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ArticleACS biomaterials science & engineering2025

Fabrication of Oro-Dispersible Sodium Valproate-Loaded Nanofibrous Patches for Immediate Epileptic Innervation.

Ece Guler, Humeyra B Yekeler, Zarife N Ozdemir Kumral, Gita Parviz, Gul S Ozcan, Burcu Uner, Sinem G Demirbas, Simge Ayyildiz, Yusufhan Yazir, Deepak Kalaskar and 1 more

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Article in ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2025. 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 It has been retracted, and should not be counted.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 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ece GulerDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul 34406, Türkiye.
Humeyra B YekelerCenter for Nanotechnology and Biomaterials Application and Research, Marmara University, Istanbul 34890, Türkiye.
Zarife N Ozdemir KumralDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul 34722, Türkiye.
Gita ParvizCenter for Nanotechnology and Biomaterials Application and Research, Marmara University, Istanbul 34890, Türkiye.
Gul S OzcanStem Cell and Gene Therapies Research and Applied Center, Medical Faculty, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41380, Türkiye.
Burcu UnerDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, University of Health Science and Pharmacy in St. Louis, St. Louis 63110, United States.
Sinem G DemirbasDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul 34854, Türkiye.
Simge AyyildizDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul 34854, Türkiye.
Yusufhan YazirStem Cell and Gene Therapies Research and Applied Center, Medical Faculty, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41380, Türkiye.
Deepak KalaskarDivision of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0576-1816
Muhammet E CamDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul 34406, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-5398-6801

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the oldest neurological disorders discovered by mankind. This condition is firmly coupled with unprovoked seizures stimulated by irrepressible neuroelectrical blasts. Orally taken valproate family has been employed for prophylactic management; however, oral administration is not applicable for critical scenarios, thus calling for medication routes fulfilling necessities of immediate innervation. In order to address this shortcoming, sodium valproate entrapped in poly(ethylene oxide)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PEO/PVP) nanofibrous patches was developed with the aim of sublingual drug delivery. Initially, the production process was designed and optimized via the central composite design (CCD). Nanofiber fabrication was accomplished with a novel device by using the pressurized gyration method. Fabricated biomaterials were chemically, spatially, and thermally inspected. The beanless and homogeneous appearance of both virgin and impregnated nanofibrous patches was morphologically demonstrated via scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, adequately oro-dispersed impregnated patches released more than 90% of their drug content in under a minute. Following

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AnticonvulsantsEpilepsyNanofibersValproic AcidAdministration, OralAnimalsCell Line, TumorDrug CarriersDrug LiberationHumansMaleMicePolyethylene GlycolsPovidoneAnticonvulsantsDrug CarriersPolyethylene GlycolsPovidoneValproic Acidepilepsynanofiberpentylenetetrazolepressurized gyrationsodium valproatesublingual

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PMCPMC11897950

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