Efficient drug delivery vehicles of environmentally benign nano-fibers comprising bioactive glass/chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol composites

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Chemistry Department

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.079

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Mohamed S. El-Okaily; Amira M. EL-Rafei; Mona Basha; Nour T. Abdel Ghani; Mayyada M. H. El-Sayed; Asim Bhaumik; Amany A. Mostafa

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Research Article

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International journal of biological macromolecules

Publication Date

5-22-2021

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10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.079

Abstract

Nano-fiber composites have shown promising potential in biomedical and biotechnological applications. Herein, novel nano-fiber composites constituting a blend of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and chitosan (CS) along with different weight ratios of nano-bioactive glass (BG) were prepared by electrospinning. Nano-fibers incorporating 10% (by wt.) of BG were uniform, dense and defect-free with a diameter of 20-125 nm. The model osteoporotic drug (Risedronate sodium) was blended with the electrospinning forming solution and the in-vitro drug release was further studied. About 30% of the drug was released after only 30 min and the release pattern was sustained over 96 h. Drug release took place through a two-stage intra-particle diffusion mechanism. BG-incorporated nano-fibers markedly retarded the drug release profile relative to their BG-free counterparts. They also enhanced the drug release efficiency by releasing 93 ± 4% of the drug. The developed nano-fiber composites can be potentially used as drug-delivery vehicles due to their efficiency and sustained drug release capacity.

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