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Research Articles

Hydrogel containing adapalene- and dapsone-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules for cutaneous application: development, characterization, in vitro irritation and permeation studies

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Pages 2001-2008 | Received 12 Jan 2016, Accepted 03 May 2016, Published online: 31 May 2016
 

Abstract

Lipid-core polymeric nanocapsule suspensions containing adapalene and dapsone (AD-LCNC) were developed and incorporated in a Carbopol 940® hydrogel (AD-LCNC HG). A nanoemulsion (AD-NE), similarly prepared but omitting the polymer, was developed and also incorporated in a Carbopol 940® hydrogel (AD-NE HG) to evaluate the polymer effect. Physicochemical characteristics were evaluated. AD-LCNC suspensions containing 0.07% of dapsone and 0.025% of adapalene presented an average size of 194.9 ± 0.42 nm, zeta potential of −15 ± 1.2 mV and polydispersity index of 0.12 ± 0.02, using electrophoretic light scattering (n = 3). The granulometric profiles showed unimodal size distributions for AD-LCNC suspensions, demonstrating that no microscopic population is present in the formulation. No instability phenomena were observed by multiple light-scattering analysis. Photomicrographs obtained by TEM showed homogeneous- and spherical-shaped particles. The encapsulation efficiency was 99.99% for dapsone and 100% for adapalene. The pH values for AD-LCNC suspensions were 5.1 and 7.6 for AD-LCNC HG. Formulations were classified as nonirritant in the HET-CAM test. Rheological analysis demonstrated a non-Newtonian pseudoplastic profile. The in vitro skin permeation studies showed a higher amount of adapalene in epidermis (130.52 ± 25.72 ng/mg) and dermis (4.66 ± 2.5 ng/mg) for AD-NE HG. The AD-LCNC HG presented higher amount of dapsone in both the skin layers (73.91 ± 21.64 ng/mg in epidermis and 4.08 ± 0.85 ng/mg in dermis). The assay showed significant difference between AD-LCNC HG and AD-NE HG (p < 0.05), and drug was not found in the receptor medium.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank CAPES (Brazil) for the financial support and Novagro (Brazil) for the donation of fertile chicken eggs.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no declarations of interest.

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