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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Development of Vancomycin, a Glycopeptide Antibiotic, in a Suitable Nanoform for Oral Delivery.

Ali A Amer, Lewis Bingle, Cheng Shu Chaw, Amal Ali Elkordy

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ali A AmerSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1780-2187
Lewis BingleSchool of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5168-5167
Cheng Shu ChawSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7450-4100
Amal Ali ElkordySchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0781-1127

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infections caused by resistant strains have emerged as one of the most significant life-threatening challenges. Developing alternatives to conventional antibiotic formulations is crucial to overcoming these challenges. Vancomycin HCl (VCM) is a glycopeptide antibiotic used for Gram-positive bacterial infections that must be given intravenously for systemic infections since it cannot pass through the gut wall due to its chemical structure and characteristics. The aim of this research is to develop VCM in a niosomal nanoform to then be encapsulated in fast-disintegrating oral films for effective delivery to enhance the application of vancomycin-loaded niosomes for treating oral infections and to be used in dental treatments. The formulation of niosomes encapsulating VCM was conducted with various ratios of Span 40, Span 60, and cholesterol as well as Kolliphor RH40 and Kolliphor ELP as co-surfactants using the microfluidic technique. The prepared niosomes were characterised using dynamic light scattering (DLS) for their size determination; high-pressure liquid chromatography, HPLC, for drug encapsulation efficiency determination; and the agar diffusion method for the determination of the antibacterial efficacy of the VCM niosomes against

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsGlycopeptidesNanoparticlesVancomycinAdministration, OralBacillus subtilisDrug CompoundingDrug LiberationLiposomesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsParticle SizeAnti-Bacterial AgentsGlycopeptidesLiposomesVancomycinantimicrobial testfast-disintegrating filmniosomesSpan 60vancomycin

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PMID40286256
PMCPMC11990198

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