The objective of this study was to encapsulate the antibacterial drug levofloxacin hemihydrate (LF) into spanlastics (SLs) followed by incorporation into gelrite in situ gel to enhance its antibacterial activity and sustain ocular delivery. A combination of Span 60 as main vesicle component and Tweens as an edge activator (EA) was used to prepare SLs using the thin film hydration method. A 3 factorial design was applied to study the effect of formulation variables (ratio of Span 60: EA and type of EA) on SLs characteristics (encapsulation efficiency (EE%), particle size (PS), zeta potential (ZP) and percentage of drug released). In-vitro antimicrobial study was conducted to determine the antibacterial activity of the optimized formula. Finally confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was applied to monitor SLs corneal penetration. The optimum formulation (F5), contains 240 mg Span 60 and 60 mg Tween 60 as EA. F5 exhibited EE% = 59.7 ± 4.2%, PS = 177.6 ± 1.8 nm, PDI = 0.27 ± 0.022 and ZP = -40.6 ± 0.68 mV. Furthermore, only 39.37 ± 0.72% of LF amount was released after 4 h compared to complete release from drug solution. The apparent permeation coefficient was (14.7 × 10 cm/h) compared to (9.7 × 10 cm/h) for LF solution. Moreover, F5 exhibited 200% and 100% increase in the antibacterial efficacy against and respectively.
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