Tracking Drug Loading Capacities of Calcium Silicate Hydrate Carrier: A Comparative X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structures Study

J Phys Chem B. 2015 Aug 6;119(31):10052-9. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b04115. Epub 2015 Jul 23.

Abstract

Mesoporous spheres of calcium silicate hydrate (MS-CSH) have been prepared by an ultrasonic method. Following an earlier work in which we have revealed the interactions between ibuprofen (IBU) and CSH carriers with different morphologies by X-ray absorption near edge structures (XANES) analysis. In the present investigation, two new drug molecules, alendronate sodium (ALN) and gentamicin sulfate (GS), were incorporated into MS-CSH, and their drug loading capacities (DLCs) were measured using thermogravimetric analysis to establish the relationship between drug-carrier interactions and DLCs. The XANES spectra clearly indicate that acidic functional groups of the drug molecules linked to the active sites (Ca-OH and Si-OH groups) of MS-CSH on the surface by electrostatic interactions. In addition, it is found that the stoichiometric ratio of Ca(2+) ions of CSH carriers and the functional groups of drug molecules may significantly influence the DLCs.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alendronate / chemistry*
  • Calcium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry
  • Gentamicins / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Particle Size
  • Silicates / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Thermogravimetry
  • Water / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Calcium Compounds
  • Drug Carriers
  • Gentamicins
  • Silicates
  • Water
  • calcium silicate
  • Alendronate