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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2023

Synthesis and Characterization of Paclitaxel-Loaded PEGylated Liposomes by the Microfluidics Method.

Eman Jaradat, Edward Weaver, Adam Meziane, Dimitrios A Lamprou

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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Eman JaradatSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, BT9 7BL Belfast, U.K.
Edward WeaverSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, BT9 7BL Belfast, U.K.
Adam MezianeFluigent, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Dimitrios A LamprouSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, BT9 7BL Belfast, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-8740-1661

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Abstract

For cancer therapy, paclitaxel (PX) possesses several limitations, including limited solubility and untargeted effects. Loading PX into nanoliposomes to enhance PX solubility and target their delivery as a drug delivery system has the potential to overcome these limitations. Over the other conventional method to prepare liposomes, a microfluidic system is used to formulate PX-loaded PEGylated liposomes. The impact of changing the flow rate ratio (FRR) between the aqueous and lipid phases on the particle size and polydispersity index (PDI) is investigated. Moreover, the effect of changing the polyethylene glycol (PEG) lipid ratio on the particle size, PDI, stability, encapsulation efficiency % (EE %), and release profile is studied. The physicochemical characteristics of the obtained formulation were analyzed by dynamic light scattering, FTIR spectroscopy, and AFM. This work aims to use microfluidic technology to produce PEGylated PX-loaded liposomes with a diameter of <200 nm, low PDI < 0.25 high homogeneity, and viable 28 day stability. The results show a significant impact of FRR and PEG lipid ratio on the empty liposomes' physicochemical characteristics. Among the prepared formulations, two formulations produce size-controlled, low PDI, and stable liposomes, which make them preferable for PX encapsulation. The average EE % was >90% for both formulations, and the variation in the PEG lipid ratio affected the EE % slightly; a high packing for PX was reported at different drug concentrations. A variation in the release profiles was notified for the different PEG lipid ratios.

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LiposomesPaclitaxelLipidsMicrofluidicsParticle SizePolyethylene GlycolsLipidsLiposomesPaclitaxelPolyethylene Glycolscancerchemotherapyliposomesmicrofluidicsnanomedicinepaclitaxel

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PMID37931072
PMCPMC10698720

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