Modified SBA-15 as the carrier for metoprolol and papaverine: Adsorption and release study

A series of modified SBA-15 materials were applied in drug delivery systems. The internal surface of siliceous hexagonal structure of SBA-15 was modified with different amount of (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) and oxidized in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The sulfonated material was loaded with metoprolol tartrate or papaverine hydrochloride. Both drugs indicated strong chemical interaction with modified mesoporous surface. The characteristic of the obtained materials was performed with XRD and DRUV-vis spectrometry, themogravimetry and nitrogen adsorption (BET) measurements. The obtained results show that modification of the mesoporous materials leads towards significant decrease of the drug delivery rate. - Graphical abstract: XRD and DSC of the -SO3H modified SBA-15 loaded with metoprolol. Highlights: → Modification of SBA-15 internal channels with SO3H groups. → Adsorption of metoprolol and papaverine on modified SBA-15. → Uniform and homogeneous distribution of the drugs inside the mesoporous structure of SBA-15. → Release of the supported drugs.