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Introducing Humidity and Temperature As Important Parameters Determining the Size of Electrosprayed Chitosan Nanoparticles Publisher



Ostad MA1 ; Arezumand R1 ; Oroojalian F1 ; Hanafi A2 ; Amani A1, 3
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  1. 1. Department of Advanced Technologies, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Nanomedicine Research Journal Published:2021


Abstract

Particle size is an important parameter in determining the quality of drug delivery systems. In this study, the effect of four independent parameters on the size of nanoparticles, prepared via electrospray, was investigated using artificial neural networks (ANNs). The parameters included concentration of polymer, applied voltage, humidity and temperature, of which, the last two were investigated for the first time in this study. The developed ANNs model showed that applied voltage and temperature had small and reverse effects on the size. However, the dominant factors determining the size of the nanoparticles were humidity and polymer concentration: an optimum value was required for obtaining the smallest size. © Medicina e Morale.All right reserved.
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