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ArticleBioinorganic chemistry and applications2023

5-Fluorouracil-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles: Formulation, Physicochemical Characterisation, and

Reem M Gahtani, Ali Alqahtani, Taha Alqahtani, Saeed Ahmed Asiri, Jamal Moideen Muthu Mohamed, S Venkatesa Prabhu, Endalew Yaze Muluneh

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Article in Bioinorganic chemistry and applications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers.

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Reem M GahtaniDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Guraiger, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-4757
Taha AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Guraiger, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4017-8754
Saeed Ahmed AsiriDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, 1988, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia.
Jamal Moideen Muthu MohamedVaasudhara College of Pharmacy, Sante Circle, Chintamani Road, Hoskote 562114, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6362-8629
S Venkatesa PrabhuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Endalew Yaze MulunehDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, College of Applied Science, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5298-8889

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The major goal of this investigation was to prepare a drug delivery of polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) from 5-fluorouracil (FU) that could be delivered intravenously and improve the therapeutic index of the FU. In order to achieve this, interfacial deposition method was used to prepare FU entrapped poly-(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (FU-PLGA-NPs). The influence of various experimental settings on the effectiveness of FU integration into the NPs was assessed. Our findings show that the technique used to prepare the organic phase and the ratio of the organic phase to the aqueous phase had the greatest impact on the effectiveness of FU integration into NPs. The results show that the preparation process produced spherical, homogenous, negatively charged particles with a nanometric size of 200 nm that are acceptable for intravenous delivery. A quick initial release over 24 h and then slow and steady release of FU from the formed NPs, exhibiting a biphasic pattern. Through the human small cell lung cancer cell line (NCI-H69), the

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