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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Engineering Moxifloxacin-Encapsulated Liposome-Enriched Alginate Hydrogel Films.

Ismail Bal, Meltem Macit, Ali Alasiri, Onur Cem Namli, Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Zeeshan Ahmad, Gulengul Duman, Israfil Kucuk

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Ismail BalInstitute of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-2016-8698
Meltem MacitDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, Istanbul 34755, Turkey.
Ali AlasiriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 55461, Saudi Arabia.
Onur Cem NamliDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul 34755, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-3610-1914
Muhammad Sohail ArshadDepartment of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9807-5841
Zeeshan AhmadLeicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK.
Gulengul DumanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, Istanbul 34755, Turkey.
Israfil KucukInstitute of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-1284-8880

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Abstract

In the present study, we developed a moxifloxacin (MXF)-encapsulated liposome-enriched alginate nanocomposite hydrogel coating. MXF was encapsulated in soy lecithin (SL:MXF:2:1) via the probe sonication method with an average efficiency of 80%. Two different manufacturing methods, including a micropipetting and a T-shaped microfluidic junction (TMJ) device technique, were used to incorporate the MXF-encapsulated liposomes into hydrogel matrices and layered as a coating on polymeric substrate material. Drug encapsulation and its incorporation into the hydrogel matrix significantly enhanced its stability and facilitated a prolonged drug release profile. A relatively rapid drug release was observed in the MXF-encapsulated liposome-loaded polymeric particulate layer developed via the micropipetting than the TMJ device technique. The findings confirmed sustained drug release behavior due to a hydrogel particulate structural uniformity conferred by the micromachine device, TMJ. Thus, these nanocomposite hydrogel coatings achieved can serve as a promising candidate for the treatment of ophthalmic or mucosal membrane infections.

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hydrogelliposomemoxifloxacinprolonged drug deliveryT-shaped microfluidic junction device

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PMID40558747
PMCPMC12191549

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