Poly (vinyl alcohol)/SiO2 composite microsphere based on Pickering emulsion and its application in controlled drug release

J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2014;25(7):641-56. doi: 10.1080/09205063.2014.890919. Epub 2014 Mar 6.

Abstract

In this paper, with W/O Pickering emulsion stabilized by modified SiO(2) nanoparticles as template, PVA/SiO(2) composite microspheres with PVA hydrogel cores and shells of SiO(2) nanoparticles are successfully fabricated through freezing/thawing method. The final structure and constituents of the products are investigated through SEM, FTIR, and TGA. The PVA/SiO(2) composite microspheres obtained are applied as a drug carrier to study their controlled release behaviors and methylene blue is used as a model drug. The effect of PVA concentration, SiO(2) nanoparticle concentration, and freezing/thawing cycles on the morphology of products and release behaviors is studied. All release curves are, respectively, fitted by Monoexponential equation, Higuchi equation, Weibull equation, and Hixson-Crowell equation. Weibull equation is found to give the best fit to the release process. The fitted results prove that the drug release from the PVA/SiO(2) composite microspheres follows Fick diffusion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemical synthesis
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry*
  • Diffusion
  • Drug Carriers / chemical synthesis
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Emulsions / chemistry
  • Freezing
  • Hydrogels / chemistry
  • Methylene Blue / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microspheres*
  • Microtechnology / methods
  • Models, Chemical
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Polyvinyl Alcohol / chemistry*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Thermogravimetry
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Drug Carriers
  • Emulsions
  • Hydrogels
  • Water
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Polyvinyl Alcohol
  • Methylene Blue