Resistance in Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Weber, David J.; Miller, Melissa B.; Rutala, William A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47266-9_5

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“…It is reported to have higher activity against Gram‐negative and anaerobic bacteria (Falagas, Mavroudis, & Vardakas, ). Moxifloxacin has been used to treat infections of varied etiology, such as those found in the respiratory tract, intra‐abdominal infections, endocarditis, and meningities (Weber, Miller, & Rutala, ). The drug is said to inhibit the enzymes DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV (Ehrmann, Jolivet‐Gougeon, Bonnaure‐Mallet, & Fosse, ).…”

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Development of Bigels Based on Stearic Acid–Rice Bran Oil Oleogels and Tamarind Gum Hydrogels for Controlled Delivery Applications

Paul

Qureshi

Yogalakshmi

et al. 2018

J Surfact & Detergents

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In the last few decades, different types of gels have been widely studied as potential drug delivery carriers. In this paper, we propose the synthesis of an oleogel, a tamarind gum hydrogel, and bigels for applications as drug delivery matrices. The oleogel was prepared by mixing stearic acid and rice bran oil, whereas the hydrogel was prepared by mixing tamarind gum with a hydroethanolic solution. Hydrogel-in-oleogel and oleogel-in-hydrogel bigels were prepared by mixing the hydrogel and the oleogel. The suitability of the formulations for controlled drug release applications was thoroughly examined using microscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, as well as mechanical, electrical, thermal, drug release, and antimicrobial studies. An alteration in the microarchitecture of the bigels is observed when the oleogel and the hydrogel are mixed in varying proportions. The associative interactions within the formulations increase with the increase in the hydrogel content. The bigels exhibit the presence of stearic acid melting endotherm (associated with the oleogel) and water evaporation endotherm (associated with the hydrogel). This study suggests that the hydrogel has lowest bulk resistance compared to the other formulations. The structural breakdown of the bigels is composition-dependent, and the bulk electrical resistance is mainly governed by the oleogel phase. An increase in the diffusion of the moxifloxacin HCl from the formulations is observed with the increase of the hydrogel proportion, which in turn increases the rate of release of the drug. The proposed formulations also exhibit good antimicrobial efficacy. The analysis of these properties suggests that specific formulations can be tailored by need-based applications of the drug release rate.Keywords Oleogel Á Hydrogel Á Hydrogel-in-oleogel bigel Á Oleogel-in-hydrogel bigel Á Moxifloxacin HCl Á Antimicrobial activity J Surfact Deterg (2018) 21: 17-29.

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