Physicochemical Investigations on Samples Composed of a Mixture of Plant Extracts and Biopolymers in the Broad Context of Further Pharmaceutical Development.

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作者:Ungureanu Andreea Roxana, Musuc Adina Magdalena, Ozon Emma Adriana, Anastasescu Mihai, Atkinson Irina, Mitran Raul-Augustin, Rusu Adriana, Luță Emanuela-Alice, Chițescu Carmen Lidia, Gîrd Cerasela Elena
Vegetal sources are a continuous research field and different types of extracts have been obtained over time. The most challenging part is compounding them in a pharmaceutical product. This study aimed to integrate a mixture (EX) of four extracts (SE-Sophorae flos, GE-Ginkgo bilobae folium, ME-Meliloti herba, CE-Calendulae flos) in formulations with polymers (polyhydroxybutyrate, polylactic-co-glycolic acid) and their physicochemical profiling. The resulting samples consist of particle suspensions, which were subjected to Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis. When compared to single-extract formulations spectra, they revealed band changes, depending on the complex interactions. Using X-ray Diffractometry, the partially crystalline phase was highlighted for EX-PLGA, while the others were amorphous. Moreover, Atomic Force Microscopy pointed out the nanoscale particles and the topography of the samples, and the outstanding roughness belonging to EX-PHB-PLGA. A 30 min period of immersion was enough for the formulations to spread on the surface of the compression stockings material (CS) and after drying, it became a polymeric film. TGA analysis was performed, which evaluated the impregnated content: 5.9% CS-EX-PHB, 6.4% CS-EX-PLGA, and 7.5% CS-EX-PHB-PLGA. In conclusion, the extract's phytochemicals and the interactions established with the polymers or with the other extracts from the mixture have a significant impact on the physicochemical properties of the obtained formulations, which are particularly important in pharmaceutical product development.

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