Controlled Release of Simvastatin from Biomimetic ?-TCP Drug Delivery System
- Publisher:
- Public library of Science
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Chou, Joshua et al. 2013, 'Controlled Release of Simvastatin from Biomimetic ?-TCP Drug Delivery System', PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. e54676-1-e54676-6.
- Issue Date:
- 2013
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Simvastatin have been shown to induce bone formation and there is currently a urgent need to develop an appropriate delivery system to sustain the release of the drug to increase therapeutic efficacy whilst reducing side effects. In this study, a novel drug delivery system for simvastatin by means of hydrothermally converting marine exoskeletons to biocompatible beta-tricalcium phosphate was investigated. Furthermore, the release of simvastatin was controlled by the addition of an outer apatite coating layer. The samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction analysis, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and mass spectroscopy confirming the conversion process. The in-vitro dissolution of key chemical compositional elements and the release of simvastatin were measured in simulated body fluid solution showing controlled release with reduction of approximately 25% compared with un-coated samples. This study shows the potential applications of marine structures as a drug delivery system for simvastatin.
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