title: Formulation of dacarbazine-loaded cubosomes. Part III. Physicochemical characterization.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physicochemical properties of dacarbazine-loaded cubosomes. The drug-loaded cubosome nanocarriers were prepared by a fragmentation method and then freeze dried. They were then characterized for size, morphology, thermal behavior, and crystallography using dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), respectively. The drug loading and encapsulation efficiency were determined by UV spectrophotometry. The results showed that the prepared dacarbazine-loaded cubosomes had mean diameters ranging from 86 to 106 nm. In addition to the TEM, the characteristic peaks from PXRD data suggested that the freeze-dried nanoformulations were indeed cubic in nature. DSC and PXRD analysis suggested the 0.06 or 0.28% w/w actual drug loaded inside cubosomes was in the amorphous or molecular state. These physicochemical characteristics would affect the nanoformulation shelf-life, efficacy, and safety.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Future Nanomedicines and Theoretical Chronopharmaceutics, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, 2464 Charlotte, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bei
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Murowchick
authors.forename: Bi-Botti C
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Youan
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry*; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004339:Drug Compounding / Q000379:methods; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008081:Liposomes; D003606:Dacarbazine