Spray drying formulation of albendazole microspheres by experimental design. In vitro–in vivo studies

Both an experimental design and optimization techniques were carried out for the development of chitosan–pectin–carboxymethylcellulose microspheres to improve the oral absorption of albendazole as a model drug. The effect of three different factors (chitosan, pectin and carboxy methyl cellulose conc...

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Autores: García, Agustina, Olivieri, Alejandro Cesar, Piccirilli, Gisela Noemi, Mamprin, María Eugenia, Lamas, Maria Celina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/6846
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/6846
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Albendazole
Biomaterials
Microspheres
Oral Drug Release
Spray Drying
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
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Sumario:Both an experimental design and optimization techniques were carried out for the development of chitosan–pectin–carboxymethylcellulose microspheres to improve the oral absorption of albendazole as a model drug. The effect of three different factors (chitosan, pectin and carboxy methyl cellulose concentrations) was studied on five responses: yield, morphology, dissolution rate at 30 and 60 min, and encapsulation efficiency of the microspheres. During the screening phase, the factors were evaluated in order to identify those which exert a significant effect. Simultaneous multiple response optimizations were then used to find out experimental conditions where the system shows the most adequate results. The optimal conditions were found to be: chitosan concentration, 1.00% w/v, pectin concentration 0.10% w/v and carboxymethylcellulose concentration 0.20% w/v. The bioavailability of the loaded drug in the optimized microspheres was evaluated in Wistar rats which showed an area under curve (AUC) almost 10 times higher than the pure drug.