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Blend microspheres of chitosan and polyurethane for controlled release of water-soluble antihypertensitive drugs

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Blend microspheres of chitosan and polyurethane (PU) have been prepared by water-in-oil emulsion cross-linking method and used to encapsulate two water-soluble and having widely different plasma half-life cardiovascular drugs, viz., isoxsuprine hydrochloride and calcium dobesilate. The blend miscibility of the polymers was confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry at >60 wt% of PU. The microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy to understand the morphology of the drug-loaded microspheres. Chemical interactions between drug molecules and the carrier polymers have been investigated by Fourier transform spectroscopy. XRD measurements on placebo matrices, drug-loaded formulations and nascent drugs indicated their uniform dispersion in the polymer matrix. In vitro release experiments performed in both acidic pH of 1.2 and alkaline pH of 7.4 increased the release time of both the drugs in the media employed. Kinetics of drug release was analyzed by empirical equation, suggesting the deviation from Fickian transport to non-Fickian trend.

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Miss. A. G. Sullad and Prof. L. S. Manjeshwar thank the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India (KU/SCH/UGC/RFSMS/2008-09). Prof. T. M. Aminabhavi thanks the All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE, F.No. 1-51/RIFD/EF(13)/2011-12], New Delhi, India for the award of Emeritus Fellowship.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, KLE DR. M.S.S. CET, Belgaum, 590 008, India

    Anita G. Sullad

  2. Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580 003, India

    Lata S. Manjeshwar

  3. Emeritus Fellow, All India Council for Technical Education (New Delhi), SET’s College of Pharmacy, Dharwad, 580 002, India

    Tejraj M. Aminabhavi

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Sullad, A.G., Manjeshwar, L.S. & Aminabhavi, T.M. Blend microspheres of chitosan and polyurethane for controlled release of water-soluble antihypertensitive drugs. Polym. Bull. 72, 265–280 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-014-1271-6

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