Optimization of quercetin - liposomal dry powders for pulmonary delivery using supercritical CO₂-assisted spray drying

IF 3.4 3区工程技术 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Journal of Supercritical Fluids Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1016/j.supflu.2025.106591

Clarinda Costa , Liliana Grenho , Teresa Casimiro , Pedro Sousa Gomes , Maria Helena Fernandes , M. Luisa Corvo , Ana Aguiar-Ricardo

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Abstract

Quercetin exhibits anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Incorporating quercetin into liposomes can overcome its limited water solubility and poor oral bioavailability, making it a promising candidate for treating inflammatory diseases. For pulmonary administration, supercritical CO₂-assisted spray drying can be used to convert liposomal suspensions into dry powder formulations suitable for inhalation. However, the extraction power of scCO₂ can pose challenges on retaining the incorporation efficiency (IE) of this flavonoid in the lipid bilayer. This study focuses on optimizing quercetin’s IE after drying using different liposomal lipid compositions with varying surface charges. The IE of quercetin into positively charged liposomes was 57 %. Additionally, the resulting powders had a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 1.7 µm and a fine particle fraction (particle size < 5 µm) of 63 %, indicating their suitability for inhalation. Cytotoxicity assays also revealed that both reconstituted liposomes and dry powder formulations were non-toxic to areolar fibroblast cells.

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Journal of Supercritical Fluids 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

7.60

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10.30%

发文量

236

审稿时长

56 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Supercritical Fluids is an international journal devoted to the fundamental and applied aspects of supercritical fluids and processes. Its aim is to provide a focused platform for academic and industrial researchers to report their findings and to have ready access to the advances in this rapidly growing field. Its coverage is multidisciplinary and includes both basic and applied topics. Thermodynamics and phase equilibria, reaction kinetics and rate processes, thermal and transport properties, and all topics related to processing such as separations (extraction, fractionation, purification, chromatography) nucleation and impregnation are within the scope. Accounts of specific engineering applications such as those encountered in food, fuel, natural products, minerals, pharmaceuticals and polymer industries are included. Topics related to high pressure equipment design, analytical techniques, sensors, and process control methodologies are also within the scope of the journal.