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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2021

Synthesis of a PVA drug delivery system for controlled release of a Tramadol-Dexketoprofen combination.

Juan Carlos Flores-Arriaga, Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños, Amaury de Jesús Pozos-Guillén, Vladimir Alonso Escobar-Barrios, Bernardino Isaac Cerda-Cristerna

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 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, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan Carlos Flores-ArriagaAdvanced Polymers Lab, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), Camino a la Presa 2055, Lomas 4a, 78216, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
Daniel Chavarría-BolañosDiagnostic and Surgical Sciences Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Amaury de Jesús Pozos-GuillénBasic Science Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, San Luis Potosi University, Manuel Nava 2, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, México.
Vladimir Alonso Escobar-BarriosAdvanced Polymers Lab, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), Camino a la Presa 2055, Lomas 4a, 78216, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico. vladimir.escobar@ipicyt.edu.mx.
Bernardino Isaac Cerda-CristernaFacultad de Odontología, Región Orizaba-Córdoba, Universidad Veracruzana, Abasolo Sur, SN, Tenango de Río Blanco, 94732, Veracruz, México. bcerda@uv.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1022-1387
Institute for Scientific and Technological Research · MXPolytechnic University of San Luis Potosí · MXUniversidad de Costa Rica · CRUniversidad Veracruzana · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The local administration of analgesic combinations by means of degradable polymeric drug delivery systems is an alternative for the management of postoperative pain. We formulated a Tramadol-Dexketoprofen combination (TDC) loaded in poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) film. Films were prepared by the solvent casting method using three different molecular weights of PVA and crosslinking those films with citric acid, with the objective of controlling the drug release rate, which was evaluated by UV-vis spectrometry. Non-crosslinked PVA films were also evaluated in the experiments. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis of samples corroborated the crosslinking of PVA by the citric acid. Blank and loaded PVA films were tested in vitro for its impact on blood coagulation prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT). The swelling capacity was also evaluated. Crosslinked PVA films of higher-molecular weight showed a prolonged release rate compared with that of the lower-molecular-weight films tested. Non-crosslinked PVA films released 11-14% of TDC. Crosslinked PVA films released 80% of the TDC loaded (p < 0.05). This suggests that crosslinking films can modify the drug release rate. The blank and loaded PVA films induced PT and PTT in the normal range. The results showed that the polymeric films evaluated here have the appropriate properties to allow films to be placed directly on surgical wounds and have the capacity for controlled drug release to promote local analgesia for the control of postoperative pain.

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Drug Delivery SystemsPolyvinyl AlcoholAdultAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CombinationsDrug LiberationHumansKetoprofenMaleMembranes, ArtificialPartial Thromboplastin TimeProthrombin TimeSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredTramadolAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CombinationsKetoprofenMembranes, ArtificialPolyvinyl AlcoholTramadoltramadol, dexketoprofen drug combination

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PMID33961138
PMCPMC8105240
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