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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
Volume 21, Issue 5, Pages 1573-1586Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-010-3997-5
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- Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India
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Gelatin (Type B) nanoparticles were prepared by a single W/O emulsion technique and characterized by infrared (IR) spectra, transmission electron micrographs (TEM), surface potential measurements and magnetization studies. Whereas the IR spectra clearly confirmed the presence of gelatin, genipin and doxorubicin in the loaded nanoparticles, the transmission electron micrographs (TEM) image depicts smooth surface, spherical shape and non-uniform size of nanoparticles (up to 100 nm). The prepared nanoparticles were loaded with doxorubicin, a well known anticancer drug, and in vitro release dynamics of entrapped drug was investigated as a function of various experimental factors such as percent loading of the drug, chemical architecture of the nanocarriers, and pH, temperature, ionic strength and nature of the release medium in presence and absence of magnetic field. The nanoparticles were also studied for their water sorption capacity. The drug release process was analyzed kinetically using Ficks power law and a correlation was established between the quantity of released drug and swelling of the nanoparticles.
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