Albumin Submicron Particles with Entrapped Riboflavin—Fabrication and Characterization

Autor: Nittiya Suwannasom, Kathrin Smuda, Chiraphat Kloypan, Waraporn Kaewprayoon, Nuttakorn Baisaeng, Ausanai Prapan, Saranya Chaiwaree, Radostina Georgieva, Hans Bäumler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 482 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano9030482
Popis: Although riboflavin (RF) belongs to the water-soluble vitamins of group B, its solubility is low. Therefore, the application of micro-formulations may help to overcome this limiting factor for the delivery of RF. In this study we immobilized RF in newly developed albumin submicron particles prepared using the Co-precipitation Crosslinking Dissolution technique (CCD-technique) of manganese chloride and sodium carbonate in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA) and RF. The resulting RF containing HSA particles (RF-HSA-MPs) showed a narrow size distribution in the range of 0.9 to 1 μm, uniform peanut-like morphology, and a zeta-potential of −15 mV. In vitro release studies represented biphasic release profiles of RF in a phosphate buffered saline (PBS) pH 7.4 and a cell culture medium (RPMI) 1640 medium over a prolonged period. Hemolysis, platelet activation, and phagocytosis assays revealed a good hemocompatibility of RF-HSA-MPs.
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