Alginate excipients are versatile biopolymers derived from various natural sources, primarily seaweed, and have gained significant prominence in the pharmaceutical industry due to their diverse applications. The pharmaceutical industry relies on alginates for their exceptional properties, which include gelling ability, controlled drug release, and biocompatibility.
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Addiction to Psychoactive Prescription Drugs: Can the Excipients of the Formulations Play a Role?
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In the development of drugs misuse and addiction, references are often made to the study of the API (active principle ingredient) as the main cause, which is certainly true, but there is a tendency to overlook the possible role of certain excipients which may be involved in the…
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3D-printed Laponite/Alginate hydrogel-based suppositories for versatile drug loading and release
Traditional approaches to solid rectal therapies have halted progress, leading to a continual decline in the use of conventional suppositories. Additive manufacturing techniques have been recently explored as a suitable innovative tool for suppository fabrication. However, little advancement has…
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Advanced Drug Carriers: A Review of Selected Protein, Polysaccharide, and Lipid Drug Delivery…
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Studies on bionanocomposite drug carriers are a key area in the field of active substance delivery, introducing innovative approaches to improve drug therapy. Such drug carriers play a crucial role in enhancing the bioavailability of active substances, affecting therapy efficiency and…
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Investigating the prilling/vibration technique to produce gastric-directed drug delivery systems for…
Prilling/vibration technique to produce oral microcapsules was explored to achieve local delivery of misoprostol (MIS), a prostaglandin E1 analogue indicated for the treatment of gastric-duodenal ulcers, at the gastric mucosa. To improve MIS chemical stability and reduce its associated systemic side…
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Freeze-Drying of Encapsulated Bacteriophage T4 to Obtain Shelf-Stable Dry Preparations for Oral…
Therapeutic application of bacterial viruses (phage therapy) has in recent years been rediscovered by many scientists, as a method which may potentially replace conventional antibacterial strategies. However, one of the main problems related to phage application is the stability of bacterial…
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Single and Multitarget Systems for Drug Delivery and Detection: Up-to-Date Strategies for Brain…
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This review summarizes the recent findings on the development of different types of single and multitarget nanoparticles for disease detection and drug delivery to the brain, focusing on promising active principles encapsulated and nanoparticle surface modification and functionalization.…
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Predicting the hyperelastic properties of alginate-gelatin hydrogels and 3D bioprinted…
Additive manufacturing has been widely used in tissue engineering, as 3D bioprinting enables fabricating geometrically complicated replacements for different tissues and organs. It is vital that the replacement mimics the specific properties of native tissue and bears the mechanical loading under…
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Film-Forming Polymers for Inhibition of Hydroxyapatite Dissolution: A Screening Study
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of film-forming polymer solutions of different concentrations and pH values, either associated or not with sodium fluoride (F; 225 ppm F−), when applied during the initial stage of salivary pellicle formation, to prevent the dissolution of…
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3D bioprinting of multifunctional alginate dialdehyde (ADA)–gelatin (GEL) (ADA-GEL) hydrogels…
The present work explores the 3D extrusion printing of ferulic acid (FA)-containing alginate dialdehyde (ADA)–gelatin (GEL) scaffolds with a wide spectrum of biophysical and pharmacological properties. The tailored addition of FA (≤0.2 %) increases the crosslinking between FA and GEL in the…
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Revolutionary Advancements in Fast Dissolving Tablets: An In-Depth Exploration
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A novel drug delivery system plays a pivotal role in enhancing patient adherence to medication regimens. Among these innovative approaches, fast dissolving tablets (FDT’s) stand out as a particularly promising option. FDT’s offer a range of benefits, including precise dosing, ease of…
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