Abstract
The purpose of this research was to address the utility of rheological study in understanding the influence of oppositely charged polymers on release of naproxen sodium encapsulated in chitosan particles. The interaction between oppositely charged κ-carrageenan (κ-Ca) and chitosan leads to relatively higher gel strength, which is proportional to the ability to retard the drug release at acidic pH. The oscillatory tests within the linear viscoelastic range where the stress is proportional to the applied strain were performed on the hydrated sample matrices containing chitosan-naproxen sodium spray-dried complexes and k-Ca or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) in various ratios. It was observed that the effect of pH change on the dynamic moduli in spray-dried complexes containing κ-Ca was much stronger than that with HPMC reflecting presence of strong ionic interaction between κ-Ca and chitosan. The combination of oppositely charged polymers in different ratios proved to be useful in modulating the rheological properties of the hydrated formulations and their release-retarding properties. Dynamic moduli can be used to measure gel strength and are significant for the interpretation of oral sustained release spray-dried complexes.
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Abbreviations
- Chitosan:
-
CH
- Complex modulus:
-
G*
- Complex viscosity:
-
η*
- Compliance:
-
Ј
- Degree Celsius:
-
°C
- Drug release:
-
DR
- Gel strength:
-
GS
- Hertz:
-
Hz
- Hour:
-
h
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose:
-
HPMC K4
- κ-Carrageenan:
-
κ-Ca
- Linear viscoelasticity region:
-
LVR
- Loss tangent:
-
Tan δ
- Loss or viscous modulus:
-
G″
- Milligrams:
-
mg
- Milliliter:
-
ml
- Millimeters:
-
mm
- Naproxen sodium:
-
NS
- NS-CH complex:
-
NSC
- Oscillatory frequency sweep:
-
OFS
- Oscillatory stress sweep:
-
OSS
- Pascal:
-
Pa
- Percentage:
-
%
- Rotation per minute:
-
rpm
- Seconds:
-
s
- Spray dried:
-
SD
- Storage or elastic modulus:
-
G′
- US Pharmacopeia:
-
USP
- Viscosity:
-
η
- Volume/volume:
-
v/v
- Weight/volume:
-
w/v
- Weight/weight:
-
w/w
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Authors are thankful to Divi Laboratories, Hyderabad; Marine chemicals Chennai; Colorcon Asia Pvt Ltd, Mumbai; and Signet chemicals, Mumbai, India, for the gift samples of naproxen sodium, chitosan, HPMC K4, and κ-carrageenan, respectively. R. S. Dhumal and S. Biradar are thankful to Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, for providing financial support in the form of Senior Research Fellowship.
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Bhise, K.S., Dhumal, R.S., Shailesh, B. et al. Effect of Oppositely Charged Polymer and Dissolution Media on Rheology of Spray-Dried Ionic Complexes. AAPS PharmSciTech 11, 226–232 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-010-9379-y
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