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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2020

Copolymer Composition and Nanoparticle Configuration Enhance in vitro Drug Release Behavior of Poorly Water-soluble Progesterone for Oral Formulations.

Yue Zhang, Rui Zhang, Upulitha Eranka Illangakoon, Anthony Henry Harker, Christopher Thrasivoulou, Maryam Parhizkar, Mohan Edirisinghe, C J Luo

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2020. 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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yue ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3519-9174
Rui ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
Upulitha Eranka IllangakoonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
Anthony Henry HarkerDepartment of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Christopher ThrasivoulouCell & Developmental Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9425-8624
Maryam ParhizkarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
Mohan EdirisingheDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
C J LuoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9898-695X
University College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

hypothesisDeveloping oral formulations to enable effective release of poorly water-soluble drugs like progesterone is a major challenge in pharmaceutics. Coaxial electrospray can generate drug-loaded nanoparticles of strategic compositions and configurations to enhance physiological dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drug progesterone. EXPERIMENTS: Six formulations comprising nanoparticles encapsulating progesterone in different poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) matrix configurations and compositions were fabricated and characterized in terms of morphology, molecular crystallinity, drug encapsulation efficiency and release behavior.

findingsA protocol of fabrication conditions to achieve 100% drug encapsulation efficiency in nanoparticles was developed. Scanning electron microscopy shows smooth and spherical morphology of 472.1±54.8 to 588.0±92.1 nm in diameter. Multiphoton Airyscan super-resolution confocal microscopy revealed core-shell nanoparticle configuration. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed presence of PLGA and progesterone in all formulations. Diffractometry indicated amorphous state of the encapsulated drug. UV-vis spectroscopy showed drug release increased with hydrophilic copolymer glycolide ratio while core-shell formulations with progesterone co-dissolved in PLGA core exhibited enhanced release over five hours at 79.9±1.4% and 70.7±3.5% for LA:GA 50:50 and 75:25 in comparison with pure progesterone without polymer matrix in the core at 67.0±1.7% and 57.5±2.8%, respectively. Computational modeling showed good agreement with the experimental drug release behavior in vitro.

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Biological AvailabilityDrug CarriersDrug CompoundingDrug Delivery SystemsDrug LiberationMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNanoparticlesParticle SizePolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerProgesteroneSolubilitySpectrophotometry, UltravioletSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredWaterX-Ray DiffractionDrug CarriersPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerProgesteroneWaterbioavailabilitycoaxial electrospraycopolymercore-shell nanoparticlesdrug deliverylactide-co-glycolideoral formulationsPLGApolypoorly water-soluble drugsprogesterone

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PMID32801695
PMCPMC7398683
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