Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden.
Sci Rep. 2024 May 18;14(1):11400. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62248-z.
The current study developed an innovative design for the production of smart multifunctional core-double shell superparamagnetic nanoparticles (NPs) with a focus on the development of a pH-responsive drug delivery system tailored for the controlled release of Phenytoin, accompanied by real-time monitoring capabilities. In this regard, the ultra-small superparamagnetic iron oxide@silica NPs (IO@Si MNPs) were synthesized and then coated with a layer of gelatin containing Phenytoin as an antiepileptic drug. The precise saturation magnetization value for the resultant NPs was established at 26 emu g. The polymeric shell showed a pH-sensitive behavior with the capacity to regulate the release of encapsulated drug under neutral pH conditions, simultaneously, releasing more amount of the drug in a simulated tumorous-epileptic acidic condition. The NPs showed an average size of 41.04 nm, which is in the desired size range facilitating entry through the blood-brain barrier. The values of drug loading and encapsulation efficiency were determined to be 2.01 and 10.05%, respectively. Moreover, kinetic studies revealed a Fickian diffusion process of Phenytoin release, and diffusional exponent values based on the Korsmeyer-Peppas equation were achieved at pH 7.4 and pH 6.3. The synthesized NPs did not show any cytotoxicity. Consequently, this new design offers a faster release of PHT at the site of a tumor in response to a change in pH, which is essential to prevent epileptic attacks.
本研究开发了一种生产智能多功能核-双壳超顺磁纳米粒子(NPs)的创新设计,重点是开发一种 pH 响应型药物输送系统,用于控制苯妥英的释放,并具有实时监测能力。在这方面,合成了超小超顺磁氧化铁@硅纳米粒子(IO@Si MNPs),然后用含有苯妥英作为抗癫痫药物的明胶层进行包覆。所得 NPs 的精确饱和磁化值设定为 26 emu g。聚合物壳表现出 pH 敏感性,可以在中性 pH 条件下调节包封药物的释放,同时在模拟肿瘤癫痫酸性条件下释放更多的药物。NPs 的平均粒径为 41.04 nm,处于有利于通过血脑屏障进入的理想粒径范围内。药物负载和包封效率分别确定为 2.01%和 10.05%。此外,动力学研究揭示了苯妥英释放的菲克扩散过程,并且在 pH 7.4 和 pH 6.3 时根据 Korsmeyer-Peppas 方程获得了扩散指数值。合成的 NPs 没有显示出任何细胞毒性。因此,这种新设计在肿瘤部位提供了更快的 PHT 释放,以响应 pH 值的变化,这对于预防癫痫发作至关重要。
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