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Drug Diffusion Mechanism Through Ph-Sensitive Hydrophobic/Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel Membranes Publisher Pubmed



Varshosaz J1 ; Falamarzian M1
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  1. 1. Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Published:2001


Abstract

Methylmethacrylate/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate cross-linked with divinylbenzene is a pH-sensitive hydrogel. We have studied the diffusion mechanisms of drugs with different water solubilities through this hydrogel. A water-soluble model drug (aminopyrine) was used to study the diffusion coefficient changes in different pHs. The results showed a water-content dependent diffusion for this pH-sensitive polycationic hydrogel. However, decreasing the solubility of the drug and increasing the hydrophobic character of the polymer by changing the pH caused a greater affinity (or partition coefficient) between the hydrogel and the drug. Aminopyrine diffusion was shown to follow the free-volume theory, suggesting the 'pore' type mechanism for water soluble drugs, while the 'partition' or 'solution-diffusion' mechanism better described the slow diffusion of water insoluble solutes through this pH-sensitive hydrogel. Comparing the swelling interface number for aminopyrine release through this pH-sensitive hydrogel showed a non-Fickian mechanism in the hydrated form of the hydrogel (pH 1.2), while Fickian in the dehydrated form (pH 7.4). Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
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