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SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 263-271Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2011.09.004
Keywords
Graft copolymer; Fourier transform-infrared; Thermal stability; Tramadol hydrochloride; Simulated biological fluids; In vitro drug release
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- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India
- DBT
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Chitosan-graft-poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-itaconic acid) has been synthesized for different feed ratios of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and itaconic acid and characterized by FTIR, thermogravimetry and swelling in simulated biological fluids (SBF) and evaluated as a drug carrier with model drug, tramadol hydrochloride (TRM). Grafting decreased the thermal stability of chitosan. FT-IR spectra of tablet did not reveal any molecular level (i.e. at < 10 nm scale) drug-polymer interaction. But differential scanning calorimetric studies indicated a probable drug-polymer interaction at a scale > 100 nm level. The observed Korsmeyer-Peppas's power law exponents (0.19-1.21) for the in vitro release profiles of TRM in SBF and other drugs such as 5-fluorouracil (FU), paracetamol (PCM) and vanlafaxine hydrochloride (VNF) with the copolymer carriers revealed an anomalous drug release mechanism. The decreased release rates for the grafted chitosan and the enhanced release rate for the grafts with increasing itaconic acid content in the feed were more likely attributed to the enhanced drug-matrix interaction and polymer-SBF interactions, respectively. The different release profiles of FU, PCM, TRM and VNF with the copolymer matrix are attributed to the different chemical structures of drugs. The above features suggest the graft copolymer's candidature for use as a promising oral drug delivery system. (C) 2011 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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