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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2021

Development and Characterization of PLGA Nanoparticle-Laden Hydrogels for Sustained Ocular Delivery of Norfloxacin in the Treatment of

Rana M Gebreel, Noha A Edris, Hala M Elmofty, Mina I Tadros, Mohamed A El-Nabarawi, Doaa H Hassan

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Rana M GebreelDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt.
Noha A EdrisDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hala M ElmoftyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mina I TadrosDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7092-8603
Mohamed A El-NabarawiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Doaa H HassanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3063-3533

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Abstract

aimNorfloxacin (NFX) has low ocular bioavailability. The current work aimed to develop NFX-loaded nanoparticle (NP)-laden hydrogels to improve the ocular potential of NFX, minimize the need for frequent instillations and lower undesirable side effects.

methodsNFX-loaded NPs were developed via the double-emulsion/solvent evaporation technique, according to 2

resultsThe selected NPs (NP2 and NP6) were spherical in shape and possessed suitable PS (392.02 nm and 190.51 nm) and PDI (0.17 and 0.18), high magnitude of ZP (-30.43 mV and -33.62 mV), high EE% (79.24% and 91.72%), low Q

conclusionG3 and G4 are potential ocular delivery systems for NFX.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CarriersDrug DevelopmentHydrogelsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureNanoparticlesNorfloxacinPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPseudomonasPseudomonas aeruginosaStructure-Activity RelationshipAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug CarriersHydrogelsNorfloxacinPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymernanoparticlesnorfloxacinocular deliveryPLGAPseudomonas keratitis

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PMCPMC7875077

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