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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Electrosprayed Ultra-Thin Coating of Ethyl Cellulose on Drug Nanoparticles for Improved Sustained Release.

Wei-Dong Huang, Xizi Xu, Han-Lin Wang, Jie-Xun Huang, Xiao-Hua Zuo, Xiao-Ju Lu, Xian-Li Liu, Deng-Guang Yu

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Dong HuangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
Xizi XuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Han-Lin WangHubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
Jie-Xun HuangHubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
Xiao-Hua ZuoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
Xiao-Ju LuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
Xian-Li LiuHubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China.
Deng-Guang YuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7825-4498
Hubei Polytechnic University · CNUniversity of Shanghai for Science and Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In nanopharmaceutics, polymeric coating is a popular strategy for modifying the drug release kinetics and, thus, new methods for implementing the nanocoating processes are highly desired. In the present study, a modified coaxial electrospraying process was developed to formulate an ultra-thin layer of ethyl cellulose (EC) on a medicated composite core consisting of tamoxifen citrate (TAM) and EC. A traditional single-fluid blending electrospraying and its monolithic EC-TAM nanoparticles (NPs) were exploited to compare. The modified coaxial processes were demonstrated to be more continuous and robust. The created NPs with EC coating had a higher quality than the monolithic ones in terms of the shape, surface smoothness, and the uniform size distribution, as verified by the SEM and TEM results. XRD patterns suggested that TAM presented in all the NPs in an amorphous state thanks to the fine compatibility between EC and TAM, as indicated by the attenuated total reflection (ATR)-FTIR spectra. In vitro dissolution tests demonstrated that the NPs with EC coating required a time period of 7.58 h, 12.79 h, and 28.74 h for an accumulative release of 30%, 50%, and 90% of the loaded drug, respectively. The protocols reported here open a new way for developing novel medicated nanoparticles with functional coating.

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coating processcoaxial electrosprayingnanoparticlesrelease kineticsurface designsustained release

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PMID32899956
PMCPMC7557748
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