self-assembling polysaccharide

Gellan nanohydrogels: novel Nanodelivery systems for cutaneous administration of piroxicam

The feasibility to use gellan nanohydrogels (Ge-NHs) as delivery system for the cutaneous administration of piroxicam (PRX) was investigated using gellan conjugated with cholesterol or riboflavin. The in vitro skin penetration studies through human epidermis were performed using a saturated aqueous drug solution, a 50% w/v Transcutol aqueous solution, and a commercially available PRX plaster as controls. Confocal microscopy, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, circular dichroism, and a dynamometer assisted extrusion assay were performed to clarify the permeation mechanism of Ge-NHs.

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