Nanosuspension-Based Dissolvable Microneedle Arrays to Enhance Diclofenac Skin Delivery.

diclofenac dissolving microneedles nanocrystals nanosuspension skin delivery transdermal delivery

Journal

Pharmaceutics
ISSN: 1999-4923
Titre abrégé: Pharmaceutics
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101534003

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Sep 2023
Historique:
received: 14 08 2023
revised: 30 08 2023
accepted: 07 09 2023
medline: 28 9 2023
pubmed: 28 9 2023
entrez: 28 9 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Applying a formulation on the skin represents a patient-acceptable and therapeutically effective way to administer drugs locally and systemically. However, the stratum corneum stands as an impermeable barrier that only allows a very limited number of drugs to be distributed in the underlying tissues, limiting the feasibility of this administration route. Microneedle arrays are minimally invasive platforms that allow the delivery of drugs within/across the skin through the temporary mechanical disruption of the stratum corneum. In this work, microneedle arrays were combined with nanosuspensions, a technology for solubility enhancement of water insoluble molecules, for the skin delivery of diclofenac. Nanosuspensions were prepared using a top-down method and loaded in the tips of 500 µm or 800 µm high microneedles. The quality of the combined platform was assessed using electron microscopy and spectroscopic and calorimetry techniques, demonstrating the ability to load high amounts of the hydrophobic drug and the compatibility between excipients. Lastly, the application of nanosuspension-loaded microneedles on the skin in vitro allowed the delivery of diclofenac within and across the stratum corneum, proving the potential of this combination to enhance skin delivery of scarcely soluble drugs.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37765277
pii: pharmaceutics15092308
doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15092308
pmc: PMC10536216
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Luca Casula (L)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Rosa Pireddu (R)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Maria Cristina Cardia (MC)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Elena Pini (E)

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, General and Organic Chemistry Section "Alessandro Marchesini", University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.

Donatella Valenti (D)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Michele Schlich (M)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Chiara Sinico (C)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Salvatore Marceddu (S)

Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA)-CNR, Sez. di Sassari, 07040 Baldinca, Italy.

Nina Dragićević (N)

Department of Pharmacy, Singidunum University, 11107 Belgrade, Serbia.

Anna Maria Fadda (AM)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

Francesco Lai (F)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Scienze del Farmaco, CNBS, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

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