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Characterization and In Vitro Skin Permeation of Meloxicam-Loaded Liposomes versus Transfersomes
Sureewan Duangjit1, Praneet Opanasopit, Theerasak Rojanarata
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University, Sanamchan Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand.
Abstract:
The goal of this study was to develop and evaluate the potential use of liposome and transfersome vesicles in the transdermal drug delivery of meloxicam (MX). MX-loaded vesicles were prepared and evaluated for particle size, zeta potential, entrapment efficiency (%EE), loading efficiency, stability, and in vitro skin permeation. The vesicles were spherical in structure, 90 to 140 nm in size, and negatively charged (-23 to -43 mV). The %EE of MX in the vesicles ranged from 40 to 70%. Transfersomes provided a significantly higher skin permeation of MX compared to liposomes. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) analysis indicated that the application of transfersomes significantly disrupted the stratum corneum lipid. Our research suggests that MX-loaded transfersomes can be potentially used as a transdermal drug delivery system.
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