Synthesis of nanocapsules blended polymeric hydrogel loaded with bupivacaine drug delivery system for local anesthetics and pain management

Abstract

Local anesthetics are used clinically for the control of postoperative pain management. This study aimed to develop chitosan (CS) with genipin (GP) hydrogels as the hydrophilic lipid shell loaded poly(ε-caprolactone) (PC) nanocapsules as the hydrophobic polymeric core composites (CS-GP/PC) to deliver bupivacaine (BPV) for the prolongation of anesthesia and pain relief. The swelling ratio, in vitro degradation, and rheological properties enhancement of CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel. The incorporation of PC nanocapsules into CS-GP hydrogels was confirmed by SEM, FTIR, and XRD analysis. Scanning electron microscopy results demonstrated that the CS-GP hydrogels and CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogels have a porous structure, the pore dimensions being non-uniform with diameters between 25 and 300 μm. The in vitro drug release profile of CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel has been achieved 99.2 ± 1.12% of BPV drug release in 36 h. Cellular viability was evaluated using the CCK-8 test on 3T3 fibroblast cells revealed that the obtained CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel with BPV exhibited no obvious cytotoxicity. The CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel loaded with BPV showed significant improvement in pain response compared to the control group animals for at least 7 days. When compared with BPV solution, CS-GP hydrogel and CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel improved the skin permeation of BPV 3-fold and 5-fold in 24 h, respectively. In vitro and in vivo results pointed out PC nanocapsules loaded CS-GP hydrogel can act as effective drug carriers, thus prolonging and enhancing the anesthetic effect of BPV. Histopathological results demonstrated the excellent biodegradability and biocompatibility of the BPV-loaded CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel system on 7, 14, and 21 days without neurotoxicity. HIGHLIGHTS Preparation and characterization of CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel system. BPV-loaded CS-GP/PC exhibited prolonged in vitro release in PBS solution. Cytotoxicity of BPV-loaded CS-GP/PC polymeric hydrogel against fibroblast (3T3) cells. Development of CS-GP/PC a promising skin drug-delivery system for local anesthetic BPV.

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