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ArticleScientific reports2022

Fabrication and characterization of electrospun nanofibers using biocompatible polymers for the sustained release of venlafaxine.

Heba M Hashem, Amira Motawea, Ayman H Kamel, E M Abdel Bary, Saad S M Hassan

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Heba M Hashem *Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt. hebamaher89@mans.edu.eg.
Amira Motawea *Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Ayman H KamelChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt.
E M Abdel BaryChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Saad S M HassanChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt. saadsmhassan@yahoo.com.

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Abstract

Recently, drug-controlled release nanotechnology has gained special attention in biomedicine. This work focuses on developing novel electrospun polymeric nanofibers (NFs) for buccal delivery of VEN to avoid the hepatic metabolism and enzymatic degradation in the GIT and develop an effective control of drug release. The optimized NFs were obtained by blending polylactic acid (PLA), and poly (ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) fixed at a ratio of 1:1. It was characterized for morphology, drug-loading, FTIR, XRD, DSC, and in vitro drug release. Ex vivo permeability of the blend NFs was assessed using chicken pouch mucosa compared to VEN suspension, followed by histopathological examination. Further, the cytotoxic effect in three different cell lines using WST-1 assay. SEM morphologies refer to defect-free uniform NFs of PLA, PCL, and PLA/PCL mats. These fibers had a diameter ranging from 200 to 500 nm. The physico-thermal characterization of NFs depicted that the drug was successfully loaded and in an amorphous state in the PLA/PCL NFs. In vitro release of NFs substantiated a bi-phasic profile with an initial burst release of about 30% in the initial 0.5 h and a prolonged cumulative release pattern that reached 80% over 96 h following a non-Fickian diffusion mechanism. Ex vivo permeation emphasizes the major enhancement of the sustained drug release and the noticeable decrease in the permeability of the drug from NFs. Cytotoxicity data found that IC

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NanofibersDelayed-Action PreparationsPolyestersPolymersVenlafaxine HydrochlorideDelayed-Action PreparationsPolyestersPolymersVenlafaxine Hydrochloride

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