WO2004047916A1 - イオントフォレーシス装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an iontophoresis device for performing iontophoresis (ion permeation therapy) in which an ionic drug useful for a living body is penetrated into the living body using electrophoresis.
- the present invention relates to an iontophoresis device using an ion exchange membrane and an ion exchange membrane used in the device.
- Iontophoresis which uses an electrophoresis to penetrate a useful ionic drug into the living body using electrophoresis, is also called iontophoresis, iontophoresis, etc., and administers a desired amount of drug to the desired affected area without pain It is widely known as a way to do it.
- a drug layer impregnated with an ionic drug is placed on a living body, a working electrode is arranged on the opposite side of the living body with the drug layer interposed, and a counter electrode is placed on the living body away from the drug layer.
- the ionic drug penetrates the living body by passing current between the working electrode and the counter electrode by the power supply.
- This method aims at allowing only an ionic drug to penetrate into a living body through a biological interface such as skin or mucous membrane.
- the ionic drug does not always pass through the biological interface.
- sodium cation, potassium cation, chloride anion and the like permeate into the drug layer from the living body.
- ionic drugs that are useful for living organisms have lower mobility than ions that exist in living organisms as described above. Efficiency) was low. Further, in such iontophoresis, since the drug comes into direct contact with the electrode, not only the drug is consumed by the reaction at the electrode, but also there is a possibility that a compound that adversely affects the living body may be generated. Furthermore, since drugs are usually used in the form of an aqueous solution, the electrolysis of water proceeds at the working electrode and the counter electrode, and the pH of the aqueous drug solution changes due to H + ions and OH- ions generated by this. Cause inflammation in There was also.
- Patent Documents 1 to 4 a new method of iontophoresis in which an ion exchange membrane is placed on a biological interface and drug ions penetrate into a living body through the ion exchange membrane has been proposed (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4). 4).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-974771
- Patent Literature 2 Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 3-5504343
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-29 7 27 7
- Patent Literature 4 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-229129
- an ion exchange membrane disposed on a biological interface is formed by a method in which a target drug ion is formed. Only ions of the same sign are transmitted. For this reason, ions having the opposite sign to the target drug can be prevented from seeping out of the living body, and a higher dose of the drug can be obtained as compared with the case where no ion exchange membrane is provided.
- ion exchange membranes using a commercially available woven fabric used for salt production and dialysis of food compounds as a reinforcing material (substrate) are used.
- a battery such as a button-type battery is usually used as a power source, so that the voltage value is more constant (constant voltage) than when the current value is constant (constant current).
- the dose of the drug is usually used as a power source, so that the voltage value is more constant (constant voltage) than when the current value is constant (constant current).
- drug administration by iontophoresis is performed over a relatively long period of time, unlike injection and other methods. It would be desirable for the patient to be able to perform a variety of movements and actions while wearing the device.
- the dose of the drug is not sufficient. I could not say that there was a need to further increase the dosage.
- the skin portion on which the iontophoresis device is worn expands and contracts accordingly. Therefore, the ion exchange membrane used in the iontophoresis device needs to have a strength that will not be destroyed by the stress generated by such expansion and contraction or bending.
- the thicker the film the higher the strength.
- the flexibility also decreases, resulting in poor followability to expansion and contraction and bending. Therefore, if a thicker ion-exchange membrane is used with emphasis on strength, the risk of the iontophoresis device being attached coming off or falling off the skin increases. there were.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an iontophoresis device which can be used as a portable device which is hardly broken or detached even if it is hard to be detached.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an ion-exchange membrane used for the above.
- the present inventors have conducted various studies in order to solve the above problems. As a result, they found that the use of an ion-exchange membrane using a porous film as a base material significantly increased the drug dose under constant voltage conditions. Furthermore, it has been found that an ion exchange membrane using such a porous film as a base material is much thinner and more flexible than conventional ion exchange membranes using a woven fabric, and has excellent strength. The present invention has been completed.
- a working electrode a working electrode structure provided with a drug-containing portion and an ion exchange membrane
- a counter electrode structure provided with the working electrode and a counter electrode
- Consists of a power supply unit electrically connected to the working electrode structure and the counter electrode structure.
