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Preparation and in Vitro Release of Chitosan-Calcitonin/Puterrin-Dual-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles

??OBJECTIVE To prepare calcitonin/puerarin-PLGA-dual-loaded nanoparticles modified by chitosan, and investigate theirin vitro release behavior.METHODS CS-CT/PR-NPs were prepared by the double emulsion solvent evaporation technique with PLGA as a carrier material; the formulation of CS-CT/PR-NPs was optimized by orthogonal design; the morphology of CS-CT/PR-NPs was observed by transmission electron microscope;the mean particle size,particle size distribution and Zeta potential were measured by laser particle size analyzer; the entrapment efficiency and drug loading were measured by ultracentrifugation; the in vitro release behavior was studied by dialysis. RESULTS CS-CT/PR-NPs were spherical in shape with the mean particle size of(190??2.65) nm, particle size distribution of (0.117??0.027) and Zeta potentialof(16.5??1.08) mV. The entrapment efficiency was (75.7??1.15)%, and the drug loading of CT was (3.47??0.31)%, while those of PR were (50.9??1.08)% and (4.68??0.19)%, respectively. The profiles of in vitro release had the features of sustained-release. CONCLUSION CS-CT/PR-NPs are prepared successfully and show a sustained-release characteristic with high entrapment efficiency, which may improve the oral bioavailability of CT and provide the experimental reference for preparing the dual-loaded nanoparticles.