Nanohydrogels Based on Self-Assembly of Cationic Pullulan and Anionic Dextran Derivatives for Efficient Delivery of Piroxicam

Autor: Dorota Lachowicz, Przemyslaw Mielczarek, Roma Wirecka, Katarzyna Berent, Anna Karewicz, Michał Szuwarzyński, Szczepan Zapotoczny
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Pharmaceutics, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 622 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1999-4923
11120622
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120622
Popis: A cationic derivative of pullulan was obtained by grafting reaction and used together with dextran sulfate to form polysaccharide-based nanohydrogel cross-linked via electrostatic interactions between polyions. Due to the polycation-polyanion interactions nanohydrogel particles were formed instantly and spontaneously in water. The nanoparticles were colloidally stable and their size and surface charge could be controlled by the polycation/polyanion ratio. The morphology of the obtained particles was visualized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The resulting structures were spherical, with hydrodynamic diameters in the range of 100−150 nm. The binding constant (Ka) of a model drug, piroxicam, to the cationic pullulan (C-PUL) was determined by spectrophotometric measurements. The value of Ka was calculated according to the Benesi—Hildebrand equation to be (3.6 ± 0.2) × 103 M−1. After binding to cationic pullulan, piroxicam was effectively entrapped inside the nanohydrogel particles and released in a controlled way. The obtained system was efficiently taken up by cells and was shown to be biocompatible.
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