Issue 33, 2015

Hydroxyapatite nanowhiskers embedded in chondroitin sulfate microspheres as colon targeted drug delivery systems

Abstract

An inorganic/organic hybrid material with a triggering mechanism for specific drug delivery at the colon was synthesized. First, hydroxyapatite nanowhiskers (n-HA) with a high aspect ratio, narrow particle size distribution and high surface area, ca. 67 m2 g−1, are prepared. As proof-of-concept, terbinafine, a fungicidal agent, was loaded onto the n-HA, obtaining a drug loading of 40.63 mg of terbinafine per gram of n-HA. Hydroxyapatite nanowhiskers loaded with terbinafine were encapsulated with chondroitin sulfate (CS) microspheres, using chemically modified glycidyl methacrylate by performing ultrasonic microemulsion polymerization. The obtained hybrid materials were characterized by TEM, SEM, FTIR, and NMR. Dispersed n-HA in CS microspheres was obtained for different n-HA contents, from 1 to 10% (w/w). In vitro studies have been carried out to investigate terbinafine release from hybrid microspheres in simulated gastric fluid and simulated intestinal fluid. The studies demonstrated that sustained drug release can be obtained using the developed hybrid material.

Graphical abstract: Hydroxyapatite nanowhiskers embedded in chondroitin sulfate microspheres as colon targeted drug delivery systems

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 May 2015
Accepted
21 Jul 2015
First published
22 Jul 2015

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 6837-6846

Author version available

Hydroxyapatite nanowhiskers embedded in chondroitin sulfate microspheres as colon targeted drug delivery systems

T. S. P. Cellet, G. M. Pereira, E. C. Muniz, R. Silva and A. F. Rubira, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 6837 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB00856E

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements