Development, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Ampicillin-Loaded Nanoparticles Based on Poly(maleic acid-co-vinylpyrrolidone) on Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains

dc.contributor.authorSalamanca, Constain H.
dc.contributor.authorBarrera Ocampo, Álvaro
dc.contributor.authorOñate Garzón, Jose
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-12T17:06:34Z
dc.date.available2025-06-12T17:06:34Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-01
dc.description.abstractThis study was focused on synthesizing, characterizing, and evaluating the antimicrobial effect of polymer nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with ampicillin. For this, the NPs were produced through polymeric self-assembly in aqueous media assisted by high-intensity sonication, using anionic polymers corresponding to the sodium salts of poly(maleic acid-co-vinylpyrrolidone) and poly(maleic acid-co-vinylpyrrolidone) modified with decyl-amine, here named as PMA-VP and PMA-VP-N10, respectively. The polymeric NPs were analyzed and characterized through the formation of polymeric pseudo-phases utilizing pyrene as fluorescent probe, as well as by measurements of particle size, zeta potential, polydispersity index, and encapsulation efficiency. The antimicrobial effect was evaluated by means of the broth microdilution method employing ampicillin sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. The results showed that PMA-VP and PMA-VP-N10 polymers can self-assemble, forming several types of hydrophobic pseudo-phases with respect to the medium pH and polymer concentration. Likewise, the results described that zeta potential, particle size, polydispersity index, and encapsulation efficiency are extremely dependent on the medium pH, whereas the antimicrobial activity displayed an interesting recovery of antibiotic activity when ampicillin is loaded in the polymeric NPs.
dc.identifier.citationSalamanca, C. H., Barrera-Ocampo, Á., & Oñate-Garzón, J. (2022). Development, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Ampicillin-Loaded Nanoparticles Based on Poly(maleic acid-co-vinylpyrrolidone) on Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains. Molecules, 27(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27092943
dc.identifier.issn14203049
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.usc.edu.co/handle/20.500.12421/7002
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectampicillin
dc.subjectantimicrobial activity
dc.subjectpoly(maleic acid-co-vinylpyrrolidone)
dc.subjectpolymer nanoparticles
dc.subjectresistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
dc.titleDevelopment, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Ampicillin-Loaded Nanoparticles Based on Poly(maleic acid-co-vinylpyrrolidone) on Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains
dc.typeArticle

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