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ArticleRSC advances2026

A QbD optimization of a pH-responsive Eudragit S100-chitosan nanoformulation for the co-delivery of pentoxifylline and simvastatin in colorectal cancer therapy.

Samar M Mahgoub, Seham M Hamed, Ahmed A Allam, Doaa R I Abdel-Gawad, Ahmed G Soliman, Khaled Metwally, Rehab Mahmoud

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Samar M MahgoubMaterials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62521 Egypt miramar15@yahoo.com.
Seham M HamedDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh 11623 Saudi Arabia aallam@imamu.edu.sa SMmHamed@imamu.edu.sa asalawam@imamu.edu.sa.
Ahmed A AllamDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh 11623 Saudi Arabia aallam@imamu.edu.sa SMmHamed@imamu.edu.sa asalawam@imamu.edu.sa.
Doaa R I Abdel-GawadDepartment of Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62511 Egypt dooaramadan1991@Vet.bsu.edu.eg.
Ahmed G SolimanBiotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt.
Khaled MetwallyDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University Cairo 11241 Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9560-9171
Rehab MahmoudChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef Egypt rehabkhaled@science.bsu.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2274-2016

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Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) presents a significant global health challenge, where the efficacy of conventional treatments is often hampered by systemic toxicity, poor bioavailability, and drug resistance. Drug repurposing and nanotechnology offer promising avenues to overcome these limitations. While pH-responsive Eudragit S100-chitosan hybrid systems are established as robust pH-responsive oral delivery carriers, the present study introduces a novel therapeutic strategy by combining these platforms with the co-delivery of the repurposed drugs pentoxifylline (PTX) and simvastatin (SIM) for synergistic CRC therapy. A hybrid nanoparticle system was synthesized using ionic gelation, combining the mucoadhesive properties of chitosan with the pH-dependent release of Eudragit S100. The formulation was optimized using a Quality by Design (QbD) Box-Behnken design to yield nanoparticles with a particle size of 152 ± 5 nm, a zeta potential of +31.2 ± 1.5 mV, and high entrapment efficiency for both drugs (PTX: 85.4 ± 3.1%; SIM: 78.9 ± 2.8%).

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