- the ionic drug contained in the drug-containing part is subjected to electrophoresis through an ion-exchange membrane.
- an iontophoresis device to penetrate the living body
- An iontophoresis device wherein the ion exchange membrane has a structure in which a void portion of a porous film is filled with an ion exchange resin.
- a working electrode structure for iontophoresis in which an electrode, an ionic drug-containing layer, and an ion-exchange membrane are arranged in this order, wherein the ion-exchange membrane is a void of a porous film.
- a working electrode structure for iontophoresis characterized in that the working electrode structure has a structure in which a portion is filled with an ion exchange resin.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a typical configuration of an iontophoresis device of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an apparatus used for measuring a drug permeation amount in Examples.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portable iontophoresis device in which all the components are incorporated into one exterior material.
- BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The iontophoresis device of the present invention is used for administering an ionic drug to a living body using electrophoresis. It is characterized by using an exchange membrane, and an ionic drug is administered into a living body through such an ion exchange membrane.
- the iontophoresis device includes a working electrode structure 1, a counter electrode structure 2, and a power supply unit 3 electrically connected to these structures. (Working electrode structure 1)
- the working electrode structure 1 includes an electrode (working electrode) 4 serving as a working electrode, a drug containing portion 5 containing an ionic drug, and an ion exchange membrane 6 based on a porous film.
- This ion exchange membrane 6 selectively allows ions having the same polarity as the medicinal ions of the ionic drug to be administered to permeate.
- the working electrode 4 the drug-containing portion 5, and the ion exchange membrane 6 are arranged in this order. Normally, these members are stacked in a single exterior material (not shown) to form the working electrode structure 1, and the ion exchange membrane 6 is arranged so as to be positioned on the biological interface (skin). Used.
- an ion exchange membrane 8 may be further included between the electrode and the drug-containing layer in order to prevent the decomposition of the drug to be administered and to prevent the pH of the drug-containing portion 5 from changing due to the electrode reaction. It is preferable that the membrane 8 selectively permeates ions of the opposite polarity to the medicinal ions.
- a sheet or the like through which ions formed of an ion-conductive gel, a porous film, a woven cloth, or the like can pass can be provided between the ion exchange membrane 6 and the biological interface.
- These gels and sheets can have a structure integrated with the working electrode structure 1, and can be sandwiched between the living body interface and the gel only when used.
- Film ⁇ cloth can also be arranged.
- an electrode used in a normal electrochemical process can be used without any limitation.
- examples thereof include electrodes made of electronic conductors such as gold, platinum, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, and carbon, semiconductor electrodes, and self-sacrifice electrodes such as silver and silver chloride. These may be used alone or in combination. Can be used. Preferably, gold, platinum, silver, carbon and the like are mentioned.
- these electrodes those formed into a paper-like material obtained by laminating plates, sheets, meshes, and fibers in an irregular shape can be used as they are. It can be used by being provided by vapor deposition.
- ordinary iontophoresis Can be used without any limitation.
- a solution obtained by dissolving an ionic drug in a solvent such as water or ethanol, a gel obtained by mixing the solution with polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, or the like, or impregnating the solution with a porous film, gauze, or the like Those that have been used can be used.
- the ionic drug used in the drug-containing portion 5 is not particularly limited, and is composed of a positive ion and a negative ion. When the positive ion or the negative ion enters the living body, The substance is not particularly limited as long as it has a pharmacological effect.
- ionic drugs examples include anionic agents such as proforce hydrochloride, lidocaine hydrochloride, and dibuforce hydrochloride, and anti-cancer drugs such as mitomycin and bleomycin hydrochloride.
- Tumor agents analgesics such as morphine hydrochloride, steroids such as medroxyprogesterone acetate, histamine, insulin, etc.
- ionic drugs exerted by negative ions include vitamin B2 and vitamin Examples include vitamins such as B12, vitamin C, vitamin E, and folic acid; anti-inflammatory agents such as aspirin and ibuprofen; corticosteroids such as dexamethasone-based water-soluble preparations; and antibiotics such as benzyl penicillin potassium.
