Preparation, chemical and electrical characterizations of lipid nanoparticles loaded with dihydroxybenzophenone

Med Chem. 2012 Jul;8(4):541-8. doi: 10.2174/157340612801216238.

Abstract

Lipid nanoparticles loading the sunscreen 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (DHB-LNPs) have been prepared by high-pressure homogenization and ultrasound techniques. The combination of both methodologies improves the entrapment efficiency percentage reaching 95%. The morphology of the DHB-LNPs was studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), while the surface and interior chemical composition was analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) at different irradiation times. Conductivity of aqueous dispersions of the DHBLNPs was determined by impedance spectroscopy. A possible DHB-LNPs application related to drug release in a system simulating skin-properties is shown.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzophenones / chemistry*
  • Capsules
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena*
  • Lipids / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Benzophenones
  • Capsules
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Drug Carriers
  • Lipids
  • 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone