Production of cannabidiol nanoparticles loaded in polyvinylpyrrolidone microparticles by supercritical CO2 assisted atomization and dissolution enhancement effect

In this work, cannabidiol (CBD) nanoparticles contained in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) microparticles (nano-in-micro system) were produced by supercritical CO2 assisted atomization (SAA) with the aim of improving CBD bioavailability. The experiments were performed by changing the total concentration of solute PVP + CBD and CBD/PVP mass ratio (R) to understand the effect of these parameters on CBD nanoparticle mean size, measured by a dynamic light scattering operating in a periodic manner. Nanoparticles as small as 33 nm were obtained, protected in PVP microparticles. CBD release tests were carried out to verify the increase in the solubilization rate of CBD nanoparticles: pure CBD powder was completely dissolved in about 240 min; whereas CBD 55 nm nanoparticles were completely released in 20 min. (c) 2024 The Society of Powder Technology Japan. Published by Elsevier BV and The Society of Powder Technology Japan. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/).