- Single ion exchange membrane 6 Single ion exchange membrane 6—
- the ion exchange membrane 6 having a porous film as a base material is such that an ion exchange resin having a cation exchange function or a god ion exchange function is filled in part or all of the voids of the porous film. It is.
- the ion-exchange resin may be a fluorine-based ion-exchange resin in which an ion-exchange group is introduced into a perfluorocarbon skeleton, or a so-called hydrocarbon-based ion-exchange resin having a non-fluorinated resin as a skeleton.
- a hydrocarbon-based ion-exchange resin for simplicity of the production process.
- the filling rate of the ion exchange resin in the ion exchange membrane 6 is related to the porosity of the porous film described later, it is generally 5 to 95% by weight.
- the content is preferably 10 to 90% by weight, and particularly preferably 2 to 90% by weight. 0-6 0 weight 0/0.
- the ion exchange group present in the ion exchange resin is not particularly limited as long as it is a functional group that generates a group having a negative or positive charge in an aqueous solution.
- a functional group that can be an ion exchange group include a cation exchange group such as a sulfonate group, a carboxylate group, and a phosphonate group.
- These acid groups may be present as free acids or in the form of salts.
- the counter cation in the case of a salt include an alkali metal cation such as a sodium ion and a potassium ion, and an ammonium ion.
- sulfonic acid groups which are generally strongly acidic groups
- anion exchange group examples include “! To tertiary amino group, quaternary ammonium group, pyridyl group, imidazole group, quaternary pyridinium group, and quaternary imidazolium group.
- anion examples include a halogen ion such as a chloride ion and a hydroxy ion, etc.
- a quaternary ammonium group and a quaternary pyridinium group which are generally strong basic groups, are generally used. It is preferably used.
- such an ion exchange resin is a cross-linking type in that it is excellent in strength and also excellent in stability against various solvents.
- the most characteristic feature of the ion-exchange membrane 6 used in the present invention is that the above-mentioned ion-exchange resin is formed in a film shape using a porous film as a base material.
- a conventional ion-exchange membrane using a woven fabric as the substrate does not have both sufficient strength and flexibility, and further has a low drug administration efficiency.
- a cast-type ion exchange membrane formed without using a substrate cannot satisfy both sufficient strength and flexibility, and such a cast-type ion exchange membrane cannot be used.
- a solvent or the like contained in the drug-containing layer dissolves and re-swells, so that a practically usable iontophoresis device cannot be obtained.
- the porous film used as the base material of the ion exchange membrane a film having a large number of pores communicating between the front and back or a sheet-like film is used without particular limitation.
- the resin is preferably made of a thermoplastic resin.
- thermoplastic resins that make up the porous film include ethylene, propylene, and 1 Polyolefins such as butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 4-methyl-11-pentene, 5-methyl-11-heptene, etc.
- Resins polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl chloride resins such as polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-olefin copolymer: polytetrafluoroethylene, polychlorinated trifluorethylene Fluorinated resins such as poly (vinylidene fluoride), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkylvinyl ether copolymer, and tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer
- Polyamide resins such as nylon 6 and nylon 66: limited to those made of polyimide resin, etc.
- polystyrene resin Although it is often used, it is preferable to use a polyolefin resin because of its excellent mechanical strength, flexibility, chemical stability, and chemical resistance, and good compatibility with ion exchange resins.
- polyethylene and polypropylene are particularly preferred, and polyethylene is most preferred.
- the properties of the porous film made of the thermoplastic resin are not particularly limited, but the average pore diameter of the pores is preferably 0. 005 to 5.0 im, more preferably 0.01 to 2.0 m, and most preferably 0.02 to 0.2 m.
- the average pore diameter means an average pore diameter measured according to the bubble point method (JIS K 3832-1990).
- the porosity of the porous film is preferably 20-95 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2, more preferably 30-90%, and most preferably 30-60%.
- the thickness of the porous film is preferably 5 to 140 m, more preferably 10 to 120 m, most preferably 10 to 120 m so that the ion exchange membrane has a thickness as described below. Or 15 to 55 / m.
- the thickness of the ion-exchange membrane manufactured by the manufacturing method described later is about the thickness of the porous film used as the base material plus about 0 to 20 m.
