Gladys Arline Politrón Zepeda

Gladys Arline Politrón Zepeda


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3 September 2026 in Gels
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GZGladys Arline Politrón Zepeda
Gladys Arline Politrón Zepeda
Ernesto Tinajero DíazErnesto Tinajero Díaz
Ernesto Tinajero Díaz
AIAntxon Martinez de Ilarduya
Antxon Martinez de Ilarduya
RRRogelio Rodríguez Rodríguez
Rogelio Rodríguez Rodríguez
GAGregorio Guadalupe Carbajal Arízaga
Gregorio Guadalupe Carbajal Arízaga
Zaira Yunuen Garcia CarvajalZaira Yunuen Garcia Carvajal
Zaira Yunuen Garcia Carvajal
Vaginal drug delivery offers a critical route for local treatments but is limited by short formulation residence times. This study describes a thermosensitive in situ gel prepared by the cold-dissolution method from a ternary blend of Pluronic F127, Carbopol 940, and HPMC for localized vaginal therapy. We used ibuprofen as a model drug selected for its reported anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activity. The hydrogels exhibited a constant gelation temperature of 28 °C and high viscosity under simulated physiological conditions; ibuprofen incorporation further reduced susceptibility to gravitational leakage. FTIR, XRD, and DSC analyses confirmed stable physical cross-linking of the polymer network and amorphous molecular dispersion of ibuprofen. Peppas–Sahlin modelling revealed a controlled, sustained release profile (>50% over 24 h) predominantly governed by Fickian diffusion (69%). The blank hydrogel exhibited high biocompatibility (>75% viability). In contrast, the ibuprofen-loaded matrix exhibited a concentration-dependent cytotoxic effect on HeLa cervical cancer cells, reducing cell viability to ~12% at the full extract concentration. Overall, this ternary hydrogel platform represents a stable, promising vehicle for sustained local administration of ibuprofen in the vaginal microenvironment.