a synthetic steroid used for endometriosis treatment, haslow bioavailability as it is practically insoluble in water. This study has been carried out to prepare and characterize danazol nanoparticles by nanoprecipitation method at a different polymer to drug ratios of 0.5:1,1:1,2:1 and 3:1 using different polymers of CMC-30 and various grades of HPMC and PVP,as stabilizers. Variables that might affect the particle size as polymer type,polymer to drug ratio,temperature of precipitation,addition rate of danazol solution,volume ratio,time of stirring,concentrationof drug,have been investigated. The particle size of the prepared formulas has been in the nano-sized except those using CMC and the best formula has beenF20 at a polymer to drug ratio of0.5:1 which has given the smallest particle sizeof 33nm.The investigations of the drug–stabilizer compatibility havebeen studied by FTIR and DSC,crystalline state by XRD,size,and shape of nanoparticles by FESEM and the results showed that there has been no interaction between the danazol and stabilizer and there has been a partial conversion of danazol from crystalline to an amorphous state with a size below 100nm. Most of the studied factors havebeen found affect the particle size of the nanoparticles.The Entrapment efficiency has been (91.3% ± 0.4) in the (F20). The solubility study revealed that 6.75,4.97 and 5.1 folds increased of solubility of danazol for nanoparticles than that for raw in distilled water,0.1N HCl and in phosphate buffer of pH 6.8.The simple capsule has been prepared by incorporation of freeze-dried of F20 with lactose as a filler and the in vitro dissolution study has been conducted using 0.1N HCl (pH 1.2) with 2% w/v Brij-35,phosphate buffer solution(pH 6.8) with 2% w/v Brij-35as dissolution media. Within 30 minutes,100% of the danazol has been released from the nanoparticle capsule in both dissolution media compared to the raw and physical blend capsules as controls havebeen nearly complete in 120 minutes.One can conclude that Antisolvent method is an easy,efficient method to prepare danazol nanoparticles with an intense effect on solubility and faster in vitro dissolution rate than raw drug and its physical blend with stabilizer.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 103-106
Author(s):  
Zheng Guo ◽  
Jin Jing Chen

In this paper, Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PGLA) fibers were treated with the plasma. The surface, tensile strength, and contact angle with water of the PGLA fiber were investigated. The results showed that the PGLA fiber after treatment possessed more rough surface and smaller contact angle with water compared with the untreated fiber, but the tensile strength of fiber after treatment was not significantly diffrent form the fiber before treatment. In addition, both the treated and untreated PGA fibers were placed in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) (pH=7.4) at 37 °C up to 2.5 weeks to investigate the effect of plasma treatment on the degradation in vitro. Changes in tensile strength during degradation was investigated. The results showed that the treated PGLA fiber degraded faster compared with the untreated fiber.


Author(s):  
Yan Mei Chen ◽  
Ting Fei Xi ◽  
Yu Feng Zheng ◽  
Liang Zhou ◽  
Yi Zao Wan

Nano-bacterial cellulose (nBC), secreted by Acetobacter xylinum, is expected to have potential applications in tissue engineering. In this paper, the in-vitro degradation performance and the corresponding mechanism of nBC immersed in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) for different time periods was investigated. The pH value variation of solution, material degradation, and the swelling and structural changes of nBC was analysed successively. The results indicate that water molecules attack the exposed nBC fibrils, weakening the bonding strength of inter- and intra-molecular chains and disconnecting partial C-O-C bonds. The disconnection of C-O-C bonds is considered the primary reason for the degradation of nBC large molecular chains after nBC is immersed in PBS. The present work is instructive for controlling the in-vivo degradation performance of nBC acting as bone tissue engineered scaffold materials.


1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1104-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. Arora ◽  
A. B. Filonow ◽  
J. L. Lockwood

Erwinia herbicola, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and P. putida were strongly attracted in vitro to substances exuded by conidia of Cochliobolus victoriae and sclerotia of Macrophomina phaseolina, but not to phosphate buffer solution. Numbers of bacteria attracted to propagules of C. victoriae or M. phaseolina in an unsterilized sandy loam soil were significantly (P = 0.05) greater than background populations occurring in soil saturated with buffer. Chemotactic response was greater to C. victoriae than to M. phaseolina both in vitro and in soil. Results suggest that living fungal propagules may act as attractants for motile bacteria in soil.


2008 ◽  
Vol 47-50 ◽  
pp. 1302-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Nychka ◽  
Ding Li

We report our observations concerning the time evolution of surface morphology occurring during the in vitro immersion of bioactive glass surfaces in contact with phosphate buffer solution. We compare regions under intentionally produced residual stresses via micro-indentation to those where no indentation was performed. The sign of the residual stress is shown to be important for predicting dissolution behaviour; compression retards dissolution, whereas tension enhances dissolution. We analyze our results with a simple model for the work of bond dissociation. We report that a highly constrained residual compressive stress state, such as in an indent, leads to a work deficit in comparison to tension, which accounts for the slower dissolution rate of compressed bioactive glass. Such a mechanochemical effect suggests that the presence of residual stresses from the manufacture of biomedical implants and devices could lead to accelerated or delayed dissolution and that careful control of residual stresses should be sought for predictable performance in dissolvable materials.


2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 1764-1769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitalijs Lakevics ◽  
Janis Locs ◽  
Dagnija Loca ◽  
Valentina Stepanova ◽  
Liga Berzina-Cimdina ◽  
...  

Sorption experiments of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramic granules, prepared at three temperatures 900°C, 1000°C and 1150°C were performed at room temperature 18,6 °C and phosphate buffer, pH 5,83; 6.38 and 7,39. Thermal treatment contributed to the decrease of bovine serum albumin immobilization indicating that sorption process depended on HAp ceramics specific surface area and pH values of phosphate buffer solution. However, it was confirmed that granule size was also an important parameter for bovine serum albumin adsorption. As a result of these experiments, the most appropriate adsorption conditions and phosphate buffer pH values influence on to BSA sorption were analyzed.


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