ArticleRSC advances2020
Preactivated-thiolated polyacrylic acid/1-vinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles as nicotine carriers for smoking cessation.
Article in RSC advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Abstract
This study aimed to develop nicotine-loaded mucoadhesive preactivated-thiolated polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) for smoking cessation. 2-Mercaptonicotinic acid (2MNA) was coupled as dithionicotinic acid dimer and used in the preactivation of thiolated polyacrylic acid/vinyl pyrrolidone PNPs (thiolated AA/VP PNPs). Preactivated-thiolated AA/VP PNPs were synthesized through surfactant-free emulsion polymerization and coupling reactions. The structural attributes of the preactivated-thiolated AA/VP PNPs were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The particle size and zeta potential were evaluated by dynamic light scattering evaluation. The morphology of the preactivated-thiolated AA/VP PNPs was examined using scanning electron microscopy. In addition, the mucoadhesive properties, drug loading and release, and biocompatibility of the preactivated-thiolated AA/VP PNPs were assessed. The spherical preactivated-thiolated AA/VP PNPs were successfully synthesized with a particle size of 410.3 ± 7.4 nm and a negative surface charge. The preactivated-thiolated AA/VP PNPs exhibited superior mucoadhesive properties compared with the thiolated AA/VP PNPs. Drug loading by PNP to a nicotine ratio of 1 : 1 provided desirable loading capacity and % loading efficiency of 285.7 ± 36.7 μg mg
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