Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery
Quanjing Mei,1,* Peipei Luo,1,* Yi Zuo,1 Jidong Li,1 Qin Zou,1 Yubao Li,1 Dianming Jiang,2 Yaning Wang3 1Research Center for Nano Biomaterials, Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Center of Bone and Trauma, The Third Affiliate...
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| description | Quanjing Mei,1,* Peipei Luo,1,* Yi Zuo,1 Jidong Li,1 Qin Zou,1 Yubao Li,1 Dianming Jiang,2 Yaning Wang3 1Research Center for Nano Biomaterials, Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Center of Bone and Trauma, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a serious public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of elderly people worldwide, which is difficult to be treated by traditional methods because of the peculiarity of skeletal system and liver damage caused by high-dose administration. In this research, a porous drug release system has been attempted to encapsulate rifampicin (RIF) into poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) microspheres to improve the efficacy and benefit of anti-tuberculosis drug in skeletal system. Materials and methods: The microspheres prepared by two different methods, oil-in-oil (o/o) emulsion solvent evaporation method and oil-in-water (o/w) method, were characterized in terms of morphology, size, encapsulation efficiency, drug distribution, degradation, and crystallinity. Results: The microspheres exhibited a porous structure with evenly drug distribution prepared by o/o emulsion solvent evaporation method, and their diameter ranged from 50.54 to 57.34 μm. The encapsulation efficiency was up to 61.86% when drug-loading content was only 1.51%, and showed a little decrease with the drug-loading content increasing. In vitro release studies revealed that the drug release from porous microspheres was controlled by non-Fickian diffusion, and almost 80% of the RIF were completely released after 10 days. The results of RIF-loaded microspheres on the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus proved that the porous microspheres had strong antibacterial ability. In addition, the polymer crystallinity had prominent influence on the degradation rate of microspheres regardless of the morphology.Conclusion: It was an efficient way to entrap slightly water-soluble drug like RIF into PCL by o/o emulsion solvent evaporation method with uniform drug distribution. The RIF-loaded porous PCL microspheres showed the combination of good antimicrobial properties and excellent cytocompatibility, and it could generate gentle environment by PCL slow degradation.Keywords: rifampicin-loaded porous microspheres, poly (ε-caprolactone), oil-in-oil solvent evaporation method, encapsulation efficiency, antibacterial ability |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bae1c79584640e4a5ccf2af74fcff622022-12-21T18:55:08ZengDove Medical PressDrug Design, Development and Therapy1177-88812018-05-01Volume 121533154438618Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal deliveryMei QLuo PZuo YLi JZou QLi YJiang DWang Y Quanjing Mei,1,* Peipei Luo,1,* Yi Zuo,1 Jidong Li,1 Qin Zou,1 Yubao Li,1 Dianming Jiang,2 Yaning Wang3 1Research Center for Nano Biomaterials, Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Center of Bone and Trauma, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a serious public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of elderly people worldwide, which is difficult to be treated by traditional methods because of the peculiarity of skeletal system and liver damage caused by high-dose administration. In this research, a porous drug release system has been attempted to encapsulate rifampicin (RIF) into poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) microspheres to improve the efficacy and benefit of anti-tuberculosis drug in skeletal system. Materials and methods: The microspheres prepared by two different methods, oil-in-oil (o/o) emulsion solvent evaporation method and oil-in-water (o/w) method, were characterized in terms of morphology, size, encapsulation efficiency, drug distribution, degradation, and crystallinity. Results: The microspheres exhibited a porous structure with evenly drug distribution prepared by o/o emulsion solvent evaporation method, and their diameter ranged from 50.54 to 57.34 μm. The encapsulation efficiency was up to 61.86% when drug-loading content was only 1.51%, and showed a little decrease with the drug-loading content increasing. In vitro release studies revealed that the drug release from porous microspheres was controlled by non-Fickian diffusion, and almost 80% of the RIF were completely released after 10 days. The results of RIF-loaded microspheres on the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus proved that the porous microspheres had strong antibacterial ability. In addition, the polymer crystallinity had prominent influence on the degradation rate of microspheres regardless of the morphology.Conclusion: It was an efficient way to entrap slightly water-soluble drug like RIF into PCL by o/o emulsion solvent evaporation method with uniform drug distribution. The RIF-loaded porous PCL microspheres showed the combination of good antimicrobial properties and excellent cytocompatibility, and it could generate gentle environment by PCL slow degradation.Keywords: rifampicin-loaded porous microspheres, poly (ε-caprolactone), oil-in-oil solvent evaporation method, encapsulation efficiency, antibacterial abilityhttps://www.dovepress.com/formulation-and-in-vitro-characterization-of-rifampicin-loaded-porous--peer-reviewed-article-DDDTRifampicin-loaded porous microspherespoly (ε-caprolactone)oil-in-oil solvent evaporation methodencapsulation efficiencydegradation |
| spellingShingle | Mei Q Luo P Zuo Y Li J Zou Q Li Y Jiang D Wang Y Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery Drug Design, Development and Therapy Rifampicin-loaded porous microspheres poly (ε-caprolactone) oil-in-oil solvent evaporation method encapsulation efficiency degradation |
| title | Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery |
| title_full | Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery |
| title_fullStr | Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery |
| title_short | Formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin-loaded porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery |
| title_sort | formulation and in vitro characterization of rifampicin loaded porous poly epsilon caprolactone microspheres for sustained skeletal delivery |
| topic | Rifampicin-loaded porous microspheres poly (ε-caprolactone) oil-in-oil solvent evaporation method encapsulation efficiency degradation |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/formulation-and-in-vitro-characterization-of-rifampicin-loaded-porous--peer-reviewed-article-DDDT |
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