The bacterial inhibitory ability andin vivo drug release pattern of a new drug delivery system: Ciprofloxacine/tricalcium phosphate delivery capsule

Abstract

The bacterial inhibitory ability of a new drug delivery system (DDS): Ciprofloxacine/tricalcium phosphate delivery capsule (CTDC), itsin vivo drug release pattern, and the influence of ultrasonic irradiation on its drug release were investigated. It was found that CTDC had a strong and sustained inhibitory ability to some common pathogens of bone and joint infections, such as staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli and pseudomonas aeruginosa.In vivo drug-release study in animals demonstrated a high concentration of ciprofloxacine in the bone tissue surrounding CTDC which was placed in the greater trochanter of the rabbit and continued to release ciprofloxacine for at least 5 weeks and the blood level of ciprofloxacine was low.In vivo study also showed ultrasonic irradiation could increase the amount of ciprofloxacine released from CTDC, which may be an economical, effecient and safe new method to achieve the control of drug release from DDS.

Keywords

drug delivery system / tricalcium phosphate / ciprofloxacine / ultrasound

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