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Polymer Brush Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) Modified Poly (Propylene-G-Styrene Sulphonic Acid) Fiber (ZB-1): CTAB/ZB-1 as a Promising Strategy for Improving the Dissolution and Physical Stability of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs

Polymer Brush Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) Modified Poly (Propylene-G-Styrene Sulphonic Acid) Fiber (ZB-1): CTAB/ZB-1 as a Promising Strategy for Improving the Dissolution and Physical Stability of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs

Jinxu Cao, Baixue Yang, Yumei Wang, Chen Wei, Hongyu Wang, Sanming Li

Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2017 Nov 1;80:282-295.

PMID: 28866166

Abstract:

The feasibility of polymer brush as drug delivery vehicle was demonstrated with the goal of improving the dissolution and physical stability of poorly water-soluble drugs. Polymer brush CTAB/ZB-1 was synthesized by electrostatic interaction using a physical modification method with anionic poly (propylene-g-styrene sulphonic acid) fiber (ZB-1) as the substrate and cationic hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the modifier. The polymer brush structure of CTAB/ZB-1 was validated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and the channels of brush provided the drug loading sites. Flurbiprofen (FP), a BCS class II representative drug, was selected as the model poorly water-soluble drug to be loaded into this polymer brush. Then the drug loading and release were systematically investigated. Besides, the transformation from crystalline FP to amorphous state was observed by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). In vitro dissolution in pure water and pH1.2 HCl media with/without 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was tested. Moreover, the optimal formulations (namely carrier/drug ratios) were determined. The results demonstrated prominent improvement of dissolution when FP was released from CTAB/ZB-1. After a long time storage, FP remained amorphous in CTAB/ZB-1 according to DSC determinations and performed an approximately equivalent dissolution compared with fresh samples, suggesting the advantage of CTAB/ZB-1 as carrier in enhancing the physical stability of drugs. The study introduced the versatile easily formulated polymer brush CTAB/ZB-1 and demonstrated the potential of polymer brush as an alternative approach for improving the dissolution and physical stability of poorly water-soluble drugs.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP68214073	Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bisulfate		68214-07-3	Price

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