Microfluidic Encapsulation of Sorafenib-Loaded ZIF-8 Nanoparticles in pH-Responsive Alginate Microparticles for Oral Chemotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality. Sorafenib is the current first-line oral therapy; however, its therapeutic efficacy is limited by poor aqueous solubility, low bioavailability, and gastrointestinal instability. This study aimed to develop a pH-responsive nano-in-microparticle delivery system using a single-step droplet-based microfluidic process to protect sorafenib in the gastric environment and achieve controlled release for enhanced oral chemotherapy. Sorafenib-loaded ZIF-8 nanoparticles (SZ NPs) were synthesized and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD), exhibiting a mean diameter of about 72

SUBMITTER: Mirshafiei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12914634 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature