Formulation and evaluation of Albendazole microcapsules for colon delivery using chitosan

作     者：Simi SP Saraswathi R Sankar C Krishnan PN Dilip C Ameena K 

作者机构：Al Shifa College Of PharmacyKizhatturPerinthalmannaKerala.Pin-679325India 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第3卷第5期

页      面：374-378页

核心收录：

学科分类：100702[医学-药剂学] 1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Managing Trustee  Shifa Medicare Trust  Perinthalmanna 

主　　题：Colon drug delivery Albendazole Chitosan Sodium alginate Microcapsule 

摘      要：Objective:To formulate and evaluate Albendazole microcapsules using chitosan,a natural polymer for colon-specific delivery for better treatment of helminthiasis,filariasis,colorectal cancer,avoiding the side ***:The Albendazole microcapsules were prepared by the use of different concentrations of sodium alginate,chitosan and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose(HPMC).The polysaccharides chitosan reacted with sodium alginate in the presence of calcium chloride to form microcapsules with a polyelectrolyte complex membrane by electrostatic interactions between the two oppositely charged *** microcapsules were then studied for entrapment efficiency,drug-polymer compatibility and surface morphology. In vitro drug release study in presence and absence of cecal content were also ***, kinetic modellings were employed to find out release ***:Albendazole loaded microspheres showd high entrapment efficiency(72.8%) and the microcapsules were free flowing,non aggregated and spherical,between 600 and 1 000μm in *** surface of microcapsules were found to be porous and *** FT-IR spectrum showed that there is no interaction between the polymer and the *** in vitro drug release study found to be affected by change in chitosan,sodium alginate and HPMC *** microcapsules with 2.5% sodium alginate and 0.4% chitosan shown minimum release in gastrointestinal simulated condition but shows maximum drug release at the end of 24th hour in presence of cecal *** rate of drug release follows Korsmeyer-peppas model that was the drug release is by diffusion and ***:The study reveals that Albendazole loaded chitosanalginate based microsphere can be used effectively for the colon targeting.