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3D Printed Laminated CaCO(3)-Nanocellulose Films as Controlled-Release 5-Fluorouracil

Drug delivery constitutes the formulations, technologies, and systems for the transport of pharmaceutical compounds to specific areas in the body to exert safe therapeutic effects. The main criteria for selecting the correct medium for drug delivery are the quantity of the drug being carried and the...

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Autores principales: Mohan, Denesh, Khairullah, Nur Fatin, How, Yan Ping, Sajab, Mohd Shaiful, Kaco, Hatika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32340327
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12040986
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Sumario:Drug delivery constitutes the formulations, technologies, and systems for the transport of pharmaceutical compounds to specific areas in the body to exert safe therapeutic effects. The main criteria for selecting the correct medium for drug delivery are the quantity of the drug being carried and the amount of time required to release the drug. Hence, this research aimed to improve the aforementioned criteria by synthesizing a medium based on calcium carbonate-nanocellulose composite and evaluating its efficiency as a medium for drug delivery. Specifically, the efficiency was assessed in terms of the rates of uptake and release of 5-fluorouracil. Through the evaluation of the morphological and chemical properties of the synthesized composite, the established 3D printing profiles of nanocellulose and CaCO(3) took place following the layer-by-layer films. The 3D printed double laminated CaCO(3)-nanocellulose managed to release the 5-fluorouracil as an effective single composition and in a time-controlled manner.