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Research Article

Preparation of mesoporous silica microparticles by sol–gel/emulsion route for protein release

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Pages 243-252 | Received 10 Jan 2018, Accepted 21 Mar 2018, Published online: 06 Apr 2018
 

Abstract

Encapsulation of therapeutic proteins into particles from appropriate material can improve both stability and delivery of the drugs, and the obtained particles can serve as a platform for development of their new oral formulations. The main goal of this work was development of sol–gel/emulsion method for preparation of silica microcapsules capable of controlled release of encapsulated protein without loss of its native structure. For this purpose, the reported in literature direct sol–gel/W/O/W emulsion method of protein encapsulation was used with some modifications, because the original method did not allow to prepare silica microcapsules capable for protein release. The particles were synthesized using sodium silicate and tetraethoxysilane as silica precursors and different compositions of oil phase. In vitro kinetics of bovine serum albumin (BSA) release in buffer (pH 7.4) was studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and fluorescence spectrometry, respectively. Structural state of encapsulated BSA and after release was evaluated. It was found that the synthesis conditions influenced substantially the porous structure of the unloaded silica particles, release properties of the BSA-loaded silica particles and structural state of the encapsulated and released protein. The modified synthesis conditions made it possible to obtain the silica particles capable of controlled release of the protein during a week without loss of the protein native structure.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Upper Volga Regional Center of Physicochemical Research for providing scientific equipment for this study. This study was carried out according to planned studies of ISC RAS on the topic ‘Scientific and technological fundamentals of production of functional materials and nanocomposites’ (no: 01201260483).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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