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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 242, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116428
Keywords
Mucoadhesion; Electrospun nanofibers; Chitosan; Sublingual drug delivery
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- Danish Cousil for Independent Research [DFF-6111-00333]
- Novo Nordisk Foundation [NNF16OC0021948]
- Danish Council for Independent Research, Technology and Production Sciences [DFF-4093-00062]
- Lundbeck Foundation [R264-2017-3404]
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Mucoadhesive chitosan-based electrospun nanofibers are promising candidates for overcoming challenges as- sociated with sublingual drug delivery, yet studies focusing on evaluating the mucoadhesive properties of na- nofibers for sublingual administration are limited. The aim was to elucidate the mucoadhesive properties of chitosan/polyethylene oxide (PEO) nanofibers focusing on how the degree of deacetylation (DDA, 53-96 %) of chitosan influenced their morphological and mucoadhesive properties. The mechanism of mucoadhesion was explained by the intermolecular interactions of chitosan with mucin from bovine submaxillary glands using quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring and by adhesion of the nanofibers to ex vivo porcine sublingual mucosa. An increase in chitosan DDA improved the morphological stability of the nanofibers in water, but did not contribute to altered mucoadhesive properties. This study demonstrates excellent mucoadhesive properties of chitosan/PEO nanofibers and shows that the strong mucoadhesiveness of the nanofibers is at- tributed to their swelling ability.
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