Simultaneous incorporation of 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin into chitosan nanoparticle as drug carrier and its characterization

Puwang Li, Lingxue Kong, Zheng Peng, Yichao Wang

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Abstract

A combined drug loaded system containing two most common anti-cancer drugs 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV) was designed and prepared by ion crosslinking technology. The resulted nanoparticles are spherical in shape, and the particle size becomes larger when drug combination are loaded. Efficient drug encapsulation efficiency (EE) and drug loading (LC) are obtained due to the strong interaction between drugs and polymer. The combined drugs are distributed in the particles in amorpholous state which are demonstrated by the XRD results.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPRICM 7: Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, 2-6 August, 2010, Cairns, Australia
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages2265-2268
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9780878492558
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventPacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing -
Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

Conference

ConferencePacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing
Period1/01/10 → …

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