Preparation of Breviscapine Chitosan-alginate Microcapsula / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the preparation technique and optimal formulation of Breviscapine Chitosan-alginate Microcapsula. Methods Breviscapine Chitosan-alginate Microcapsula was prepared by coacervate technology. The orthogonal test design by adopting the standard of drug encapsulation efficiency and drug loading was applied to obtain the optimal formulation of the microcapsula. Results The result showed that the optimal formulation was that Na-alginate 25 mg/mL, chitosan 2 mg/mL, CaCl2 0.2 mol/L, and Na-alginate-Breviscapine 1∶1. Conclusion The preparation procedure is simple, feasible, stable, and repeatable.