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Preparation and Characterization of SDF-1α-Chitosan-Dextran Sulfate Nanoparticles
Published on: January 22, 2015
Development of chitosan-based nanoparticles through inter-polymeric complexation for oral drug delivery
Sougata Jana1, Nirmal Maji, Amit Kumar Nayak
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol 713301, West Bengal, India. janapharmacy@rediffmail.com
Abstract:
The possibility of inter-polymeric complexation of cationic chitosan and anionic egg albumin stabilized with PEG 400 to develop novel nanoparticles for oral delivery of alprazolam by heat coagulation method at pH 5.4 and 80 °C. Nine formulations were prepared by changing the concentration of chitosan, PEG 400 and heating time. The alprazolam entrapment efficiency of these nanoparticles was in the range of 68.12±1.27 to 99.37±4.86%. These nanoparticles were characterized by FTIR, DSC, P-XRD and FE-SEM analysis. Average particle diameter, poly-dispersity index and zeta potential of these nanoparticles were found 259.60 nm, 0.501, and -9.00 mV, respectively. The in vitro drug release from these alprazolam-loaded nanoparticles showed sustained drug release over a period of 24h. In conclusion, these newly developed chitosan-egg albumin-PEG nanoparticles were found to be a promising vehicle for sustained release delivery of lipophilic drugs.
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