Engineering the chemistry and nanostructure of porous silicon Fabry-Pérot films for loading and release of a steroid
A method for engineering the surface chemistry and pore dimensions in porous Si films for the purpose of controlling the loading and release of a hydrophobic drug is described. Loading of the steroid dexamethasone is confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the release rates are cha...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 20(2004), 25 vom: 07. Dez., Seite 11264-9 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2004
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Membranes, Artificial Dexamethasone 7S5I7G3JQL Silicon Z4152N8IUI |
| Zusammenfassung: | A method for engineering the surface chemistry and pore dimensions in porous Si films for the purpose of controlling the loading and release of a hydrophobic drug is described. Loading of the steroid dexamethasone is confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the release rates are characterized by observation of the appearance of the drug in solution (UV-vis absorption spectroscopy) and by measurement of the Fabry-Perot fringes in the optical reflectivity spectrum of the porous Si film. Optical reflectivity changes provide a measure of the release rate of the drug that is amenable to in-vivo diagnostic applications. Fresh porous Si films are prepared by electrochemical etch and subsequently modified by hydrosilylation with 1-dodecene. The dodecene-modified samples are more robust in aqueous environments and exhibit slower release rates of the drug relative to freshly etched porous Si. Whereas the relatively large dexamethasone molecule is found to infiltrate the freshly etched samples, it does not enter the chemically modified films, because of steric crowding from the dodecyl species. To achieve a high degree of loading into these modified films, the pores are enlarged before hydrosilylation by treatment with an aqueous solution containing HF and dimethyl sulfoxide. The pore expanded, chemically modified samples admit approximately 70% of the dexamethasone that can be admitted into an unmodified (freshly etched) sample. Diffusion of the steroid from the modified, pore expanded films into phosphate-buffered saline solution is slower than from the unmodified sample by a factor of approximately 20, with 90% of the drug delivered in 3 days for the chemically modified films compared to 3 h for the unmodified films |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 30.05.2006 Date Revised 21.11.2013 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |