Chitosan based hydrogel microspheres as drug carriers
Chitosan based hydrogel microspheres as drug carriers
复制标题
DOI:
10.1002/mabi.200600290
复制
发表时间:
2007-05-10
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Bakos, Dusan
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Vodna, Lucia;Bubenikova, Silvia;Bakos, Dusan
Chitosan/tripolyphosphate (CHIT/TPP) and chitosan/tripolyplaosphate/chondroitin sulfate (CHIT/TPP/CHS) core-shell type microspheres were prepared by polyelectrolyte complexation in order to develop a biocompatible matrix for drug delivery. The continual method using a multi-loop reactor under sterile conditions was applied for microsphere preparation. All the types of microspheres produced were spherical in shape and had a porous structure. The mechanical resistance of the microspheres increased in the presence of CHS as the second polyanion, which toughened the microsphere shell structure. For a drug release application, the process of microsphere preparation was modified by dissolving ofloxacin (OFL), the fluoroquinolone antibiotic, in CHIT solution before complex formation. This study shows the difference in OR release comparing the microspheres CHIT/TPP and CHIT/TPP/CHS and implies the potential to control this process.