- Such a porous film can be obtained by a method described in JP-A-9-1221964, JP-A-2002-338721, or the like. Specifically, an organic liquid is mixed with a thermoplastic resin to form a sheet or film, and then the organic liquid is extracted with a solvent, or an inorganic filler is added to the thermoplastic resin. It can be obtained by stretching a sheet made of a resin composition filled with colorant or organic filler. It can also be obtained as a commercial product (eg, Asahi Kasei "Hipore”, Ube Industries, "Yupore”, Tonen Tapyrus “Cetella J,” Todenko “Exepol”, Mitsui Chemicals "Highlet”, etc.).
- the amount of the ion exchange groups is 0.1 to 6.Ommol Zg, particularly 0.3 to 4.Ommo in terms of ion exchange capacity.
- it is of I Zg.
- the higher the ion exchange capacity the larger the drug dose at a constant voltage where the electrical resistance of the ion exchange membrane is low.
- the ion exchange capacity exceeds 4. Ommo Ig, production becomes difficult. If it exceeds 6. Ommo I Zg, production is practically impossible.
- the ion exchange membrane 6 preferably has a water content of 5% or more, preferably 10 ⁇ 1 or more, so that the electric resistance does not increase by drying. Generally, the water content is maintained at about 5 to 90%. In order to obtain a water content in such a range, it can be controlled by the type of ion exchange group, ion exchange capacity, degree of crosslinking, and the like. Further, in order to obtain a high dose of the target drug, the fixed ion concentration of the ion exchange membrane 6 is preferably 6.0 to 15. Ommo IZg—water.
- the thickness of the ion exchange membrane 6 is preferably 5 to 150 // m, more preferably 10 to 130 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably 15 to 60 jUm. The thicker the ion exchange membrane 6 is, the higher the physical strength is, while the thinner the ion exchange membrane 6 is, the better the followability to the living body surface and the lower the electrical resistance of the ion exchange membrane 6 is.
- the strength of the ion exchange membrane 6 is preferably not less than 0.2 MPa in burst strength, particularly preferably not less than 0.2 MPa, and soft is, 1 5 cm 3 Bruno 1 00 following Clark stiffness, in particular 1 0 cm 3 Z l 00 hereinafter, and most preferably 5 cm 3/1 00 in which the good or less.
- the ten-point average surface roughness R z (JIS B 0601-1994) of the ion exchange membrane 6 is preferably 1 Oim or less, particularly preferably 5 m or less. Has such a smooth surface, strength and flexibility An ion exchange membrane 6 excellent in both is obtained only by using a porous film as a base material, and cannot be obtained using a conventional woven fabric or the like as a base material.
- the method for producing the ion-exchange membrane 6 used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the porous film described above is used as a substrate, but from the viewpoint that a high-performance membrane can be efficiently produced, the following method is used. It is particularly preferable to produce by the production method described above. That is, a monomer composition comprising a monomer having a functional group into which an ion exchange group can be introduced, a crosslinkable monomer, and a polymerization initiator is impregnated into the pores of the porous film, A method of polymerizing a body composition and introducing a cation exchange group or an anion exchange group into the polymer.
- hydrocarbon monomers having a functional group into which a cation exchange group can be introduced include styrene, Q? -Methylstyrene, 3-methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene, p-tert- Examples thereof include aromatic vinyl compounds such as butylstyrene, styrene monohalide, and vinylnaphthalene, and one or more of these can be used.
- examples of monomers having a functional group into which an anion exchange group can be introduced include styrene, vinyltoluene, chloromethylstyrene, vinylpyridine, vinylimidazole, -methylstyrene, and vinylnaphthalene.
- the crosslinkable monomer is not particularly limited, but examples thereof include polyfunctional vinyl compounds such as divinylbenzenes, divinylsulfone, butadiene, chloroprene, divinylbiphenyl, and trivinylbenzene, and trimethylol.
- Polyfunctional methacrylic acid derivatives such as methane trimethacrylate, methylenebisacrylamide, and hexamethylene dimethacrylamide are used.
- hydrocarbon-based monomers and plasticizers copolymerizable with the above-mentioned monomers and crosslinkable monomers may be added as necessary.
