Current Advances in Specialised Niosomal Drug Delivery: Manufacture,Characterization and Drug Delivery Applications

Development of nanomaterials for drug delivery has received considerable attention due to their potential for achieving on-target delivery to the diseased area while the surrounding healthy tissue is spared. Safe and efficiently delivered payloads have always been a challenge in pharmaceutics. Niosomes are self-assembled vesicular nanocarriers formed by hydration of a non-ionic surfactant, cholesterol or other molecules that combine to form a versatile drug delivery system with a variety of applications ranging from topical delivery to targeted delivery. Niosomes have advantages similar to those of liposomes with regards to their ability to incorporate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic payloads. Moreover, niosomes have simple manufacturing methods, low production cost and exhibit extended stability, consequently overcoming the major drawbacks associated with liposomes. This review provides a comprehensive summary of niosomal research to date, including the types of niosomes and critical material attributes (CMA) and critical process parameters (CPP) of niosomes and their effects on the critical quality attributes (CQA) of the technology. Furthermore, physical characterisation techniques of niosomes are provided. The review then highlights recent applications of specialised niosomes in drug delivery. Finally, limitations and prospects for this technology are discussed.     

pH值敏感型食品新鲜度指示标签及其应用的研究进展

近年来,智能包装的研究受到巨大关注,pH值指示标签是新鲜度指示器中的一种,可以简单、高效、实时、直观地通过标签颜色变化反映食品的新鲜度,在食品供应链中有巨大的发展潜力。为了改善pH值指示标签的效果,研究者们开发了多种类型的pH值敏感色素和基体材料,以强化指示标签的显色强度,优化阻隔性、机械强度、稳定性及生物活性。本文从pH值敏感色素来源和基膜类型两方面分析pH值新鲜度指示膜的研究进展,并对当前研究面对的困难、挑战与未来研究趋势进行讨论,以期为pH值敏感型指示标签的研究和应用提供参考。     

Radiation Synthesis of pH-Sensitive Hydrogels From Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Poly(ethylene Oxide) Blends as Drug Delivery Systems

Gamma irradiation was used to prepare hydrogels from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) blends in the form of films. The hydrogels were characterized by IR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, mechanical testing, and scanning electron microscopy. The swelling in different buffers of different pH values was also studied. The results indicated the formation of network structure and that the swelling of hydrogels is thermo- and pH-sensitive. The CMC/PEO hydrogels were evaluated for the possible use in drug delivery field, in which the release profile of ketoprofen, as a drug model was investigated.     

Heteroarm Star-Shaped Poly (N-isopropylacryamide-co-itaconic acid) Copolymer Prepared by Glucose Core as ATRP Initiator

Star-shaped temperature- and pH-sensitive poly (N-isopropylacryamide-co-itaconic acid) copolymer is synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-Isobutyrylbromide-α-D-glucose as 5-Arm ATRP Initiator. For ATRP of itaconic acid (IA), carboxylic groups of IA are protected via silylation by hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) using Fe₃O₄ as a magnetic catalyst. The polymerization is carried out in 2-propanol/toluene 50:50 (v/v) mixed solvent at 90°C. Structure of copolymers is studied with FT-IR, ¹H NMR, glass transition temperature (Tg), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results of temperature, pH, and percentage variation on polymer structure and the effects on lower critical solution temperature (LCST), which is investigated with potentiometery and conductometry, show that LCST of copolymer is around body temperature and demonstrate the ability of this polymer in the design of controlled drug delivery systems. According to the obtained results from naltrexone release, the investigated star-shaped copolymer may have potential applications in the controlled release of drugs.     

Acetals moiety contained pH-sensitive amphiphilic copolymer self-assembly used for drug carrier

pH-sensitive nanoparticles were prepared from a novel amphiphilic copolymer poly(2-phenyl-1, 3-dioxan-5-yl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl acrylate), poly(PDM-co-HEA), which was synthesized from the pH-sensitive hydrophobic monomer 2-phenyl-1, 3-dioxan-5-yl methacrylate (PDM) and the hydrophilic monomer 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) with unit ratio (4:6) via radical polymerization. The random amphiphilic polymer could form nanoparticles in aqueous media with sizes of about 167 nm (PDI = 0.03). The morphology of the nanoparticles was determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). When the nanoparticles solution was adjusted to pH = 5.5, sizes of the nanoparticles increased from 167 nm to about 800 nm within 24 h, characterized by DLS. The critical aggregation concentration (CAC) of the copolymer was determined to be 5.3 mg/L (1.7 × 10⁻⁷ M). The insoluble Nile Red could be delivered into the Hep3B cells by the nanoparticles and released in cytoplasm determined by fluorescence microscopy.     

