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The chemical reaction of vidarabine (VIDA) with isohexyl cyanoacrylate nanoparticles in a pH-dependent fashion occurs only in the presence of dioctylsulfosuccinate (DOSS). The formation of an ion pair with DOSS allows a better contact of VIDA with the monomer during the polymerization process taking place in micelles. On the basis of molecular weight profiles of the polymer, determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), it is proposed that VIDA induces the polymerization of cyanoacrylic monomers through a zwitterionic pathway. This mechanism allows the covalent linkage of the drug with the polymer, which is consistent with NMR experiments. The present study illustrates the need for physicochemical studies in the design of new colloidal drug delivery formulations.
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Guise, V., Drouin, JY., Benoit, J. et al. Vidarabine-Loaded Nanoparticles: A Physicochemical Study. Pharm Res 7, 736–741 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015819706491
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