期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 21, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041262
关键词
bacterial nanocellulose; caffeine; lidocaine; ibuprofen; diclofenac; topical drug delivery; storage stability; cutaneous compatibility
资金
- FCT/MEC [UIDB/50011/2020, UIDP/50011/2020]
- FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement
- FCT [UID/DTP/04567/2016]
- project NANOBIOINKS [CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-031289]
- AgroForWealth project [CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000001]
- FCT under Scientific Employment Stimulus [CEECIND/00263/2018, CEECIND/00464/2017]
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) membranes have enormous potential as systems for topical drug delivery due to their intrinsic biocompatibility and three-dimensional nanoporous structure, which can house all kinds of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Thus, the present study investigated the long-term storage stability of BNC membranes loaded with both hydrophilic and lipophilic APIs, namely, caffeine, lidocaine, ibuprofen and diclofenac. The storage stability was evaluated under accelerated testing conditions at different temperatures and relative humidity (RH), i.e., 75% RH/40 degrees C, 60% RH/25 degrees C and 0% RH/40 degrees C. All systems were quite stable under these storage conditions with no significant structural and morphological changes or variations in the drug release profile. The only difference observed was in the moisture-uptake, which increased with RH due to the hydrophilic nature of BNC. Furthermore, the caffeine-loaded BNC membrane was selected for in vivo cutaneous compatibility studies, where patches were applied in the volar forearm of twenty volunteers for 24 h. The cutaneous responses were assessed by non-invasive measurements and the tests revealed good compatibility for caffeine-loaded BNC membranes. These results highlight the good storage stability of the API-loaded BNC membranes and their cutaneous compatibility, which confirms the real potential of these dermal delivery systems.
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