FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RALOXIFENE LOADED SOLID-LIPID NANOPARTICLES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22159/ijap.2021v13i4.41774Keywords:
Nanoparticles, Drug delivery, Raloxifene, Solid-lipid nanoparticles, Box-Behnken designAbstract
Objective: The poor water solubility of the drug presents a great challenge for the formulation development and results in low oral bioavailability. The oral bioavailability of Raloxifene HCl (RLX) is very low (<2%) in humans due to its poor solubility. The objective of the present study was to develop RLX loaded solid-liquid nanoparticles for effective drug delivery.
Methods: Compritol 888 ATO-based RLX-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were formulated using the oil in water microemulsion method. Drug-excipients compatibility was confirmed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Differential scanning calorimetry methods. The SLN was characterized for particle size, surface morphology, entrapment efficiency.
Results: A total of seventeen formulations (SLN1-SLN17) were developed as per the 3 levels 3 factor Box–Behnken design. The model used for the analysis was statistically analyzed using ANOVA and the goodness of fit was evaluated using diagnostic plots. As per the response-surface plots, the amount of lipid, poloxamer 407, and ultrasonication time have a significant effect on the particle size and entrapment efficiency (%EE). The developed RLX-loaded SLNs have the size and %EE in the range of 165.63±2.62 nm to 315.33±4.87 nm and 75.21±2.32% to 95.32±2.11%. The TEM analysis showed that the developed RLX-loaded SLNs were almost spherical and has a small size range.
Conclusion: The high biocompatibility, biodegradability, ability to protect drugs in GIT, and sustained release properties make SLNs an ideal candidate to resolve poor oral bioavailability challenges.
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