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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2018

Optimization of a combined wet milling process in order to produce poly(vinyl alcohol) stabilized nanosuspension.

Csaba Bartos, Orsolya Jójárt-Laczkovich, Gábor Katona, Mária Budai-Szűcs, Rita Ambrus, Alexandra Bocsik, Ilona Gróf, Mária Anna Deli, Piroska Szabó-Révész

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Csaba BartosFaculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Orsolya Jójárt-LaczkovichFaculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Gábor KatonaFaculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Mária Budai-SzűcsFaculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Rita AmbrusFaculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Alexandra BocsikInstitute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
Ilona GrófInstitute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
Mária Anna DeliInstitute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
Piroska Szabó-RévészFaculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
University of Szeged · HUHUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont · HU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe article reports a wet milling process, where the planetary ball mill was combined with pearl milling technology to reach nanosize range of meloxicam (Mel; 100-500 nm). The main purpose was to increase the dissolution rate and extent of a poorly water-soluble Mel as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug as well as to study its permeability across cultured intestinal epithelial cell layers.

methodsViscosity of milled dispersion and particle size distribution and zeta potential of Mel were investigated and differential scanning calorimeter and X-ray powder diffractometer were used to analyse the structure of the suspended Mel. Finally in vitro dissolution test and in vitro cell culture studies were made.

resultsIt was found that the ratio of predispersion and pearls 1:1 (w/w) resulted in the most effective grinding system (200-fold particle size reduction in one step) with optimized process parameters, 437 rpm and 43 min. Nanosuspension (1% Mel and 0.5% poly[vinyl alcohol]) as an intermediate product showed a stable system with 2 weeks of holding time. This optimized nanosuspension enhanced the penetration of Mel across cultured intestinal epithelial cell layers without toxic effects.

conclusionThe dissolution rate of Mel from the poly(vinyl alcohol) stabilized nanosuspension justified its applicability in the design of innovative per oral dosage form (capsule) in order to ensure/give a rapid analgesia.

Indexed as

Technology, PharmaceuticalCaco-2 CellsCell SurvivalCrystallizationDrug StabilityHumansMeloxicamNanostructuresParticle SizePolyvinyl AlcoholSolubilitySpectrum Analysis, RamanSuspensionsThiazinesThiazolesViscosityMeloxicamPolyvinyl AlcoholSuspensionsThiazinesThiazolesintermediate productmeloxicammilled dispersionmilling efficiencynanonizationzeta potential

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PMID29910603
PMCPMC5987755
OpenAlexW2807092959

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