Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals

Electrospinning is a promising drying technology providing a rapid and gentle drying at ambient temperature, thus electrospinning of polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solutions was investigated for the solid formulation of biopharmaceuticals. The commonly used single-needle electrospinning does not have ade...

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Main Authors: E. Hirsch, P. Vass, B. Demuth, Zs. Petho, E. Bitay, S. K. Andersen, T. Vigh, G. Verreck, K. Molnar, Zs. K. Nagy, Gy. Marosi
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Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2019-07-01
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author E. Hirsch
P. Vass
B. Demuth
Zs. Petho
E. Bitay
S. K. Andersen
T. Vigh
G. Verreck
K. Molnar
Zs. K. Nagy
Gy. Marosi
author_facet E. Hirsch
P. Vass
B. Demuth
Zs. Petho
E. Bitay
S. K. Andersen
T. Vigh
G. Verreck
K. Molnar
Zs. K. Nagy
Gy. Marosi
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description Electrospinning is a promising drying technology providing a rapid and gentle drying at ambient temperature, thus electrospinning of polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solutions was investigated for the solid formulation of biopharmaceuticals. The commonly used single-needle electrospinning does not have adequate productivity to satisfy the industrial requirements, therefore our aim was to study the scale-up of the technology by using high-speed electrospinning. High molecular weight polyethylene oxide as a secondary polymer was applied to enhance the fiber formation of polyvinyl alcohol. While polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene oxide formulations resulted in adequate fiber formation it was not possible to process them further as the friability of the fibers was too low. In order to increase the friability, the effect of adding various sugars (mannitol, glucose, lactose, saccharose, and trehalose) was investigated. The results showed that mannitol was the best friability enhancing excipient because of its crystallinity and low moisture content in the fibrous sample. In contrast, glucose, lactose, saccharose, and trehalose were amorphous with higher moisture content and fibers containing these were grindable only after post-drying.
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spelling doaj-art-1978142c471d4508a4ef3d19c32a9b502025-08-20T03:32:58ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2019-07-0113759060310.3144/expresspolymlett.2019.50Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticalsE. HirschP. VassB. DemuthZs. PethoE. BitayS. K. AndersenT. VighG. VerreckK. MolnarZs. K. NagyGy. MarosiElectrospinning is a promising drying technology providing a rapid and gentle drying at ambient temperature, thus electrospinning of polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solutions was investigated for the solid formulation of biopharmaceuticals. The commonly used single-needle electrospinning does not have adequate productivity to satisfy the industrial requirements, therefore our aim was to study the scale-up of the technology by using high-speed electrospinning. High molecular weight polyethylene oxide as a secondary polymer was applied to enhance the fiber formation of polyvinyl alcohol. While polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene oxide formulations resulted in adequate fiber formation it was not possible to process them further as the friability of the fibers was too low. In order to increase the friability, the effect of adding various sugars (mannitol, glucose, lactose, saccharose, and trehalose) was investigated. The results showed that mannitol was the best friability enhancing excipient because of its crystallinity and low moisture content in the fibrous sample. In contrast, glucose, lactose, saccharose, and trehalose were amorphous with higher moisture content and fibers containing these were grindable only after post-drying.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0009793&mi=cdNanomaterialsElectrospinningScale-upBiopharmaceuticalsOral formulation
spellingShingle E. Hirsch
P. Vass
B. Demuth
Zs. Petho
E. Bitay
S. K. Andersen
T. Vigh
G. Verreck
K. Molnar
Zs. K. Nagy
Gy. Marosi
Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Nanomaterials
Electrospinning
Scale-up
Biopharmaceuticals
Oral formulation
title Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
title_full Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
title_fullStr Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
title_full_unstemmed Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
title_short Electrospinning scale-up and formulation development of PVA nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
title_sort electrospinning scale up and formulation development of pva nanofibers aiming oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals
topic Nanomaterials
Electrospinning
Scale-up
Biopharmaceuticals
Oral formulation
url http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0009793&mi=cd
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