Abstract
This work reports the synthesis and performance of magnetic chitosan–alginate core–shell beads for oral administration of small molecules in order to increase their bioavailability. For this purpose, we designed magnetic core–shell beads suitable for oral delivery that are resistant in acidic media (stomach pH), mucoadhesive, exhibit a superparamagnetic behavior and a very high entrapment efficiency. Ex vivo experiments were performed in Ussing chambers, to emphasize the effect of magnetic accumulation. The amount of drug permeated through the membrane exhibited a threefold increase with our novel drug delivery system. According to a correlation law, our ex vivo model showed that the adsorbed fraction (FA) in human is expected to reach 70% when using the magnetic retention system which is a great improvement when compared to the controls (FA=20%).
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