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Investigation of biodegradable and biocompatible castor oil poly(mannitol-citric-sebacate) polyester as a drug carrier

Sathiskumar, PS and Chopra, Sunita and Madras, Giridhar (2012) Investigation of biodegradable and biocompatible castor oil poly(mannitol-citric-sebacate) polyester as a drug carrier. In: Current Science (Bangalore), 102 (1). pp. 97-104.

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Abstract

Castor oil-based poly(mannitol-citric sebacate) was synthesized by simple, catalyst-free melt condensation process using monomers having potential to be metabolized in vivo. The polymer was characterized using various techniques and the tensile and hydration properties of the polymers were also determined. The biocompatibility of the polymer was tested using human foreskin fibroblasts cells. The in vitro degradation studies show that the time for complete degradation of the polymer was more than 21 days. The usage of castor oil polyester as a drug carrier was analysed by doping the polymer with 5-fluorouracil model drug and the release rate was studied by varying the percentage loading of drugs and the pH of the PBS solution medium. The cumulative drug-release profiles exhibited a biphasic release with an initial burst release and cumulative 100% release within 42 h. To understand the role of the polymer as a drug carrier in the release behaviour, drug-release studies were conducted with another drug, isoniazid. The release behaviour of isoniazid drug from the same polymer matrix followed an nth order kinetic model and 100% cumulative release was achieved after 12 days. The variation in the release behaviour for two model drugs from the same polymer matrix suggests a strong interaction between the polymer and the drug molecule.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Current Science (Bangalore)
Publisher: Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences.
Keywords: Biodegradable;biocompatibility;castor oil polyesters; drug-delivery
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Chemical Engineering
Date Deposited: 13 Mar 2012 04:57
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 09:42
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/43717

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