| Autor: |
Marta Szekalska, Anna Czajkowska-Kośnik, Bartosz Maciejewski, Iwona Misztalewska-Turkowicz, Agnieszka Zofia Wilczewska, Jurga Bernatoniene, Katarzyna Winnicka |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Pharmaceutics, Vol 15, Iss 10, p 2415 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1999-4923 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/pharmaceutics15102415 |
| Popis: |
The mucosal membrane of the oral cavity, due to its unique structure and availability, constitutes an appropriate site for the delivery of drugs, both with local and systemic effects. Mucoadhesive buccal films are drug dosage forms that due to their convenience of application, flexibility and size, are characterized by patients’ compliance. Sodium alginate and pectin are natural polymers from the polysaccharides group, with mucoadhesive properties, that are widely applied to obtain buccal films. However, their hydrophilic nature and poor water resistance limit their application in sustained drug release formulations. Hence, the aim of this investigation was to design alginate/pectin buccal films by a one-step crosslinking technique—with the application of calcium carbonate. This technique was applied to prepare crosslinked alginate and alginate/pectin mucoadhesive films with a model antifungal drug—posaconazole. The obtained formulations were evaluated for the impact of crosslinking and pectin’s presence on their pharmaceutical, mucoadhesive, mechanical and physicochemical properties. Additionally, the antifungal activity of the prepared films against Candida spp. was evaluated. It was shown that pectin’s presence in the formulations improved flexibility, mucoadhesion and antifungal activity. The crosslinking process reduced mucoadhesiveness and antifungal activity but significantly enhanced the mechanical properties and stability and enabled prolonged drug release. |
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