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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 107, Issue -, Pages 31-40Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.02.031
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Fenugreek seed mucilage; Gellan gum; Polymer-blend; Mucoadhesion; Controlled drug release; Metformin NCI
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Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed mucilage (FSM)-gellan gum (GG) mucoadhesive beads containing metformin HCI for oral use were developed through ionotropic-gelation technique. Effects of GG to FSM ratio and cross-linker (CaCl2) concentration on the drug encapsulation efficiency (DEE, %), and cumulative drug release after 10 h (R-10h, %) of ionotropically-gelled FSM-GG mucoadhesive beads containing metformin HCI were optimized by 32 factorial design. The optimized mucoadhesive beads showed DEE of 92.53 +/- 3.85% and R-10h of 55.28 +/- 1.58% and mean diameter of 1.62 +/- 0.22 mm. The in vitro metformin HCI release from these ionotropically-gelled FSM-GG beads was prolonged over 10 h and followed zero-order model with super case-II transport mechanism. The optimized mucoadhesive beads also exhibited pH-dependent swelling, good mucoadhesivity with biological mucosal membrane and significant hypoglycemic effect in alloxan-induced diabetic rats over prolonged period after oral administration. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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