Micropartículas de acetato de celulose sintetizado a partir da palma forrageira (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) para a obtenção de Sistema de Liberação Controlada do Captopril

Abstract

The use of new carrier systems of drugs is already a reality in the pharmaceutical field. The use of polymeric microparticles shows an interesting option for the development of a controlled release formulation. The polymers used in the production of these systems can be extracted from naturally occurring materials such as plants or synthesized chemically. The cellulose acetate is one of cellulose derivatives with greater commercial importance, mainly due to the following properties: be neutral polymer, having the ability to form transparent films, low cost and is nontoxic. Among the plants that can be used to obtain polymers is the cactus pear Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller cellulose to present its constitution, may be a promising source for obtaining this polymer. This study aimed to obtain and characterize the cellulose acetate from cellulose extracted from this plant and use it in the production of microparticle system for incorporation and control the release of captopril. For the characterization of cellulose acetate microparticles were used techniques such as Infrared Spectroscopy Fourier Transform (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The microparticles were produced by spray drying in a spray-dryer. The botanical collection and identification of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller was held at the National Institute of semiarid (INSA). The plant was dried, pulverized and subjected to successive chemical treatments for obtaining / producing pulp and purification of the acetylated derivative. The yield of extraction of cellulose by the method adopted was 8.41%, the analyzes of the microparticles confirmed their identity and quality presenting as spherical structures, predominantly tri (triacetate), with amorphous profile and little cohesive with intermediate resistance fluidity. It was concluded therefore that the obtained cellulose acetate of the cactus pear had good technological properties for application in the production of microparticles of captopril.