Poly Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid Nano-Carriers for Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Hydrophobic Drug to Enhance the Bioavailability and Antimicrobial Properties

Attaullah Bukhari; Zuha Fatima; Madiha Atta; Arif Nazir; Samar Z Alshawwa; Hadil F Alotaibi; Munawar Iqbal

doi:10.1177/15593258231152117

Poly Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid Nano-Carriers for Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Hydrophobic Drug to Enhance the Bioavailability and Antimicrobial Properties

Dose Response. 2023 Jan 30;21(1):15593258231152117. doi: 10.1177/15593258231152117. eCollection 2023 Jan-Mar.

Authors

Attaullah Bukhari¹, Zuha Fatima¹, Madiha Atta², Arif Nazir¹, Samar Z Alshawwa³, Hadil F Alotaibi³, Munawar Iqbal⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
² Department of Biochemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.

Abstract

This study focusses on the fabrication of nano-carriers for delivery of ciprofloxacin through the nanoprecipitation process. This was done to examine the release of drug at the pH of stomach to find out the antibacterial action of ciprofloxacin loaded nanoparticles (NPs). Prepared NPs were characterized by Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and particle size analyzer (PSA) techniques. Drug yield, loading, and sustained release was studied as function of time (up to 8 h). Antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin loaded NPs were also determined against different gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Results revealed that nanoprecipitation is a suitable method for encapsulation of ciprofloxacin in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) PLGA NPs. The drug yield and drug loading were found to be 60%. The size range of NPs observed by PSA was in the range of 5.03-6.60 nm. It can be concluded that nanoformulation of ciprofloxacin loaded PLGA NPs can be used in stomach for longer period of time to enhance the bioavailability of the drug.

Keywords: antibacterial properties; ciprofloxacin; drug release; nano-carriers; nanoparticles; nanoprecipitation.