Physical hydrogels of a high-carboxymethylated derivative of scleroglucan (Scl-CM300) were investigated as potential systems for topical drug delivery using three different therapeutic molecules (fluconazole, diclofenac and betamethasone). Rheological tests were carried out on drug-loaded hydrogels along with in-vitro release studies in a vertical Franz cell, in order to investigate if and how different drugs may influence the rheological and release properties of Scl-CM300 hydrogels. Experimental results and theoretical modeling highlighted that, in the absence of drug/polymer interactions (as for fluconazole and betamethasone) Scl-CM300 matrices offer negligible resistance to drug diffusion and a Fickian transport model can be adopted to estimate the effective diffusion coefficient in the swollen hydrogel. The presence of weak drug/hydrogel chemical bonds (as for diclofenac), confirmed by frequency sweep tests, slow down the drug release kinetics and a non-Fickian two-phase transport model has to be adopted. In-vivo experiments on rabbits evidenced optimal skin tolerability of Scl-CM300 hydrogels after topical application. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

Design and characterization of a biocompatible physical hydrogel based on scleroglucan for topical drug delivery / Paolicelli, Patrizia; Varani, Gabriele; Pacelli, Settimio; Ogliani, Elisa; Nardoni, Martina; Petralito, Stefania; Adrover, Alessandra; Casadei, Maria Antonietta. - In: CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS. - ISSN 0144-8617. - STAMPA. - 174:(2017), pp. 960-969. [10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.008]

Design and characterization of a biocompatible physical hydrogel based on scleroglucan for topical drug delivery

Paolicelli, Patrizia;Varani, Gabriele;Pacelli, Settimio;Nardoni, Martina;Petralito, Stefania;Adrover, Alessandra;Casadei, Maria Antonietta
2017

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Physical hydrogels of a high-carboxymethylated derivative of scleroglucan (Scl-CM300) were investigated as potential systems for topical drug delivery using three different therapeutic molecules (fluconazole, diclofenac and betamethasone). Rheological tests were carried out on drug-loaded hydrogels along with in-vitro release studies in a vertical Franz cell, in order to investigate if and how different drugs may influence the rheological and release properties of Scl-CM300 hydrogels. Experimental results and theoretical modeling highlighted that, in the absence of drug/polymer interactions (as for fluconazole and betamethasone) Scl-CM300 matrices offer negligible resistance to drug diffusion and a Fickian transport model can be adopted to estimate the effective diffusion coefficient in the swollen hydrogel. The presence of weak drug/hydrogel chemical bonds (as for diclofenac), confirmed by frequency sweep tests, slow down the drug release kinetics and a non-Fickian two-phase transport model has to be adopted. In-vivo experiments on rabbits evidenced optimal skin tolerability of Scl-CM300 hydrogels after topical application. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
2017
carboxymethyl scleroglucan; diffusion coefficient; Fickian and non-Fickian transport models; physical hydrogels; topical formulation; organic chemistry; polymers and plastics; materials chemistry2506 metals and alloys
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Design and characterization of a biocompatible physical hydrogel based on scleroglucan for topical drug delivery / Paolicelli, Patrizia; Varani, Gabriele; Pacelli, Settimio; Ogliani, Elisa; Nardoni, Martina; Petralito, Stefania; Adrover, Alessandra; Casadei, Maria Antonietta. - In: CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS. - ISSN 0144-8617. - STAMPA. - 174:(2017), pp. 960-969. [10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.008]
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