Ramesh C. Nagarwal
India
Research Article
Fabrication of Lomustine Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles by Spray Drying and in Vitro Cytostatic Activity on Human Lung Cancer Cell Line L132
Author(s): Archana Mehrotra, Ramesh C. Nagarwal and Jayanta K. PanditArchana Mehrotra, Ramesh C. Nagarwal and Jayanta K. Pandit
This study was aimed to develop lomustine loaded chitosan nanoparticles using a homogenization and spray drying technique. Effect of crosslinking agents (sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP), and sodium hexametaphosphate (HMP)) were studied on the leaching of drug, water uptake of hydrogels, drug release from matrix and its mechanism. N anoparticles were obtained in the average size range of 111±16.2 to 942±11.7 nm with polydispersity index (PDI) from 0.116±0.039 to 0.517±0.037. Zeta potential of nanoparticles was ranged from 29.0±1.1 to 56.0±1.1 mV. The % encapsulation ef fi ciency of nanoparticles ranged between 58±0.88% and 96±0.51%.nanoparticles were coated with PEG 6000 to modulate drug release. Swelling index of chitosan-TPP and chitosan-TPP-PEG nanoparticles was about 428% and 350% over the 4 h and it was .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7439.1000103