In vivo assessment of oral administration of probucol nanoparticles in rats.

Pharmacokinetic profiles of probucol were evaluated after oral administration of the various nanosuspensions in rats. Probucol nanoparticles were prepared by co-grinding with various molecular weights of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K12, PVP K17 and PVP K30) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The average particle sizes of probucol after dispersing the ternary ground mixtures (GMs), probucol/PVP K12/SDS, probucol/PVP K17/SDS and probucol/PVP K30/SDS into water were 28, 75 and 89 nm respectively.

Formation mechanism of colloidal nanoparticles obtained from probucol/PVP/SDS ternary ground mixture.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the formation mechanism of colloidal nanoparticles after dispersion of probucol/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) ternary ground mixture (GM) into water. Probucol, PVP and SDS were mixed at a weight ratio of 1:3:1 and ground for 30 min with a vibrational rod mill. The morphology and physicochemical properties were investigated through high resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM), environmental SEM, dynamic light scattering, (13)C NMR and zeta potential measurements.

Molecular interaction among probucol/PVP/SDS multicomponent system investigated by solid-state NMR.

Purpose: Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) molecular weight on the solid-state intermolecular interactions among probucol/PVP/sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) ternary ground mixtures (GM) and the formation of nanoparticles were investigated by solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Materials And Methods: Ternary GMs of probucol were prepared with PVP (K12, K17, K30 or K90) and SDS at a weight ratio of 1:3:1 and were ground for 15, 30 and 60 min. Solid-state interactions were evaluated using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and solid-state cross polarization/magic angle spinning (CP/MAS) (13)C NMR spectroscopy.

Nanoparticle formation of poorly water-soluble drugs from ternary ground mixtures with PVP and SDS.

Poorly water-soluble drugs N-5159, griseofulvin (GFV), glibenclamide (GBM) and nifedipine (NFP) were ground in a dry process with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Different crystallinity behavior of each drug during grinding was shown in the ternary Drug/PVP/SDS system. However, when each ternary Drug/PVP/SDS ground mixture was added to distilled water, crystalline nanoparticles which were 200 nm or less in size were formed and had excellent stability.