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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Faster Release of Lumen-Loaded Drugs than Matrix-Loaded Equivalent in Polylactic Acid/Halloysite Nanotubes.

Chaitra Venkatesh, Oran Clear, Ian Major, John G Lyons, Declan M Devine

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors.

Chaitra VenkateshMaterial Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone N37 FK59, Ireland. c.venkatesh@research.ait.ie.ORCID 0000-0003-4105-6273
Oran ClearFaculty of Engineering and Informatics, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone N37 FK59, Ireland. A00251270@student.ait.ie.
Ian MajorMaterial Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone N37 FK59, Ireland. imajor@ait.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-0538-9786
John G LyonsFaculty of Engineering and Informatics, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone N37 FK59, Ireland. slyons@ait.ie.ORCID 0000-0003-1998-070X
Declan M DevineMaterial Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone N37 FK59, Ireland. ddevine@ait.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-1364-5583

Funding

Science Foundation Ireland 16/RC/3918
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanocomposite-based drug delivery systems with intrinsic controlled release properties are of great interest in biomedical applications. We report a novel polylactic acid (PLA)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) nanocomposite-based drug delivery system. PLA/HNT nanocomposites have shown immense potential for use in biomedical applications due to their favorable cyto- and hemo-compatibility. The objective of this study was to evaluate the release of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) from PLA/HNT composites matrix and the effect of preloading the API into the lumen of the HNT on its release profile. Aspirin was used in this study as a model drug as it is a common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet agent widely used for various medical conditions. These two types of drug-loaded PLA/HNT nanocomposites were characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), surface wettability and mechanical testing. Statistical analysis was conducted on numerical data. Drug entrapment and in vitro drug release studies were conducted using UV spectrophotometry. Results indicate that aspirin was successfully loaded into the lumen of HNT, which resulted in the sustained release of aspirin from the nanocomposites. Furthermore, the addition of HNT into the polymer matrix increased the mechanical properties, indicating its suitability as a drug-eluting reinforcing agent.

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active pharmaceutical ingredientsAspirindrug deliverydrug loadinghalloysite nanotubesmelt extrusionnanocompositespolylactic acid

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PMID31195738
PMCPMC6600978

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