Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To apply the Box-Behnken experimental design to optimize the formulation of oxaliplatin liposome.
METHODS The independent variables were investigated by using a three-factor, three-level Box-Behnken experimental design with the concentration of phospholipid(
X1), the mass ratio of phospholipids and Ox(
X2) and the mass ratio of phospholipid and cholesterol(
X3) as the research object and the response variable was encapsulation efficiency.
RESULTS The optimized formulation was as follows: the concentration of phospholipid is 10.20 g·L
-1, the mass ratio of phospholipid and drug was 31∶1 and the mass ratio of phospholipid and cholesterol was 3.8∶1. The deviation between the predicted values of entrapment efficiency and its theoretical values were small.
CONCLUSION The Box-Behnken experimental design method can be used to optimize the formulation of oxaliplatin liposome.