- examples of such other monomers include acrylonitrile, acrolein, and methyl vinyl ketone.
- the plasticizer include dibutyl phthalate, octyl phthalate, dimethyl isophthalate, dibutyl adipate, triethyl citrate, acetyl triptyl citrate, dibutyl sebacate, and dibenzyl ether.
- polymerization initiator a conventionally known one is used without any particular limitation.
- polymerization initiators include octanoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, t-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate, benzoyl peroxide, t-butyl peroxyisobutyrate, Organic peroxides such as t-butyl benzoyl laurate, t-hexyl oxy benzoate, and di-t-butyl peroxide are used.
- the crosslinkable monomer is preferably 0.1 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a monomer having a functional group into which an ion exchange group can be introduced. It is preferable that the monomer is blended in an amount of 1 to 40 parts by mass, and the other monomer copolymerizable with these monomers is preferably used in an amount of 0 to 100 parts by mass.
- the crosslinkable monomer the larger the amount of the crosslinkable monomer, the better the strength of the obtained ion exchange membrane. If the amount is too large, however, the flexibility is reduced, and However, the electric resistance of the ion exchange membrane tends to increase.
- the polymerization initiator is used in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by mass, preferably 100 parts by mass of the total of the monomer having a functional group into which an ion exchange group can be introduced and the crosslinkable monomer. It is preferable to add 0.5 to 10 parts by mass.
- a monomer composition comprising a monomer having a functional group into which such an ion exchange group can be introduced, a crosslinkable monomer, a polymerization initiator and other compounding components is added to the above-mentioned porous film. It may be filled and then polymerized.
- the method for filling the monomer composition into the porous film is not particularly limited.
- the monomer composition may be applied to the porous film, sprayed, or the porous film may be filled with the monomer composition. It can be suitably performed by immersing in an object.
- the above monomer composition is applied, for example, the two are contacted under reduced pressure so that the voids of the porous film are filled with the monomer composition well, or a pressure treatment is performed after the contact.
- a method in which the temperature is raised from room temperature while pressurizing a film of polyester or the like which is smooth is preferably employed.
- the polymerization conditions may be appropriately determined according to the type of the polymerization initiator used, the composition of the monomer composition, and the like. Generally, the state of heating to about 80 to 120 ° C. It may be held for about a minute to 10 hours.
- the polymer filled and polymerized in the porous film is subjected to a known ion exchange group introduction treatment to obtain an ion exchange membrane.
- a known method may be appropriately selected and adopted as a method for introducing an ion-exchange group.
- treatments such as sulfonation, chlorosulfonation, phosphonidation, and hydrolysis may be performed.
- a treatment such as amination or alkylation may be performed.
- the ion exchange membrane used in the present invention may be produced by a known ion exchange membrane production method other than the above method without any problem.
- styrene sulfonic acid vinyl sulfonic acid, vinyl monohalogen sulfonic acid, etc.
- Sulfonic acid monomers carboxylic acid monomers such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, and maleic anhydride; phosphonic acid monomers such as vinylphosphoric acid; Hydrogen monomers, amine monomers such as vinylbenzyltrimethylamine, vinylbenzyltriethylamine, and trimethylaminoethylmethacrylate; nitrogen-containing heterocyclic monomers such as vinylpyridine and vinylimidazole, and salts thereof And a monomer having an anion exchange group such as an ester and a crosslinkable monomer, And using a monomer composition consisting of other components, it is possible to also porous film to the charge brought after filling, to obtain even cowpea to polymerization.
- carboxylic acid monomers such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, and maleic anhydride
- phosphonic acid monomers such as vinylphosphoric acid
- Hydrogen monomers amine monomers such as vinylbenzyltrimethylamine, vinylbenzyltriethylamine, and trimethylamino
- an ion exchange resin soluble in a solvent or a resin having a functional group capable of introducing an ion exchange group is mixed with a solvent to form a solution or paste. It is also possible to adopt a method of obtaining a liquid composition, impregnating it with a porous film, and then removing the solvent. When using an ion exchange resin, remove the solvent. By the removal, the ion exchange membrane can be used as it is, or when a resin having a functional group capable of introducing an ion exchange group is used, the ion exchange group may be introduced by a known method after removing the solvent. .
