Facile Preparation and Characterization of Ph Sensitive Mt/Cmc Nanocomposite Hydrogel Beads for Propranolol Controlled Release Publisher Pubmed



Farhadnejad H^{1, 2} ; Mortazavi SA¹ ; Erfan M¹ ; Darbasizadeh B¹ ; Motasadizadeh H³ ; Fatahi Y³ Show Affiliations
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Published:2018

Abstract

The main aim of the present study was to design pH-sensitive nanocomposite hydrogel beads, based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and montmorillonite (Mt)-propranolol (PPN) nanohybrid, and evaluate whether the prepared nanocomposite beads could potentially be used as oral drug delivery systems. PPN—as a model drug—was intercalated into the interlayer space of Mt clay mineral via the ion exchange procedure. The resultant nanohybrid (Mt-PPN) was applied to fabricate nanocomposite hydrogel beads by association with carboxymethyl cellulose. The characterization of test samples was performed using different techniques: X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), IR spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermal gravity analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The drug encapsulation efficiency was evaluated by UV–vis spectroscopy, and was found to be high for Mt/CMC beads. In vitro drug release test was performed in the simulated gastrointestinal conditions to evaluate the efficiency of Mt-PPN/CMC nanocomposite beads as a controlled-release drug carrier. The drug release profiles indicated that the Mt-PPN/CMC nanocomposite beads had high stability against stomach acid and a sustained- and controlled-release profile for PPN under the simulated intestinal conditions. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.