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ArticlePharmaceutics2018

RETRACTED: Preparation and Characterization of Spherical Amorphous Solid Dispersion with Amphotericin B.

Lyes Mehenni, Malika Lahiani-Skiba, Guy Ladam, François Hallouard, Mohamed Skiba

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 14 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lyes MehenniNormandy UNIV, UNIROUEN, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Technology, Inserm U1239, DC2N, UFR of Health, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen CEDEX, France. lyesmehenni@yahoo.fr.
Malika Lahiani-SkibaNormandy UNIV, UNIROUEN, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Technology, Inserm U1239, DC2N, UFR of Health, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen CEDEX, France. malika.skiba@univ-rouen.fr.
Guy LadamNormandy UNIV, UNIROUEN, CNRS, PBS (UMR 6270), 55 rue Saint-Germain, 27000 Evreux, France. guy.ladam@univ-rouen.fr.
François HallouardNormandy UNIV, UNIROUEN, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Technology, Inserm U1239, DC2N, UFR of Health, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen CEDEX, France. francois.hallouard@gmail.com.
Mohamed SkibaNormandy UNIV, UNIROUEN, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Technology, Inserm U1239, DC2N, UFR of Health, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen CEDEX, France. mohamed.skiba@univ-rouen.fr.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, new polymer microspheres of amphotericin B (AmB) were prepared by a spray drying technique using cyclodextrin polymers (Poly-CD) to improve the solubility and dissolution of AmB, to prevent in vivo toxic AmB aggregations. Formulations were characterized through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal analysis, Raman spectroscopy, particle size, drug purity test and in vitro release studies. The analysis indicated that the chemical structure of AmB remained unchanged in the amorphous solid dispersion, but the structure was changed from crystalline to amorphous. AmB was completely release from such optimized formulations in dissolution media in 40 min. This work may contribute to a new generation of spherical amorphous solid dispersion using a cyclodextrin polymer, which has implications for the possibility of drug development for oral utilization or as powder aerosols for pulmonary administration.

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amorphous solid dispersionsamphotericin Bcyclodextrins polymersspray-drying

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PMID30453493
PMCPMC6320868

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