pharmaceuticals Article Enhancing Stability and Tooth Bleaching Activity of Carbamide Peroxide by Electrospun Nanofibrous Film Siriporn Okonogi 1,2,*, Adchareeya Kaewpinta 3 , Thomas Rades 4 , Anette Müllertz 4, Mingshi Yang 4,5, Sakornrat Khongkhunthian 2,6 and Pisaisit Chaijareenont 2,7 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand 2 Research Center of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +66-53-944-311 Received: 13 October 2020; Accepted: 9 November 2020; Published: 11 November 2020 Abstract: Carbamide peroxide (CP) possesses a strong tooth bleaching activity, however, its clinical application is limited because of its instability in aqueous formulations. This study explores the improvement of CP stability and bleaching activity by loading CP in electrospun nanofibrous film (ENF). Polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and silica were used as components for core-based nanofibers of ENF. Electrospinning feed aqueous solutions (EFASs) were developed for preparing CP loaded ENF (CP-ENF).