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Eucalyptol/β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex loaded gellan/PVA nanofibers as antifungal drug delivery system

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 609, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121163

Keywords

Biofilm; Candida; Gellan; Electrospinning; Eucalyptol; Nanofiber

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  1. Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

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This study utilized EPNF nanofibers to eradicate Candida biofilms, which possess highly hydrophilic surface facilitating rapid drug release, inhibiting approximately 70% of biofilms. Encapsulation of eucalyptol prolonged its antifungal activity.
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to humankind due to the toxicity of conventional antifungal therapy and continuous emerging incidence of multidrug resistance. Essential oils fascinated researchers because of their broad antimicrobial activity and minimal cytotoxicity. However, hydrophobic, volatile and low water solubility of essential oils hinder their applications in pharmaceutical industries. Therefore, in this study we have loaded eucalyptol/ beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complex to gellan/polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers (EPNF) to eradicate Candida albicans and Candida glabrata biofilms. The electrospun nanofibers characterized by various physicochemical techniques and it was observed that EPNF possess highly hydrophilic surface property that facilitate rapid drug release. EPNF inhibited approximately 70% biofilm of C. albicans and C. glabrata. Time kill results depicted that eucalyptol (EPTL) encapsulation in the nanofibers prolonged its antifungal activity than the pure EPTL. Electron microscopy studies revealed that EPNF disrupted the cell surface of Candida. Collectively the current study suggested nanofiber encapsulation enhanced antibiofilm activity of eucalyptol and these nanoscale systems can serve as an alternative therapeutic strategy to treat fungal infections. Further, the developed nanofibrous materials can be applied as cost effective coating agent for biomedical implants.

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