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Table 4 Summary of researches on traditional polymeric LAs delivery system

From: Advances of Nano-Structured Extended-Release Local Anesthetics

Reference Number

Polymer

LAs

Morphology

Diameter

Release profile

Analgesic efficacy

[122]

Poly (d, l-lactic acid)

Lidocaine

Nanosphere

250–820 nm

24–30 h

None

[123]

Poly (d, l-lactide-co-glycolide

Procaine hydrochloride

Nanoparticle

157.1–209.5 nm

> 6 h

None

[131]

Poly (d, l-lactide-co-glycolide

Ropivacaine

Nanosphere

162.7 ± 1.5 nm

None

None

[125]

Alginate/bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate and alginate/chitosan

Bupivacaine

Nanoparticle

926.5 ± 32 and 944.4 ± 98 nm

> 900min

Both of study groups prolong anesthetic efficacy compared to plain bupivacaine in paw withdrawal to pressure threshold in sciatic nerve blockade (n = 6–7, p < 0.01)

[124]

Poly (ε-caprolactone)

Benzocaine

Nanocapsule

149.4–209.2

None

None

[132]

Poly(l-lactide)

Benzocaine

Nanocapsule

120 nm

Up to 480 min

Prolonged the duration of analgesia in 0.006% or 0.06% benzocaine (BZC) up to 180 and 300 min respectively; increased intensity approximately twofold (p < 0.001), compared with 0.06% plain BZC in sciatic nerve blockade (n = 6–7)

[127]

Poly (ε-caprolactone)

Lidocaine

Nanosphere

449.6 nm

350 min

Nanospheric lidocaine significantly (p < 0.001) increased the intensity and duration of analgesia, compared with free lidocaine in sciatic nerve block (n = 5)

[133]

Alginate/chitosan

Bupivacaine

Nanoparticle

None

> 900 min

The total analgesic in infraorbital nerve blockade was improved by 1.4-fold (p < 0.001) with bupivacaine nanoparticle compared to bupivacaine(n = 7)

[133]

Poly(ε-caprolactone)

Lidocaine or prilocaine

Nanocapsule

None

> 18 h

Nanocapsule showed significant increase in duration of anesthesia (p < 0.01) and the maximum possible effect (p < 0.01), compared to the commercial formulation in tail flick test (n = 6)

[128]

Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)

Bupivacaine

Nanoparticle

150 ± 10 nm

35 days

Nanoparticle showed significant decrease on mechanically evoked response from day 1–14 days compared to blank particle

[134]

N-isopropylacylamide and acrylic acid

Bupivacaine

Gel

None

60 days

None

[135]

Tyrosine-polyethylene glycol-derived poly (ether carbonate) co-polymers and silica-based xerolgel

Bupivacaine or mepivacaine

Gel

None

7 days

Significant decrease of mechanical hypersensitivity in study group from 0.5 to 24 h compared to control and sham group (p < 0.05, n = 5)

[136]

Polysaccharide

Bupivacaine

Gel

None

120h

Significantly increased total force in study group (201.3) than LB group (144.4) to induce allodynia from 0–120 h (p = 0.0005, n = 20)

[129]

Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)

Bupivacaine

Nanofiber (suture)

800-1000nm

12 days

The greatest degree of analgesia was achieved at approximately 3 days, and significant relief was observed from 1 to 7–9 days compared to drug free suture group (n ≥ 6, p < 0.05=

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