- the counter electrode structure 2 has an electrode (counter electrode) 4 ′ that is a counter electrode of the working electrode 4 in the working electrode structure 1, and is used for a portion including the electrode that is the counter electrode in a normal iontophoresis device.
- the structure is not restricted at all. That is, the counter electrode structure 2 may be the electrode (counter electrode 4 ′) itself, or the electrode (counter electrode 4 ′) is arranged on a sheet made of ion-conductive gel, porous film or woven fabric.
- the structure may be an ion exchange membrane based on a porous film or a structure in which an electrode (counter electrode 4 ') is arranged on another ion exchange membrane.
- a counter electrode 4 ′, an electrolyte containing portion 9 containing an ionic electrolyte, and an ion exchange membrane 10 are laminated in this order, and the ion exchange membrane 10 is placed on a biological interface. It is preferable that the structure is arranged at the center.
- the ion exchange membrane 10 may be an ion exchange membrane having the above-described porous film as a base material, or may be another ion exchange membrane.
- the ion exchange membrane 10 may be any of those which selectively allow ions of the same polarity or opposite polarity as the medicinal ions of the target drug, but preferably, the target drug has a counter electrode structure from the living body. In order to prevent permeation into the body, it is preferable to selectively permeate ions of the opposite polarity to the medicinal ions of the target drug.
- the electrolyte-containing portion 9 in the counter electrode structure 2 is obtained by dissolving an ionic electrolyte in a solvent such as water or ethanol, or by mixing the solution with polyvinyl alcohol / polyvinyl pyrrolidone. Gels or those obtained by impregnating a porous film, gauze, or the like with the solution or the like can be used.
- the ionic electrolyte can be used without any limitation as long as it is ionic when dissolved in a solvent such as water or ethanol such as sodium chloride or potassium chloride.
- an ion exchange membrane may be further provided between the counter electrode 4 ′ and the ion exchange membrane 10.
- a sheet made of ion-conductive gel, porous film, woven cloth, or the like through which ions can pass.
- a porous film or woven fabric impregnated with an ionic conductive gel or an ionic electrolyte solution, or an ionic electrolyte solution, may be provided between the ion-exchange membrane and the closest ion exchange membrane.
- the power supply unit 3 in the iontophoresis device of the present invention includes a c- working electrode structure 1, a counter electrode structure 2, and a power supply unit used in a normal iontophoresis device, which can be used without any limitation. If the power supply unit 3 is independent, an external power supply that can be connected to a battery or a system power supply can be used. In this case, a power supply such as a voltage or current stabilization system or a system for applying a pulse current is used. It is preferable to have a control system.
- the iontophoresis device of the present invention When the iontophoresis device of the present invention is portable, it is preferable to use a battery as a power source.
- the battery include a coin-type silver oxide battery, an air zinc battery, and a lithium ion battery.
- the working electrode structure 1, the counter electrode structure 2, and the power supply unit 3 are incorporated in a single exterior material, making it small and portable. It can be an event phoresis device.
- a portable iontophoresis device when such a portable iontophoresis device is used, it is more preferable to use a highly flexible resin or rubber as an exterior material, since high followability to the skin shape can be obtained.
- the method of using the apparatus for iontophoresis of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be used according to a known method.
- the working electrode structure 1 and the counter electrode structure 2 are used for drug penetration. It is only necessary to bring the battery into close contact with a certain living body surface, and then apply a voltage from the power supply unit 3 to flow a current.
- the ion exchange membrane 6 in the working electrode structure 1 so as to be located between the drug containing portion 5 and the surface of the living body, the pharmacological effect generated from the ionic drug present in the drug containing portion 6 can be reduced.
- the ions have permeate the living body through the ion exchange membrane 6.
- the iontophoresis device of the present invention using the ion exchange membrane 6 having such a porous film as a base material has various effects of the conventional iontophoresis device using the ion exchange membrane,
- the dose of the target drug can be extremely high. Furthermore, since the dose is large, it is easy to reduce the size, and it is less likely to peel off or break the ion-exchange membrane even when it is moved with the device attached. It is particularly effective as a cis device. Examples In order to more specifically describe the present invention, examples and comparative examples will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
- the characteristics of the ion-exchange membranes shown in the examples and comparative examples indicate values measured by the following methods.
