Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 33, Issue 38, Pages 9907-9915Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02486
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- University of Leeds
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Three-dimensionally organized lipid cubic self-assemblies and derived oil-in-water emulsions called cubosomes are attractive for various biotechnological applications due to their ability to be loaded with functional molecules and their associated sustained release properties. Here, we employed both of these lipid-based systems for the delivery of a model drug, aspirin, under comparable conditions. Studies were performed by varying drug-to-lipid ratio and the type.of release medium, water and phosphate buffer saline (PBS). Release rates were determined using UV vis spectroscopy, and small-angle Xray scattering was used, to confirm the type of self-assembled nanostructures formed in these lipid systems. The release from the bulk lipid cubic phase was sustained as compared to that of dispersed cubosomes, and the release in PBS was more efficient than in water. The tortuosity of the architecture, length of the diffusion pathway, type of nanostructure, and physicochemical interaction with the release media evidently contribute to these observations. This work is particularly important as it is the first report where both of these nanostructured lipid systems have been studied together under similar conditions. This work provides important insights into understanding and therefore controlling the release behavior of lipid-based drug nanocarriers.
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