Abstract
There is an urgent need to develop controlled drug release systems for the delivery of drugs via the pulmonary route. A key issue in pulmonary dry delivery systems is to reduce the amount of biodegradable polymers that are added to control the drug release. We have synthesized nanofunctionalized drug particles using the pulsed laser deposition on particles (PLDP) (e.g. budesonide) in an effort to control the architecture and thickness of a nanoscale polymer coating on the drug particles. In vitro studies indicated that the dry half-life release for budesonide can be enhanced from 1.2 to over 60 min by a nanoscale coating on the drug particle. Extensive studies have been conducted to characterize the bonding and composition of the polymer film deposited on drug particles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 610-614 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Surface Science |
Volume | 197-198 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Cola 2001 - Tsukuba, Japan Duration: 1 Oct 2001 → 1 Oct 2001 |
Keywords
- Biodegradable polymers
- Drug delivery
- Particles
- Pulsed laser deposition