<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The objective of this study was to use Box-Behnken design (BBD) to investigate the influence of formulation variables on the properties of heparin-loaded poly(lactic-coglycolic acid) (PLGA)-polymethacrylate-RLPO (E-RLPO) nanoparticles (NP) in terms of mean diameter (as size) and drug encapsulation efficiency. The NPs were prepared by the double emulsion solvent evaporation method. The independent variables were: <italic>X</italic>1 - polymer mass ratio (PLGA:E-RLPO) in the oil phase, <italic>X</italic>2 - concentration of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as emulsion stabilizer, and X3 - volume of the external aqueous phase (W2). Particle size (analyzed by dynamic light scattering) and encapsulation efficiency (<italic>EE</italic>, estimated by spectrophotometry) were the investigated responses. The polynomial equation obtained from regression analysis of the reduced model (<italic>p</italic> = 0.0002, <italic>F</italic> = 25.7952 and <italic>R</italic>2 = 0.96) provided an excellent fit. The optimal size for the NP was found to be 134.2 ± 16.5 nm with formulation variables of 48.2:61.8, 0.321 (%,<italic>m/V</italic>) and 263 mL for <italic>X</italic>1, <italic>X</italic>2 and <italic>X</italic>3, respectively. Probably, due to electrostatic interaction between the negatively charged drug and the positively charged E-RLPO, the percent <italic>EE</italic> of heparin was between 74.4 ± 6.5 % (lowest value) and 92.1 ± 5.3 % (highest value). The data suggest that BBD is a useful tool in rational design of heparin-loaded NPs.</abstract>

The objective of this study was to use Box-Behnken design (BBD) to investigate the influence of formulation variables on the properties of heparin-loaded poly(lactic-coglycolic acid) (PLGA)-polymethacrylate-RLPO (E-RLPO) nanoparticles (NP) in terms of mean diameter (as size) and drug encapsulation efficiency. The NPs were prepared by the double emulsion solvent evaporation method. The independent variables were: X1 - polymer mass ratio (PLGA:E-RLPO) in the oil phase, X2 - concentration of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as emulsion stabilizer, and X3 - volume of the external aqueous phase (W2). Particle size (analyzed by dynamic light scattering) and encapsulation efficiency (EE, estimated by spectrophotometry) were the investigated responses. The polynomial equation obtained from regression analysis of the reduced model (p = 0.0002, F = 25.7952 and R2 = 0.96) provided an excellent fit. The optimal size for the NP was found to be 134.2 ± 16.5 nm with formulation variables of 48.2:61.8, 0.321 (%,m/V) and 263 mL for X1, X2 and X3, respectively. Probably, due to electrostatic interaction between the negatively charged drug and the positively charged E-RLPO, the percent EE of heparin was between 74.4 ± 6.5 % (lowest value) and 92.1 ± 5.3 % (highest value). The data suggest that BBD is a useful tool in rational design of heparin-loaded NPs.

Statistical analysis of low molecular mass heparin Nanoencapsulation

Laboratory of Future Nanomedicines and Theoretical Chronopharmaceutics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kansas City MO 64108

Division of Counseling & Education Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Education, Kansas City, MO 64110

Acta Pharmaceutica

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The objective of this study was to use Box-Behnken design (BBD) to investigate the influence of formulation variables on the properties of heparin-loaded...

Statistical analysis of low molecular mass heparin Nanoencapsulation

Publicado en línea: 06 dic 2010

Páginas: 281 - 293

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10007-010-0022-y

Palabras clave
heparin, nanočestica, stupanj inkapsuliranja, Box-Behnkenovo dizajniranje

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Statistical analysis of low molecular mass heparin Nanoencapsulation

Publicado en línea: 06 dic 2010

Páginas: 281 - 293

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10007-010-0022-y

Palabras claveheparin, nanočestica, stupanj inkapsuliranja, Box-Behnkenovo dizajniranje

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
heparin, nanočestica, stupanj inkapsuliranja, Box-Behnkenovo dizajniranje