- the hydrogen ion type is replaced with a sodium ion type with a 1 (mol ZI) NaCI aqueous solution, and the liberated hydrogen ions are potentiometrically titrated with a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- a cation exchange membrane the hydrogen ion type is replaced with a sodium ion type with a 1 (mol ZI) NaCI aqueous solution, and the liberated hydrogen ions are potentiometrically titrated with a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- the chloride ion exchange resin is replaced with a nitrate ion exchange resin with a 1 (mo I / I) NaNO 3 aqueous solution, and the released chloride ions are converted into an aqueous silver nitrate solution. It was quantified using a potentiometric titrator (COM TITE-900, manufactured by Hiranuma Sangyo Co., Ltd.) (Amo I).
- the same ion-exchange membrane is immersed in 1 (mol ZI) NaCI aqueous solution for 4 hours or more, washed thoroughly with ion-exchanged water, taken out of the membrane, wiped off the surface moisture with tissue paper, etc. (Wg) was measured.
- the membrane was dried under reduced pressure at 60 ° C. for 5 hours, and its weight was measured (D g). Based on the above measured values, the ion exchange capacity was determined by the following equation.
- Ion exchange capacity A X 100 OZW [mmo I — dry weight]
- An ion-exchange membrane is sandwiched in a two-chamber cell with platinum black electrodes, and both sides of the ion-exchange membrane are filled with 3 (mo IXI) sulfuric acid aqueous solution.
- the resistance was measured and determined by the difference between the resistance between the electrodes and the resistance between the electrodes when no ion exchange membrane was provided.
- the membrane used for the above measurement was previously equilibrated in an aqueous solution of 3 (mo 1 -1) sulfuric acid.
- the surface roughness of the surface of the ion-exchange membrane was measured using a three-dimensional roughness measuring instrument (Kosaka Laboratory TDF-3A type).
- the surface roughness Ra of the ion exchange membrane was defined as the ten-point average roughness (Rz) measured with the evaluation length set to 11 mm.
- the dried ion-exchange membrane was placed in an atmosphere at 25 ° C and a relative humidity of 60 ⁇ for at least 1 ⁇ to adjust the humidity. From this, a sample having a width of 30 mm and a length of 20 cm was cut out, and then Clark stiffness was measured in accordance with JIS-P 8143. A smaller value indicates that the ion exchange membrane is more flexible.
- the 0.9% by weight aqueous sodium chloride solution and the two electrode chambers were filled with 0.1 (mol ZI) aqueous sodium lactate solution.
- the ion exchange membrane to be measured is a cation exchange membrane
- the anion exchange membrane obtained in Production Example 1 described later is used as the protective ion exchange membrane.
- the cation exchange membrane obtained in Production Example 7 described later was used.
- the cell was kept at 25 ° C, the chemical solution chamber and the virtual skin chamber were agitated, and a current was applied for 1 hour at a predetermined constant current density or constant voltage.
- the liquid in the virtual skin chamber was withdrawn, and the amount of the drug was measured by liquid chromatography. The same operation was performed without energization, the blank value was measured, and the difference from the amount of drug when energized was calculated to obtain the drug permeation amount.
