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ArticlePloS one2026

Drug-loaded nanoparticles for intra-articular injection.

Piaopiao Pan, Konstantina Simou, Yanting Ouyang, Lawrence Shere, Jon A Preece, Simon W Jones, Edward T Davis, Yanling Lan, Zhenqiu Chen, Zhenyu Jason Zhang and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Piaopiao PanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China.
Konstantina SimouSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Yanting OuyangGuangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ShunDe Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong, PR China.
Lawrence ShereSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Jon A PreeceSchool of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Simon W JonesInstitute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Edward T DavisThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Yanling LanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China.
Zhenqiu ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China.
Zhenyu Jason ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Qingguo LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3676-2563

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug loaded nanoparticles (NPs) were developed as a model intra-articular injection (IAI) formulation to mitigate early stage osteoarthritis (OA). Different types of celecoxib-loaded nanoparticles were prepared by a hybrid method that combines homogenization and solvent evaporation. The hydrodynamic diameter of the nanoparticles prepared were approximately 200 nm (PLLA: 238 ± 19 nm; PCL: 249 ± 28 nm; PLA: 252 ± 18 nm; PMMA: 234 ± 21), and zeta potential were about -40 mV (PLLA: -45.3 ± 2.3 mV; PCL: -38.0 ± 0.9 mV; PLA: -44.4 ± 3.2 mV; PMMA: -45.5 ± 2.7 mV). Our friction data evidences that nanoparticles could improve considerably the lubrication between a stainless steel sphere and a silicone elastomer that were used as model substrates. Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) measurements were carried out to unravel the lubrication mechanism. The magnitude and amount of NPs adsorbed on the surface determines the effect of lubrication. Drug release experiment suggests that nanoparticles could release up to more than one week, when being compared with free celecoxib. NPs formulation exhibited excellent biocompatibility in cytotoxicity of chondrocytes experiment.

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CelecoxibDrug CarriersNanoparticlesAnimalsChondrocytesDrug LiberationHumansInjections, Intra-ArticularMicroscopy, Atomic ForceOsteoarthritisParticle SizeCelecoxibDrug Carriers

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PMID41544056
PMCPMC12810800

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