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Microcapsules of alginate/chitosan containing magnetic nanoparticles for controlled release of insulin.
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PMID:  20688491     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The challenge of this work was to investigate the potential of alginate/chitosan beads containing magnetite nanoparticles as a drug delivery system. The insulin beads were prepared by dripping a solution of sodium alginate containing insulin into a CaCl(2) solution. Magnetite nanoparticles of 5 nm mean size were synthesized inside the alginate egg-box structure by co-precipitation of Fe(III) and Fe(II) in the presence of NH(4)OH. Quantitative analysis revealed that insulin encapsulation depends on the initial protein content and 35% of insulin was entrapped by alginate beads for a protein concentration of 10 wt%. It was verified that approximately 50% of the insulin was released to Milli-Q water in 800 h release experiments. The application of oscillating magnetic field increased three fold the insulin release. The results suggest that the alginate/chitosan system containing magnetite nanoparticles is a promising system for clinical applications of controlled release of insulin in the presence of an oscillating magnetic field in a subcutaneous implant approach.
Authors:
Priscilla Vanessa Finotelli; Daniel Da Silva; Mauro Sola-Penna; Alexandre Malta Rossi; Marcos Farina; Leonardo Rodrigues Andrade; Armando Yoshihaki Takeuchi; Maria Helena Rocha-Leão
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces     Volume:  81     ISSN:  1873-4367     ISO Abbreviation:  Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9315133     Medline TA:  Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces     Country:  Netherlands    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  206-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Nanotecnologia Biofuncional, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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