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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Preparation and Characterization of Blank and Nerolidol-Loaded Chitosan-Alginate Nanoparticles.

Rahaf M Ahmad, Yaser E Greish, Hesham F El-Maghraby, Loay Lubbad, Yahia Makableh, Fayez T Hammad

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Rahaf M AhmadDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-7531-5264
Yaser E GreishDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-7147-6773
Hesham F El-MaghrabyDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-5932-3002
Loay LubbadDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.
Yahia MakablehInstitute of Nanotechnology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-1500-6144
Fayez T HammadDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates University · AEJordan University of Science and Technology · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, there has been a growing interest in using natural products as treatment alternatives in several diseases. Nerolidol is a natural product which has been shown to have protective effects in several conditions. The low water solubility of nerolidol and many other natural products limits their delivery to the body. In this research, a drug delivery system composed of alginate and chitosan was fabricated and loaded with nerolidol to enhance its water solubility. The chitosan-alginate nanoparticles were fabricated using a new method including the tween 80 pre-gelation, followed by poly-ionic crosslinking between chitosan negative and alginate positive groups. Several characterization techniques were used to validate the fabricated nanoparticles. The molecular interactions between the chitosan, alginate, and nerolidol molecules were confirmed using the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The ultraviolet spectroscopy showed an absorbance peak of the blank nanoparticles at 200 nm and for the pure nerolidol at 280 nm. Using both scanning and transmission electron microscopy, the nanoparticles were found to be spherical in shape with an average size of 12 nm and 35 nm for the blank chitosan-alginate nanoparticles and the nerolidol-loaded chitosan-alginate nanoparticles, respectively. The nanoparticles were also shown to have a loading capacity of 51.7% and an encapsulation efficiency of 87%. A controlled release profile of the loaded drug for up to 28 h using an in vitro model was also observed, which is more efficient than the free form of nerolidol. In conclusion, chitosan-alginate nanoparticles and nerolidol loaded chitosan-alginate nanoparticles were successfully fabricated and characterized to show potential encapsulation and delivery using an in vitro model.

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alginatechitosanhydrophobicnanoparticlesnerolidol

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