Development and Characterization of Vitamin A-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Topical Application

AUTOR(ES)

Argimón, Mauricio, Romero, Mariano, Miranda, Pablo, Mombrú, Álvaro W., Miraballes, Iris, Zimet, Patricia, Pardo, Helena

FONTE

J. Braz. Chem. Soc.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2017-07

RESUMO

Vitamin A and its esters are commonly found in topical applications because of their advantageous properties, however, have the drawback that are highly sensitive to ultraviolet radiation. The aim of this work was to develop and characterize a novel formulation of solid lipid nanoparticles suitable for topical applications in order to protect vitamin A from degradation. Vitamin A-loaded nanoparticles were successfully prepared by hot homogenization employing Gelucire 44/14® and cetyl alcohol as carrier materials, showing an entrapment efficiency of more than 90%. Particle size, measured by dynamic light scattering, was ca. 40 nm, while transmission electron microscopy images showed that dried nanoparticles were spherical with an average size of about 30-50 nm. Small angle X-ray scattering was used to study their aspect ratio and their physicochemical properties were evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry, infrared spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction, additionally, stability of vitamin A was studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy.

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