<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Articles><Article><id>710</id><JournalTitle>COMPARATIVE INVITRO STUDIES OF NANOEMULSION AND  NANOSUSPENSION CONTAINING ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS (SPIRULINA) CRUDE EXTRACT</JournalTitle><Abstract>The present investigation of research is to compare the efficiency of drug release and physical properties among the 
two types of novel dosage form of  Arthrospira platensis viz., Nanosuspension and Nanoemulsion. In this research poorly water 
soluble  drug  i.e.,  extract  of   Arthrospira  platensis  was  formulated  into  Nanosuspension  by  Nanoprecipitation  method  and 
Nanoemulsion by designing a pseudo ternary phase diagram by using various surfactants, co-surfactant and by altering the 
homogenization  and  ultrasonication  speed  to  decrease  the  particle  size  and  to  enhance  the  solubility.  The  physicochemical 
parameters of  Arthrospira platensis  extract containing  nanoemulsion and nanosuspension were characterized by FTIR studies. 
The Arthrospira platensis extract containing nanoemulsion and nanosuspension were characterized by Zeta Sizer, Drug content, 
Entrapment Efficiency, SEM,  In vitro  drug release studies and stability studies. The preformulation FTIR studies confirm that 
there is no any incompatibility between the extract and the excipients. Zeta potential and mean particle size studies confirm that 
the Nanoemulsion droplets and Nanosuspension particles are in the nanosized range and also it shows uniform distribution of 
surface charges throughout the particles in the formulation which shows the good stability and dispersibility of particles in the 
phase.  By  increasing  the  homogenization  time  and  ultrasonication  time,  it  shows  that  there  is  a  decrease  in  particle  size 
nanosuspension  and  droplet  size  in  nanoemulsion.  The  In  vitro  drug  release  studies  shows  that  NS6  formulation  of 
nanosuspension shows maximum and desirable release pattern of drug release of 98.45% at 30 minutes time interval and NE3 
formulation  of  nanoemulsion  shows  maximum  and  desirable  release  pattern  of  drug  release  of  96.54%  at  30  minutes  time 
interval. By comparing the results it was concluded that the NS3  Nanosuspension containing Arthrospira platensis  extract  was 
the best formulation especially based on particle size of 158.6 Â± 2.2 nm an d Zeta potential of -14.4Â±0.4mV, when comparing to 
Nanoemulsion formulation</Abstract><Email>kavyasahana21@gmail.com</Email><articletype>Research</articletype><volume>6</volume><issue>12</issue><year>2015</year><keyword>Nanoemulsion,Nanosuspension,Arthrospira platensis,Nanoprecipitation method,Pseudoternary phase diagram,Spirulina</keyword><AUTHORS>S. Hemalatha,R. Meenakshi Sudaram, S.M.Shaheedha,K.Bhaskar Reddy</AUTHORS><afflication>Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, RVS Nagar, Chittoor - 517127, Andhra Pradesh, India,Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, RVS Nagar, Chittoor - 517127, Andhra Pradesh, India,Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, RVS Nagar, Chittoor - 517127, Andhra Pradesh, India,Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, RVS Nagar, Chittoor - 517127, Andhra Pradesh, India</afflication></Article></Articles>