Dual centrifugation as a novel and efficient method for the preparation of lipodisks

Koehler, Jonas K. (author): Univ Freiburg, Inst Pharmaceut Sci, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.

Massing, Ulrich (author): Univ Freiburg, Inst Pharmaceut Sci, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.;Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co KG, D-78532 Tuttlingen, Germany.

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Elsevier, 2024
2024
English.
In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. - : Elsevier. - 0378-5173 .- 1873-3476. ; 653

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Abstract Subject headings

Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-stabilized lipodisks have emerged as innovatiive, promising nanocarriers for several classes of drugs. Prior research underscores the important role of lipid composition and preparation method in determining the lipodisk size, uniformity, and drug loading capacity. In this study, we investigate dual centrifugation (DC) as a novel technique for the production of PEG-stabilized lipodisks. Moreover, we explore the potential use of DC for the encapsulation of two model drugs, curcumin and doxorubicin, within the disks. Our results show that by a considerate choice of experimental conditions, DC can be used as a fast and straightforward means to produce small and homogenous lipodisks with a hydrodynamic diameter of 20-30 nm. Noteworthy, the technique works well for the production of both cholesterol-free and cholesterol-containing disks and does not require pre-mixing of the lipids in organic solvent. Furthermore, our investigations confirm the efficacy of DC in formulating curcumin and doxorubicin within these lipodisks. For doxorubicin, careful control and optimization of the experimental conditions resulted in formulations displaying an encouraging encapsulation efficiency of 84 % and a favourable drug-to-lipid ratio of 0.13 in the disks.

By the author/editor: Ali, Sajid; Koehler, Jonas K ...; Silva, Luís; Gedda, Lars; Massing, Ulrich; Edwards, Katarin ...

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