Dalia H. Almasud

Ms. Dalia H. Almasud


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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5 February 2026 in Pharmaceutics
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LALubna Y. Ashri
Lubna Y. Ashri
MIMohamed Ibrahim
Mohamed Ibrahim
DADalal Alezi
Dalal Alezi
DADalia H. Almasud
Dalia H. Almasud
AAAtheer A. Alnasiri
Atheer A. Alnasiri
BABushra AlQuadeib
Bushra AlQuadeib
Background/Objectives: γ-Cyclodextrin metal–organic frameworks (γ-CD-MOFs) are biocompatible porous crystalline materials that combine the advantages of both γ-cyclodextrins (γ-CDs) and MOFs, making them promising carriers for drug delivery. However, drug loading efficiencies into γ-CD-MOFs achieved by impregnation method involves complex interactions that necessitate further systematic exploration. This study aimed to determine the impregnation conditions that significantly impact tenoxicam (TNX) loading into γ-CD-MOFs and its aqueous solubility, and to identify the optimal possible conditions for maximizing both. Methods: A three-factor, three-level (33) Box–Behnken factorial design technique was utilized. Results: Statistical analysis showed that TNX/γ-CD-MOF molar ratio exerted a significant positive effect on drug loading, whereas loading temperature and time have an insignificant effect. Additionally, while loading TNX into γ-CD-MOFs increased its water solubility, variations in the loading parameters did not produce a significant effect on this solubility. The impregnation conditions obtained from the numerical optimization step were a drug/MOF molar ratio of 1.99:1 at 29 ± 0.5 °C for 6 h, which experimentally showed TNX loading of 12.2 ± 1.55%. A discrepancy between the predicted and experimental drug-loading results was observed suggesting that the fitted model does not fully capture the complexity of the system, highlighting the need for experimental verification. Conclusions: This work delivers new insights into the impregnation factors governing TNX loading into γ-CD-MOFs and establishes a foundational framework for the future optimization of CD-MOFs-based drug formulations.