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Apr 05, 2022;23 (4): 106.

Design, Characterization, and Evaluation of Diosmetin-Loaded Solid Self-microemulsifying Drug Delivery System Prepared by Electrospray for Improved Bioavailability.

Zhengqing Gu, Yuanyuan Xue, Shuang Li, Michael Adu-Frimpong, Ying Xu, Jiangnan Yu, Ximing Xu, Yuan Zhu
Author Information
  1. Zhengqing Gu: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
  2. Yuanyuan Xue: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
  3. Shuang Li: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
  4. Michael Adu-Frimpong: Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS), UK-0215-5321, Navrongo, Ghana.
  5. Ying Xu: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
  6. Jiangnan Yu: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
  7. Ximing Xu: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
  8. Yuan Zhu: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China. zhuyuanemail@126.com.
PMID: 35381887 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02263-3

Abstract

Diosmetin (DIOS) is a functional compound with poor water solubility, bad permeability, and crystal form. Self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) was an effective formulation to overcome these shortcomings. In this study, liquid SMEDDS was prepared using Capmul® MCM C8 EP/NF, Cremophor EL, and PEG 400 (2:5.6:2.4, w/w/w) as excipients. Then, the novel technology of electrospray solidified liquid SMEDDS and prepared solid SMEDDS for inhibiting crystallization. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) was used as carrier to construct DIOS-loaded solid SMEDDS, with polyethylene oxide (PEO) contributing to the formation of regular sphere in the process of spinning. The particle size of solid SMEDDS (194 ± 5 nm) was much bigger than of liquid SMEDDS (25 ± 1 nm), while DIOS-loaded solid SMEDDS showed greater dissolution rates in pH 1.2 and pH 6.8 media through in vitro drug release study. The solid nanoparticles were smooth and uniform from the graph of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The graph of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) showed that small droplets were loaded in the matrix. Furthermore, DIOS was encapsulated by matrix in amorphous state via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR). The crystalline of DIOS was not formed in solid SMEDDS due to the characteristic peaks of DIOS disappeared in X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern. Therefore, the oral bioavailability of DIOS improved significantly compared with liquid SMEDDS (4.27-fold). Hence, solid SMEDDS could improve the solubility and bioavailability of DIOS, through transfer of the state of crystalline to amorphous by electrospray technology.

Keywords

diosmetin electrospray oral bioavailability self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) solidification

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MeSH Term

Administration, Oral
Biological Availability
Drug Delivery Systems
Emulsions
Flavonoids
Solubility

Chemicals

Emulsions
Flavonoids
diosmetin
Journal Article

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