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Research Article

Stability and in vivo evaluation of pullulan acetate as a drug nanocarrier

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Pages 552-558 | Received 26 Dec 2009, Accepted 28 Apr 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2010

Figures & data

Figure 1. FT-IR spectra of PA (a) and pullulan (b).

Figure 1.  FT-IR spectra of PA (a) and pullulan (b).

Figure 2. 1H NMR spectra of pullulan (a) and PA (b) (DMSO-d6).

Figure 2.  1H NMR spectra of pullulan (a) and PA (b) (DMSO-d6).

Table 1. Size and PDI of PANs and PA/EPI ( ± s, n = 6).

Figure 3. Diameter distributions of PANs (a) and PA/EPI (b).

Figure 3.  Diameter distributions of PANs (a) and PA/EPI (b).

Figure 4. Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of (a) PANs and (b) PA/EPI.

Figure 4.  Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of (a) PANs and (b) PA/EPI.

Table 2. Diameter and ζ potential of PANs ( ± s, n = 3).

Table 3. Body weight of PANs i.v. injected in mice at 200 mg/kg dose ( ± s, g).

Table 4. Food intake of PANs i.v. injected in mice at 200 mg/kg dose (, g).

Figure 5. Representative photomicrographs of the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney sections (H&E staining) of mice of control group (a) and treated with test NPs (b).

Figure 5.  Representative photomicrographs of the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney sections (H&E staining) of mice of control group (a) and treated with test NPs (b).

Table 5. Pharmacokinetic parameters of EPI and PA/EPI i.v. injected in rats at the equivalent 10 mg/kg dose.

Figure 6. Plasma drug concentration of EPI and PA/EPI after i.v. injection in rats at a single equivalent dose of 10 mg/kg.

Figure 6.  Plasma drug concentration of EPI and PA/EPI after i.v. injection in rats at a single equivalent dose of 10 mg/kg.

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