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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Formulation of Miconazole-Loaded Chitosan-Carbopol Vesicular Gel: Optimization to In Vitro Characterization, Irritation, and Antifungal Assessment.

Syed Sarim Imam, Sadaf Jamal Gilani, Ameeduzzafar Zafar, May Nasser Bin Jumah, Sultan Alshehri

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Syed Sarim ImamDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8913-0826
Sadaf Jamal GilaniDepartment of Basic Health Sciences, Foundation Year of Health Colleges, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9590-3856
Ameeduzzafar ZafarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0181-0278
May Nasser Bin JumahBiology Department, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan AlshehriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0922-9819

Funding

Princess Nourah Bint Abdur Rahman University PNURSP2022R108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Miconazole nitrate (MN) is a poorly water-soluble and antifungal drug used for fungal infections. The present research work was designed to develop topical MN-loaded bilosomes (BSs) for the improvement of therapeutic efficacy. MZBSs were prepared by using the thin-film hydration method and further optimized by using the Box-Behnken statistical design (BBD). The optimized miconazole bilosome (MZBSo) showed nano-sized vesicles, a low polydispersity index, a high entrapment efficiency, and zeta potential. Further, MZBSo was incorporated into the gel using carbopol 934P and chitosan polymers. The selected miconazole bilosome gel (MZBSoG2) demonstrated an acceptable pH (6.4 ± 0.1), viscosity (1856 ± 21 cP), and spreadability (6.6 ± 0.2 cm

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antifungal activitybilosomegelirritation studymiconazole nitrate

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PMID36839903
PMCPMC9959533

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