- Chloromethylstyrene 3 8 0 g, divinylbenzene 2 0 g, t-butyl peroxide O key a monomer composition comprising the shell Chi Le from hexanoate 2 0 g, the monomer composition 4 2 0 g Place in a 50 Om I glass container and place it on a 20 cm x 20 cm porous film (made of polyethylene with a weight average molecular weight of 250,000, film thickness 25 m, average pore diameter 0 0 0 3 ⁇ m,
- the porosity of 370 / o was immersed at 25 ° C. for 10 minutes under atmospheric pressure, and the porous film was impregnated with the monomer composition. Then, taking out the porous film from the monomer composition, 1 0 0 After coating both sides of the porous film with a polyester film of m, 3 kg / cm 2 of nitrogen pressure, 8 0 ° Polymerization was performed by heating at C for 5 hours. Then, the obtained film was reacted at room temperature for 5 hours in an amination bath consisting of 30 parts by weight of 30 parts by weight of trimethylamine, 5 parts by weight of water, and 5 parts by weight of acetone, and then reacted with quaternary ammonium anion. I got the money. The ion exchange capacity, water content, fixed ion concentration, membrane resistance, film thickness, surface roughness, burst strength, and flexibility of the obtained anion exchange membrane were measured. Table 1 shows the results. Production Examples 2-5:
- the porous film was impregnated in the same manner as in Production Example 1, and then the porous film was taken out of the monomer composition, and a polyester film having a thickness of 100 ⁇ m was obtained.
- polymerization was carried out by heating at 45 ° C. for 3 hours and at 75 ° C. for 5 hours under a nitrogen pressure of 3 kg / cm 2 .
- the obtained film was immersed in a mixture of methyl iodide and n-hexane at a ratio of 1: 3 (weight ratio) at 30 ° C. for 24 hours to obtain a quaternary pyridinium-type anion.
- Table 1 shows the results of measuring the ion exchange capacity, water content, fixed ion concentration, membrane resistance, film thickness, surface roughness, and flexibility of the obtained anion exchange membrane.
- the monomer composition shown in Table 1 was filled in a porous film in the same manner as in Production Example 1. Subsequently, the porous fill ⁇ the out taken from the monomer composition, 1 0 0 After coating both sides of the porous film with a polyester film of m, 3 kg Z cm 2 of nitrogen pressure, 8 0 Polymerization was performed by heating at ° C for 5 hours. Next, the obtained film was immersed in a 1: 1 mixture of 98% concentrated sulfuric acid and a cuprosulfonic acid having a purity of 900/0 or more at 40 ° C for 45 minutes to obtain a sulfonic acid-type cation exchange product. I got it. The ion exchange capacity, water content, fixed ion concentration, fluge resistance, film thickness, surface roughness and flexibility of the obtained cation exchange membrane were measured. The results are shown in Table 1.
- Neosepta AMX manufactured by Tokuyama; membrane properties are listed in Table 1.
- the drug permeation amount through the virtual skin system was measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Table 2 shows Yuto.
- the drug permeation amount was measured in the same manner as in Example 1 using only the virtual skin without using the ion exchange membrane to be measured. Table 2 shows the results.
- the drug permeation amount was measured in the same manner as in Example 7 using only the virtual skin without using the ion exchange membrane to be measured. Table 3 shows the results.
- the drug permeation amount in the living skin system was measured under a constant current condition of a current density of 0.5 mAZcm 2 .
- Shaved rabbit skin (male) was used as living skin.
- Table 8 shows the results of the ion exchange used and the amount of drug permeated.
- the drug permeation amount in the living skin system was measured in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the back skin of a miniature pig (Yucatan Mi crop ig, 5 months old, female) was used as the living skin.
- Table 10 shows the results of the ion exchange membrane used and the amount of drug permeation.
- the iontophoresis device of the present invention uses an ion-exchange membrane based on a porous film, so that the drug can be administered at a higher dose than an ion-exchange membrane conventionally used in iontophoresis. You can achieve the quantity.
- the ion exchange membrane for iontophoresis of the present invention can be formed into a flexible membrane while maintaining the required strength, the ion exchange membrane has excellent followability to skin irregularities, expansion, contraction, and bending. Things. It is presumed that the use of a porous film as the base material allows the thinning to be achieved while maintaining the strength, and the relatively low resin filling amount in the base material. Furthermore, the ion-exchange membrane of the present invention has a feature that, when a battery is used as a power source, the dose can be particularly increased because the membrane can be formed into a membrane having extremely low resistance by thinning. From the above points, the iontophoresis device using the ion exchange membrane of the present invention is particularly useful in a portable device.
- the iontophoresis device of the present invention exerts excellent effects in all applications for which application of iontophoresis has been considered up to now, such as beauty applications, medical applications, and health promotion applications for administering supplements. To be extremely practical for a wider range of applications in order to make the equipment portable.
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