کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10614779 987173 2011 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
On the release of metronidazole from natural rubber latex membranes
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد بیومتریال
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
On the release of metronidazole from natural rubber latex membranes
چکیده انگلیسی
The controlled release of drugs can be efficient if a suitable encapsulation procedure is developed, which requires biocompatible materials to hold and release the drug. In this study, a natural rubber latex (NRL) membrane is used to deliver metronidazole (MET), a powerful antiprotozoal agent. MET was found to be adsorbed on the NRL membrane, with little or no incorporation into the membrane bulk, according to energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy data indicated that MET retained its structural and spectroscopic properties upon encapsulation in the NRL membrane, with no molecular-level interaction that could alter the antibacterial activity of MET. More importantly, the release time of MET in a NRL membrane in vitro was increased from the typical 6-8 h for oral tablets or injections to ca. 100 h. The kinetics of the drug release could be fitted with a double exponential function, with two characteristic times of 3.6 and 29.9 h. This is a demonstration that the induced angiogenesis known to be provided by NRL membranes can be combined with a controlled release of drugs, whose kinetics can be tailored by modifying experimental conditions of membrane fabrication for specific applications.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: C - Volume 31, Issue 2, 12 March 2011, Pages 272-275
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