Novel Silicone-Grafted Alginate as a Drug Delivery Scaffold: Pharmaceutical Characterization of Gliclazide-Loaded Silicone-Based Composite Microcapsules

A novel gliclazide-loaded elastomeric carbohydrate pharmaceutical vehicle was successfully developed. This new siliconized alginate platform showed pseudoplastic rheology with a zeta potential ranging from (−43.8 mV to −75.5 mV). A Buchi-B390 encapsulator was employed to formulate different types of...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Gedawy, Giuseppe Luna, Jorge Martinez, Daniel Brown, Hani Al-Salami, Crispin R. Dass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/2/530