Journal
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
Volume 149, Issue 2, Pages 175-181Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.10.007
Keywords
Hydrocortisone; Controlled release; Nanosuspension; Milling; Microfluidics; Ophthalmic delivery
Funding
- Egyptian Cultural Bureau in London
- Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education
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Recently, drug nanosuspensions have shown a potential for ophthalmic delivery. In this study, a hydrocortisone (HC) nanosuspension (NS) was developed using microfluidic nanoprecipitation as a recent, simple and cost-effective bottom-up technique of drug nanonization. For comparison, a second HC NS was prepared by top-down wet milling procedures. The produced nanosuspensions were characterized for particle size, shape and zeta potential. HC nanosuspensions of approximately 300 nm particle size were produced by adjusting experimental conditions of the two processing techniques. Results of X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry revealed that HC maintained the crystalline structure upon milling, while predominant amorphous particles were generated after precipitation. Ocular bioavailability of HC nanosuspensions was assessed in albino rabbits using HC solution as a control. A sustained drug action was maintained up to 9 h for the nanosuspensions compared to 5 h for the drug solution. The precipitated and milled NS achieved comparable AUC(0-9h) values of 28.06 +/- 4.08 and 30.95 +/- 2.2, respectively, that were significantly (P<0.05) higher than that of HC solution (15.86 +/- 2.7). After 2 months storage at room temperature, the milled HC NS showed good stability with no discernable changes in particle size, whereas the particle size of the precipitated HC NS increased to 440 nm. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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