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ArticlePharmaceutical research2008

Core-shell particles for the dispersion of small polar drugs and biomolecules in hydrofluoroalkane propellants.

Libo Wu, Balaji Bharatwaj, Jayanth Panyam, Sandro R P da Rocha

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Libo WuDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Balaji Bharatwaj
Jayanth Panyam
Sandro R P da Rocha
Wayne State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDemonstrate the applicability of a novel particle-based technology for the development of suspensions of small polar drugs and biomolecules in hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) propellants for pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs). MATERIALS AND

methodsEmulsification diffusion was used to prepare core-shell particles. The shell consisted of oligo(lactide) grafts attached onto a short chitosan backbone. The active drug was arrested within the particle core. Colloidal Probe Microscopy (CPM) was used to determine the cohesive forces between particles in a model HFA propellant. The aerosol characteristics of the formulations were determined using an Anderson Cascade Impactor (ACI). Cytotoxicity studies were performed on lung epithelial and alveolar type II cells.

resultsCPM results indicate that particle cohesive forces in liquid HFA are significantly screened in the presence of the polymeric shell and correlate well with the physical stability of suspensions in propellant HFA. The proposed formulation showed little or no cytotoxic effects on both Calu-3 and A549 cells.

conclusionsCore-shell particles with a shell containing the lactide moiety as the HFA-phile showed excellent dispersion stability and aerosol characteristics in HFA-based pMDIs. This is a general strategy that can be used for developing novel suspension pMDIs of both small polar drugs and large therapeutic molecules.

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Nebulizers and VaporizersAerosolsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalChemistry, PharmaceuticalColloidsFluorocarbonsHumansHydrocarbons, FluorinatedAerosolsapafluraneColloidsFluorocarbonsHydrocarbons, Fluorinated

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