Abstract
A dissolving microneedle (DMN) patch encapsulated with ascorbic acid 2-glucoside (AA2G) in a needle-shaped hyaluronic acid (HA) backbone was fabricated and sterilized by electron beam (e-beam, 5–40 kGy) and gamma ray (γ-ray, 5–30 kGy). DMN structures maintained their morphologies and fracture force regardless of e-beam and γ-ray irradiation doses. Both e-beam (40 kGy) and γ-ray (20 and 30 kGy) met the product sterility requirements for cosmetics and vaccines; however, γ-ray irradiation significantly degraded the encapsulated AA2G, while e-beam maintained AA2G activity. Thus, an e-beam dose of 40 kGy, which satisfied the sterility requirements without loss of AA2G, is suitable for terminal sterilization of DMNs. Moreover, we confirmed that the optimized irradiation (e-beam, 40 kGy) did not affect dissolution rate and drug release profile of DMNs. Further, we confirmed that HA, the backbone polymer of DMNs, could be utilized as a stabilizer that inhibits degradation of encapsulated AA2G by irradiation. This detailed analysis can be developed further to optimize various biological drugs in transdermal drug delivery systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-303 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Carbohydrate Polymers |
Volume | 180 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 15 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the R&D program of MSIP/COMPA ( 2016K000225 , Development of minimal pain multi-micro lancets for one-touch-smart diagnostic sensor) and by a grant from the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI14C0365 ); the work was also partially supported by the Graduate School of Yonsei University Research Scholarship Grants in 2017.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry