The purpose of the present study was to formulate a novel thermoresponsive membrane controlled therapeutic system from Metolose for possible transdermal application. Metolose gel shows thermal gelation property which can be characterized by two (T1, T2) temperatures. A sharp decrease of viscosity can be measured at T1, but gelation can be observed at T2. Different types of Metolose polymers were compared considering their thermoresponsive behavior. Only thermal gelation was observed in the case of Metolose SM, while Metolose SH showed a sharp decrease of viscosity at T1. Since this temperature is above the body temperature, so it should be shifted to the skin temperature in case of possible transdermal application. Modulation of thermoresponsibility was followed by rheological method, and the thermoresponsive drug release from Metolose gel was studied by static liberation test. Our results demonstrated that the effect of different salts (NaCl, NaHCO3, KCl) of various concentrations in Metolose SH gel reduced T1 to the skin temperature, which enabled enhanced piroxicam release.
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Pharmaceutics
September 2022
Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, The University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 5, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Foot ulcerations are a disabling complication of diabetes and no treatment is currently available based on disease mechanisms. The protein serpin B3 (SB3) was identified as a positive biomarker of successful diabetic wound healing; therefore, its exogenous administration may promote healing. The topical administration of SB3 is challenging due to its protein nature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this work was to develop anti-stress compressed lozenges containing 100 mg of glycine and 250 mg of magnesium citrate obtained by the direct compression method. To choose optimal excipient composition providing the sufficient pharmaco-technical properties of the tablet blend, mechanical strength of tablets and non-disintegrating, slow-dissolving behavior of compressed lozenges during sucking, 27 experimental formulations according to fractional factorial Latin cube design were prepared and tested. The excipients used in the study were: Mannogem® EZ, Cellactose® 80 and GalenIQ 721 (fillers); Plasdone S-630, Kollidon® 90 F and Avicel® PH-101 (dry binders); Metolose® 90SH-4000SR and guar gum (gel-forming binders); PRUV®, Neusilin® US2, and Compritol® 888 CG ATO (antifriction excipients).
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January 2020
School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
This study aimed to develop a bilayer gastroretentive (GR) tablet containing an insoluble drug and ascertain the potential of using hydrophobic polymers in GR matrix systems. Highly porous tablets were prepared using a camphor-based sublimation technique. After the screening of several commonly used polymers, two types of GR layers, a conventional hydrophilic GR layer and a hydrophobic GR layer, were designed.
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January 2011
Department of Pharmaceutics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Context: An in situ gelling liquid suppository is liquid at room temperature but forms a gel at body temperature. In our work, Metolose® SM-4000 (methylcellulose) is studied that basically shows thermal gelation at 68°C (2%, w/w).
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AAPS PharmSciTech
March 2010
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
Gel formulations of mebeverine hydrochloride (MbHCl) containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), metolose (MTL), and poloxamer 407 (PLX) were prepared to be used in the treatment of different oral painful conditions. HPMC was used as a mucoadhesive gel base while MTL and PLX were used to prepare sol-gel thermosensitive gels. MTL and PLX formulations showed proper sol-gel transition temperature for intraoral application.
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