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. 2017 Mar 15:160:26-33.
doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.12.025. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

Development of a nanoparticle system based on a fructose polymer: Stability and drug release studies

Antonio Tabernero  1 , Álvaro González-Garcinuño  1 , José Mª Sánchez-Álvarez  1 , Miguel A Galán  1 , Eva M Martín Del Valle  2
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Development of a nanoparticle system based on a fructose polymer: Stability and drug release studies

Antonio Tabernero et al. Carbohydr Polym. .

Abstract

New drug delivery systems (DDSs) with levan or its carboxymethylated form, as carriers, and 5-fluorouracil as a drug, are produced in this work. Levan is obtained after cultivating A. nectaris and polymer nanoparticles are created in water by a self-assembled process. The effect of pH and the ionic strength on polymer nanoparticles aggregation is studied. Basic pHs produces a particle size between 300 and 400nm with a Z-potential around -20mV because a basic medium promotes repulsion forces. DDSs of 300-400nm and a Z-potential about -25mV are prepared by taking advantage of the amphiphilic properties of the levan. The drug is bound to either levan or carboxymethyllevan surfaces by electrostatic interactions, obtaining the best results at basic pHs. 45-70% of the drug is released from the levan in 23h depending on the pH preparation, whereas only a low percentage of the drug is released from the carboxymethyllevan.

Keywords: 5-Fluorouracil; Carboxymethyllevan; Levan.

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