Development of Curcumin Nanosuspension Micro-Pellets Using Hummer Acoustic Resonance and Fluidized Bed Coating
摘要
This research intended to establish a curcumin nanosuspension micro-pellets (CUR-NSP) delivery system combining Hummer acoustic resonance (HAR) and fluidized bed coating technologies.
MethodsPolyvinylpyrrolidone K30 and sodium lauryl sulfate were employed as stabilizers to optimize and scale up the preparation of curcumin nanosuspension (CUR-NS) via HAR equipment. Using CUR-NS as the coating medium, the fluidized bed coating process for CUR-NSP was optimized through experimental design methodologies.
ResultsFirst, this study prepared CUR-NS, which reduced the average particle size of raw curcumin from 5.38 ± 2.46 μm to 95.9 ± 0.46 nm. Under the optimal coating conditions, the redispersed CUR-NSP exhibited an average particle size of 104.86 ± 0.34 nm, a polydispersity index of 0.180 ± 0.002, a Zeta potential of -36.24 ± 0.80 mV, and a pellets yield of 97.14 ± 0.12%. Furthermore, this study evaluated the solidification efficiencies of fluidized bed coating, freeze drying, and rotary evaporation for CUR-NS. Structural characterizations via DSC, XRD, and FTIR confirmed the interaction between curcumin and stabilizers, along with partial amorphization. Saturation solubility tests demonstrated that CUR-NSP increases the solubility of curcumin in hydrochloric acid buffer solution at pH 1.2 and phosphate buffer solution at pH 6.8 by 2221.4 and 2761.89 times, respectively. In vitro dissolution tests indicated that CUR-NSP releases rapidly within 5 min.
ConclusionsThe combination of HAR and fluidized bed coating enables an efficient and feasible approach for preparing CUR-NSP, addressing the issue of poor solubility.