Formulation Development and In-Vitro Evaluation of Transferosomal Gel of Mometasone Furoate

The main aim of the study is to formulate and evaluate transferosomal gel formulation for effective topical delivery of Mometasone furoate. The transferosomes was prepared using thin film hydration technique by various proportions of Soya phosphatidylcholine, tween 80. The drug was encapsulated into eight different Transferosomal formulations from F1-F8. The optimized formulation F4 showed small particle size (152.48 nm), entrapment efficiency % EE of 87.16%, zeta potential of -32mV, 0.252 PDI and % Cumulative Drug Release of (97.14%). SEM of optimized Transferosome appeared as spherical, well identified, Unilamellar vesicles. The optimized formulation of Transferosomes was further formulated to transferosomal gel with Carbopol-940 (0.2 to 0.8% w/w), HPMC k15 (0.2 to 0.8% w/w), Propylene glycol, Triethanolamine and Isopropyl alcohol. Among these, F4 formulation with Carbopol-940 0.8%w/w transferosomal gel is the optimized transferosomal gel and showed Spreadability value 0.229±0.01gm.cm/sec, pH value 5.8. The actual drug content of the Transferosomal gel was found to be 98.90%, which represents good content uniformity. The viscosity of optimized Transferosomal gel was found to 55417cps. The percentage drug release for Transferosomal gel was 98.22%. And the formulation was stable throughout the stability studies. This research suggests that Mometasone Furoate loaded transferosomal gel can be potentially used as a transdermal drug delivery system for effective topical delivery. Keywords: Mometasone Furoate, Transfersomes, Soya phosphatidyl choline and Tween 80.