Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8331550 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Polysaccharide-based device for oral delivery of heparin (HP) was successfully prepared. Previously synthesized N,N-dimethyl chitosan (DMC) (86% dimethylated by 1H NMR spectroscopy) was complexed with HP by mixing HP and DMC aqueous solutions (both at pH 3.0). The polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) obtention was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA/DTG) and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS). In vitro controlled release assays of HP from PEC were investigated in the simulated intestinal fluid (SIF) and simulated gastric fluid (SGF). The PEC efficiently protected the HP in SGF condition in which HP is degraded. On the other hand, in SIF PEC promoted the releasing of 80 ± 1.5% of loaded HP. The promissory results indicated that the PEC based on DMC/HP presented potential as drug-carrier matrix, since biological activity of HP was improved at pH close to physiological condition.
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Authors
Pedro V.A. Bueno, Paulo R. Souza, Heveline D.M. Follmann, Antonio G.B. Pereira, Alessandro F. Martins, Adley F. Rubira, Edvani C. Muniz,