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7. RFP Loaded PLGA Coated Chitosan Microspheres Obtained by WSD Method10080% RFP6040200No chit 0,1% chit 0,25% chit 0,5% chit 0,75% chitNEED% before FDNEED% after FDFigure 7.4: Nebulization Efficiency of the Encapsulated Drug (NEED%) of Rfp-LoadedPlga Coated Chitosan MicrosferesFreeze-dried <strong>microspheres</strong> were re-suspended in water <strong>and</strong> also in this c<strong>as</strong>e all the parameterswere evaluated. As can be seen in figures 7.3 <strong>and</strong> 7.4 NE% <strong>and</strong> NEED% remained almost thesame after freeze-drying <strong>and</strong> these results suggested that the stability of PLGA coated<strong>chitosan</strong> <strong>microspheres</strong> w<strong>as</strong> not affected after liophilization <strong>and</strong> redispersion process.7.2.6. Rele<strong>as</strong>e/Stability StudiesRele<strong>as</strong>e studies were carried out by using two different rele<strong>as</strong>e medium, phosphate buffer atpH 7.4 <strong>and</strong> acetic acid buffer at pH 4.4, in order to have the same pH values present insidephagosomes <strong>and</strong> lysosomes <strong>and</strong> to evaluate the effect of pH on RFP rele<strong>as</strong>e from <strong>chitosan</strong><strong>microspheres</strong>. In Figures 7.5 <strong>and</strong> 7.6, RFP rele<strong>as</strong>e profiles from <strong>chitosan</strong> coated RFP-loadedPLGA <strong>microspheres</strong> at pH 7.4 <strong>and</strong> 4.4 buffer solutions respectively, are shown. At both pHvalues, about 25% of the <strong>drug</strong> is immediately rele<strong>as</strong>ed (2 hour) from the uncoated<strong>microspheres</strong>. This finding indicates that some of the <strong>drug</strong> is localized on the surface of the<strong>microspheres</strong> due to the partition of the <strong>drug</strong> into the surface-active agent layer adsorbed atthe surface of the emulsion droplets. After this initial burst, <strong>drug</strong> rele<strong>as</strong>e is almost constant,<strong>and</strong> after 72h 55% of the <strong>drug</strong> is rele<strong>as</strong>ed from the <strong>microspheres</strong>. For uncoated PLGAparticles the f<strong>as</strong>test rele<strong>as</strong>e w<strong>as</strong> observed at pH 7.4 although no difference in the initial burstcould be noticed. However, <strong>as</strong> can be seen <strong>drug</strong> rele<strong>as</strong>e from uncoated particles w<strong>as</strong> notaffected by the medium pH. On the contrary, coating the <strong>microspheres</strong> with <strong>chitosan</strong> alteredthe <strong>drug</strong> rele<strong>as</strong>e pattern: the initial burst w<strong>as</strong> reduced <strong>and</strong> the reduction incre<strong>as</strong>ed <strong>as</strong> <strong>chitosan</strong>amount incre<strong>as</strong>ed, from 24 to 7% for uncoated <strong>and</strong> coated particles respectively.113

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