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JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS
Volume 159, Issue -, Pages 200-209Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2019.03.009
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Bio-nanotechnology; Polymer hydrogel; Grafting; Antibacterial; Transdermal drug delivery; Rivastigmine tartarate
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An electro-responsive PAAm-g-Dxt copolymer was synthesized and characterized by (HNMR)-H-1 & FTIR spectroscopy, neutralization equivalent, elemental and thermogravimetric analysis to ascertain the grafting reaction. Further, we developed an electro-responsive transdermal drug delivery system (ETDS) utilizing PAAm-g-Dxt copolymer for rivastigmine tartarate delivery through skin. The ETDS were developed using drug-loaded PAAm-g-Dxt hydrogel as the reservoir, and cross-linked dextran-poly(vinyl alcohol) blend films as rate controlling membranes (RCM). In the absence of electrical stimuli, a small amount of drug was permeated from the ETDS, while in the presence of electrical stimuli, the drug permeability was increased. On application of electric stimulus, the flux was increased by 1.6 fold; drug permeability was enhanced when the strength of applied electric current was raised to 8 mA from 2 mA. The drug permeability characteristics studied under on off stimuli suggested that there was faster drug permeation when electrical stimuli was 'on' and it decreased when electrical stimuli was 'off.' The histopathology study confirmed the altered skin structural integrity after application of electrical stimuli. Hence, the PAAm-g-Dxt based ETDS are useful for transdermal drug delivery triggered by an electric stimulus to deliver on-demand release of drug into systemic circulation.
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