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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Production of Chitosan-PVA Coated Vitamin E and Ephedrine Nanoparticles Using Electrospraying for the Treatment of Narcolepsy.

Asude Bilge Yakut, Ayse Betul Bingol, Busra Oktay, Fatih Ciftci, Cem Bulent Ustundag, Ahmet Akif Kızılkurtlu

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Asude Bilge YakutInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.ORCID 0009-0008-5390-5838
Ayse Betul BingolFaculty of Chemistry-Metallurgy, Department of Bioengineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34220, Turkey.ORCID 0009-0008-9339-0197
Busra OktayFaculty of Chemistry-Metallurgy, Department of Bioengineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34220, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9574-9513
Fatih CiftciFaculty of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Zeytinburnu 34015, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3062-2404
Cem Bulent UstundagFaculty of Chemistry-Metallurgy, Department of Bioengineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34220, Turkey.
Ahmet Akif KızılkurtluFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Atlas University, Istanbul 34403, Turkey.

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Abstract

This study focuses on the production and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-chitosan (CS)-based nanoparticles loaded with vitamin E (VitE) and ephedrine (Ep) via electrospraying for intranasal drug delivery in narcolepsy treatment. The nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using optimized parameters (15.5 kV voltage, 0.3 mL/h flow rate, 25 G needle size, and 14 cm distance). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis confirmed the formation of spherical particles with an average size of 350-500 nm, while energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) mapping revealed a homogeneous elemental distribution with oxygen (51.74%), silicon (24.48%), carbon (6.47%), zinc (6.08%), and aluminum (3.82%). Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra demonstrated the successful encapsulation of VitE and Ep through characteristic peaks at 3285 cm

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ChitosanEphedrineNanoparticlesNarcolepsyPolyvinyl AlcoholVitamin EDrug CarriersDrug LiberationHumansParticle SizeSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredChitosanDrug CarriersEphedrinePolyvinyl AlcoholVitamin Echitosanelectrosprayingephedrinenarcolepsyvitamin E

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PMCPMC13119296

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