https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37112 10 million patients with new cases diagnosed every year. The objective of this study was to prepare and evaluate erlotinib loaded chitosan nanoparticles for their anticancer potential. Also, to study the effect of various formulation variables on prepared nanoparticles using box-behnken design. Erlotinib loaded chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by ionic gelation method using the spray drying technique. It was found that batch SNP-9 has a maximum loading capacity (74.45 ± 0.34%) and entrapment efficiency (43 ± 0.57%) with a particle size 170.2 nm. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied on the particle size, entrapment efficiency and % cumulative drug release to study the fitting and the significance of the model. The batch SNP-9 showed 89.46% and 40.12% drug release after 24 h in 0.1 N HCl and Phosphate Buffer (pH 6.8), respectively. The IC⁵⁰ value of SNP-9 evaluated on A549 Lung cancer cells was found to be 4.41 μM. The optimized formulation was found stable after the six-month study as no considerable transformation was detected. The optimized formulation released erlotinib slowly in comparison to the marketed tablet formulation. Erlotinib loaded chitosan nanoparticles were prepared successfully using spray drying technique with suitable particle size, entrapment efficiency, drug release. The synthesized and optimized nanoparticles were found to possess activity against cancer cells when evaluated in-vitro.]]> Thu 09 Dec 2021 11:02:22 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46617 90%), controlled drug release pattern, and neutral surface charge (zeta potential of −0.65 mV). After oral administration of a single dose of PNC, it showed a relative bioavailability of 386.03% vis-à-vis plain TQ suspension. Further, TQ-loaded PNC demonstrated significant enhanced hepato-protective effect vis-à-vis pure TQ suspension and silymarin, as evidenced by reduction in the ALP, ALT, AST, bilirubin, and albumin level and ratified by histopathological analysis. Conclusion: TQ-loaded PNCs can be efficient nano-platforms for the management of hepatic disorders and promising drug delivery systems to enhance oral bioavailability of this hydrophobic molecule.]]> Mon 28 Nov 2022 10:50:56 AEDT ]]>