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< Vol. 10 Issue 3 | Sep-Dec 2012 | pp 163 - 314 - Focus on Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine

Biodegradable microparticles and nanoparticles by electrospraying techniques

Abstract

Purpose: Biodegradable microparticles and nanoparticles are receiving increased attention for their ability to serve as a viable carrier for site-specific delivery of genes, drugs and other biomolecules. Electrospraying represents a challenging technology which allows for the preparation of biodegradable particles with high bioavailability, good encapsulation, controlled release and fewer toxic properties. 
Methods: Chitosan and polycaprolactone (PCL) particles were processed via electrospraying with control of basic process parameters: voltage and flow rate. 
Results: PCL microparticles with spherical shape or flattened particles were obtained as a function of the concentration of the processed solutions, which affects evaporation and chain entanglement formation. Chitosan nanoparticles with submicrometric sizes were obtained by carefully adjusting voltage and flow rate, which enables the control of particle size and distribution.
Conclusion: We evaluated the benefits of the electrospraying technique to control the morphology of biodegradable microparticles and nanoparticles for drug-delivery applications. The implementation of simple technological solutions which combine the use of standard electrospraying and electrospinning by simultaneous or sequential steps, opens the way toward the development of new, interesting devices for drug-delivery applications such as tumor targeting and oral delivery

J Appl Biomater Funct Mater 2012; 10(3): 191 - 196

Article Type: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

DOI:10.5301/JABFM.2012.10369

Authors

Vincenzo Guarino, Wan Khartini Wan Abdul Khodir, Luigi Ambrosio

Article History

  • • Accepted on 07/09/2012
  • • Available online on 14/12/2012
  • • Published in print on 13/02/2013

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Authors

  • Guarino, Vincenzo [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
    Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council of Italy, Naples - Italy
  • Wan Abdul Khodir, Wan Khartini [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
    Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council of Italy, Naples - Italy
  • Ambrosio, Luigi [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
    Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council of Italy, Naples - Italy

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