基于pH敏感型葡聚糖水凝胶微球的药物载体

以葡聚糖为原料,采用反相微乳液技术制备了一种含有席夫碱结构的葡聚糖基水凝胶纳米微球作为载体,通过交联剂聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)的静电吸附作用对药物模型8-羟基芘-1,3,6-三磺酸三钠盐(HPTS)进行了包埋,利用FTIR、SEM和DLS等对微球的结构和形貌进行了表征。结果表明,这种葡聚糖纳米水凝胶载药前后均具有良好的球形结构,平均粒径分别在459和648 nm左右。载药效果及药物释放行为研究发现,该葡聚糖纳米水凝胶可对HPTS进行有效负载,且其释放行为具有明显的酸性环境敏感性,酸性越强,释放越快。含有席夫碱结构的葡聚糖纳米凝胶微球可作为pH敏感型载体应用于药物递送领域。     

Temperature- and pH-sensitive membrane formed from blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride)-graft-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(acrylic acid) microgels

Temperature- and pH-responsive membranes prepared from blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride)-graft-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PVDF-g-PNIPAM) copolymer and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) microgels in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution by phase inversion method. PAA microgels help PNIPAM chains largely enrich onto membrane surface. Furthermore, adding PAA microgels increases the porous size, porosity and hydrophilic property of the blend membrane. The membranes show temperature-sensitivity between 30 and 35 °C, and pH-sensitivity between pH 3 and 5 on permeating aqueous solutions. Meanwhile, the blend membranes keep good antifouling property even if one of the hydrophilic components becoming hydrophobic in response to temperature or pH stimuli, which is superior to single-sensitive PVDF membrane.     

环境敏感型纤维素水凝胶及其在药物控释方面的应用

综述了纯纤维素、纤维素衍生物、纤维素与有机无机物共混制备纤维素水凝胶的方法,并且综述了温敏性、pH敏感性、磁响应性纤维素水凝胶在药物控释领域的应用。在此基础上展望了纤维素水凝胶的研究方向。     

Synthesis of pH-sensitive hollow polymer microspheres and their application as drug carriers

The pH-sensitive hollow poly(N,N′-methylene bisacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (P(MBAAm-co-MAA)) microspheres were prepared by a two-stage distillation precipitation polymerization to afford a core-shell poly(methacrylic acid)/poly(N,N′-methylene bisacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (PMAA/(P(MBAAm-co-MAA))) microsphere with subsequent removal of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) core. PMAA/P(MBAAm-co-MAA) core-shell microspheres were synthesized by the second-stage copolymerization of N,N′-methylene bisacrylamide (MBAAm) as crosslinker and the functional methacrylic acid (MAA) comonomer in acetonitrile with 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. The pH-responsive properties of hollow P(MBAAm-co-MAA) microspheres were investigated by dynamic laser scattering (DLS). The loading and controlled-release behavior of the drug for hollow P(MBAAm-co-MAA) microspheres was strongly dependent on the pH values with doxorubicin hydrochloride (DXR) as a model molecule. The core-shell and hollow polymer microspheres were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), DLS and elemental analysis.     

Design and evaluation of acrylate polymeric carriers for fabrication of pH-sensitive microparticles

Colon-targeted microparticles loaded with a model anti-inflammatory drug were fabricated using especially designed acrylic acid–butyl methacrylate copolymers. Microparticles were prepared by oil-in-oil solvent evaporation method using Span 80 as emulsifier. Microparticles were found to be spherical in shape, hemocompatible and anionic with zeta potential of ?27.4 and ?29.0?mV. Entrapment of drug in the microparticles was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. However, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed amorphous nature of microparticles due to the dilution effect of amorphous polymer. The microparticles released less than 5% drug at pH 1.2, while more than 90% of the drug load was released at pH 7.4. This suggested the colon targeting nature of the formulations. In experimentally developed colitis in Wistar rats, the microparticle formulation showed significant reduction (p?相似文献