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ArticleResearch in pharmaceutical sciences2021

Development and characterization of a nano-drug delivery system containing vasaka phospholipid complex to improve bioavailability using quality by design approach.

Sundaresan Nandhini, Kaliappan Ilango

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Article in Research in pharmaceutical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sundaresan NandhiniDivison of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Interdisciplinary Institute of Indian System of Medicine (IIISM), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur-603 203, Chengalpattu (Dt), Tamil Nadu, India.
Kaliappan IlangoDivison of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Interdisciplinary Institute of Indian System of Medicine (IIISM), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur-603 203, Chengalpattu (Dt), Tamil Nadu, India.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeVasicine is a potential bronchodilator and can be used for the effective management of asthma and bronchitis. It has low absorption in the gastrointestinal tract due to its poor solubility thereby low bioavailability. The objective of this research was to develop a novel drug delivery system of vasaka extract to improve its bioavailability by enhancing the solubility and absorption of vasicine. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Vasaka-loaded phytosomes were developed and optimized by thin-layer hydration technique using systematic quality by design approach. Box-Behnken design (3 FINDINGS/

resultsThe percentage yield, particle size, and entrapment efficiency values of the phytosomes were found in the range of 30.03-97.03%, 231.0-701.4 nm, and 20.02-95.88% w/w, respectively. The optimized phytosome showed the zeta potential of -23.2 mV exhibited good stability and SEM and TEM analysis revealed the spherical shape and smooth particles with the uniform particle size distribution of phytosomes. The comparative CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION: The results highlighted the importance of optimization of formulation development using quality by design strategy to achieve consistent quality of pharmaceutical products.

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Adhatoda vasicaBox Behnken designPhosphatidylcholinePhytosomeVasicine

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PMID33953779
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