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[Optimization of riboflavin sodium phosphate loading to calcium alginate floating microspheres by response surface
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing 100191, China.
Objective:
To investigate the preparation, optimization and in vitro properties of riboflavin sodium phosphate floating microspheres.
Methods:
The floating microspheres composed of riboflavin sodium phosphate and calcium alginate were prepared using ion gelatin-oven drying method.
Results:
The properties of the microspheres were investigated, including the buoyancy, release, appearance and entrapment efficiency. The formulation was optimized by response surface methodology (RSM).
Conclusion:
The optimized microspheres were round. The entrapment efficiency was 57.49%. All the microspheres could float on the artificial gastric juice over 8 hours. The release of the drug from the microspheres complied with Fick's diffusion.
