Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing

© 2014 American Chemical Society. (Chemical Equation Presented) Nanocarrier systems, such as liposomes, polymersomes, and micelles, find applications in the delivery of a wide range of compounds, including targeted delivery of pharmaceuticals. Nanocarrier systems have the ability to increase the bio...

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Main Authors: Beh, C., Mammucari, R., Foster, Neil
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55143
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Foster, Neil
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description © 2014 American Chemical Society. (Chemical Equation Presented) Nanocarrier systems, such as liposomes, polymersomes, and micelles, find applications in the delivery of a wide range of compounds, including targeted delivery of pharmaceuticals. Nanocarrier systems have the ability to increase the bioavailability, reduce toxicity, and avoid undesirable interactions of active pharmaceutical ingredients. In this work, a novel dense gas technique known as depressurization of an expanded solution into aqueous media (DESAM) was used to produce different types of nanocarrier systems. The effects of using different types of dense gases and different operating temperatures were investigated. Encapsulation of hydrophilic compounds in the vesicles (liposomes and polymersomes) was also studied. The highest encapsulation efficiencies in liposomes and polymersomes achieved were 10.2 and 9.7%, respectively. The DESAM process was also able to reduce the residual solvent content in the product to 2.2% (v/v), which is significantly lower than the solvent residual levels reported for conventional processing.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-551432017-09-13T16:10:29Z Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing Beh, C. Mammucari, R. Foster, Neil © 2014 American Chemical Society. (Chemical Equation Presented) Nanocarrier systems, such as liposomes, polymersomes, and micelles, find applications in the delivery of a wide range of compounds, including targeted delivery of pharmaceuticals. Nanocarrier systems have the ability to increase the bioavailability, reduce toxicity, and avoid undesirable interactions of active pharmaceutical ingredients. In this work, a novel dense gas technique known as depressurization of an expanded solution into aqueous media (DESAM) was used to produce different types of nanocarrier systems. The effects of using different types of dense gases and different operating temperatures were investigated. Encapsulation of hydrophilic compounds in the vesicles (liposomes and polymersomes) was also studied. The highest encapsulation efficiencies in liposomes and polymersomes achieved were 10.2 and 9.7%, respectively. The DESAM process was also able to reduce the residual solvent content in the product to 2.2% (v/v), which is significantly lower than the solvent residual levels reported for conventional processing. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55143 10.1021/la502594k American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Beh, C.
Mammucari, R.
Foster, Neil
Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
title Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
title_full Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
title_fullStr Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
title_full_unstemmed Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
title_short Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
title_sort formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55143