Abstract
Background: Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a simulation method that has one of its applications in the field of pharmaceutical science and drug delivery.
Objective: DPD is employed to study morphology and some other characteristics of polymeric nanomicelles. Two systems were considered in this study: system A which includes curcumin, Polycaprolactone (PCL), Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and water beads and system B which includes paclitaxel, Polylactic acid (PLA), PEG and water beads. Method: In this study we focused on the simulation of drug entrapment in polymeric micelles using DPD method. Results: Results indicated that the qualitative comparison of polymeric-micelles with different compositions, after carefully tuning input parameters and simulation conditions, can be successfully performed using DPD. Conclusion: Considering real state of a system for DPD simulation will have a great impact on the reliability of the simulation results.Keywords: Coarse-graining, DPD, drug entrapment efficiency, mesoscale, molecular dynamics, polymeric micelle.
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Title:Qualitative Estimation of Drug Entrapment Efficiency in Polymeric Nano - Micelles Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD)
Volume: 5 Issue: 2
Author(s): Farzin Hadizadeh and Jamal Shamsara*
Affiliation:
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad,Iran
Keywords: Coarse-graining, DPD, drug entrapment efficiency, mesoscale, molecular dynamics, polymeric micelle.
Abstract: Background: Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a simulation method that has one of its applications in the field of pharmaceutical science and drug delivery.
Objective: DPD is employed to study morphology and some other characteristics of polymeric nanomicelles. Two systems were considered in this study: system A which includes curcumin, Polycaprolactone (PCL), Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and water beads and system B which includes paclitaxel, Polylactic acid (PLA), PEG and water beads. Method: In this study we focused on the simulation of drug entrapment in polymeric micelles using DPD method. Results: Results indicated that the qualitative comparison of polymeric-micelles with different compositions, after carefully tuning input parameters and simulation conditions, can be successfully performed using DPD. Conclusion: Considering real state of a system for DPD simulation will have a great impact on the reliability of the simulation results.Export Options
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Hadizadeh Farzin and Shamsara Jamal*, Qualitative Estimation of Drug Entrapment Efficiency in Polymeric Nano - Micelles Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD), Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 2017; 5 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211738505666170522152836
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211738505666170522152836 |
Print ISSN 2211-7385 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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