Permeability study of ciprofloxacin from ultra-thin nanofibrous film through various mucosal membranes

Vedant Modgill, Tarun Garg, Amit Kumar Goyal, Goutam Rath

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Abstract

Permeability plays an important role to achieve the desired therapeutic outcomes. Present study was designed to investigate the permeability of ciprofloxacin from ultrathin polyvinyl alcohol nanofiber through different biological membranes. Results of the permeability studies indicated that nanofibers exhibit higher drug permeability than plane drug. Intestinal tissue shows maximum permeability followed by eye, trachea, sublingual, rectal, and skin. Permeability studies also inferred a steady-state release of drug of the nanofiber, whereas a high degree of fluctuations was observed in plane drug. Nanofiber being 2D nanoscale material provides numerous advantages to be used as an encapsulated carrier system to improve the therapeutic effectiveness.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)122-127
Number of pages6
JournalArtificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)

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