Chitosan is a biopolymer derived from chitin, a natural polymer found in the shells of crustaceans such as shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. It is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1→4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). Chitosan has a range of applications due to its unique physical and chemical properties, including its ability to form films, gels, and beads, and its biocompatibility.
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A review on natural biopolymers in external drug delivery systems for wound healing and atopic…
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Despite the advantages of topical administration in the treatment of skin diseases, current marketed preparations face the challenge of the skin's barrier effect, leading to low therapeutic effectiveness and undesirable side effects. Hence, in recent years the management of skin wounds,…
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Chitosan and Anionic Solubility Enhancer Sulfobutylether-β-Cyclodextrin-Based Nanoparticles as…
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Cataract surgery interventions are constantly increasing, particularly among adult and elderly patients. This type of surgery can lead to inflammatory states of the ocular anterior segment (AS), usually healed via postoperative treatment with dexamethasone (DEX)-containing eye drops. The…
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Colon-targeted delivery systems of budesonide as second-line therapy in inflammatory bowel disease
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In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), some parts of the gastrointestinal tract GIT become inflamed, depending on the location of the inflammation, it's divided into two types Crohn's and ulcerative colitis (UC). The local absorption of anti-inflammatory drugs such as budesonide (BUD) at the…
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Fexofenadine-loaded chitosan coated solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs): A potential oral therapy for…
The targeting and mucoadhesive features of chitosan (CS)-linked solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were exploited to efficiently deliver fexofenadine (FEX) into the colon, forming a novel and potential oral therapeutic option for ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment. Different FEX-CS-SLNs with varied…
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Recent advances of electrospray technique for multiparticulate preparation: Drug delivery…
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The electrospray (ES) technique has proven to be an effective and a versatile approach for crafting drug delivery carriers with diverse dimensions, multiple layers, and varying morphologies. Achieving the desired particle properties necessitates careful optimization of various experimental…
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Nose-to Brain Delivery of Resveratrol, a Non-Invasive Method for the Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia
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Cerebral ischemia represents a particular condition among neurological diseases due to its high frequency, high associated mortality, and the permanent disability in patients that survive it. Numerous studies in animal models have demonstrated the protective properties of resveratrol…
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A Comprehensive Review of Disintegrants: Backbone of disintegration
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Strong attractive bonding forces works among the particles of solid dosage forms such as mechanical, solid and intermolecular and bioavailability of solid dosage form is preferentially dependent on in vivo disintegration then dissolution. This review is focused for disintegrating agents,…
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Nanocrystal-chitosan particles for intra-articular delivery of disease-modifying osteoarthritis…
Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disease and a major health care concern due to the lack of efficient treatments. This is mainly related to the local and degenerative nature of this disease. Kartogenin was recently reported as a disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug that promotes…
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Chitosan film of thiolated TPGS-modified Au-Ag nanoparticles for combating multidrug-resistant…
The widely used vitamin-E based amphiphilic material, tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) is further improvised as redox-sensitive thiolated TPGS (TPGS-SH), which has been developed by attaching 4-aminothiophenol. Further, TPGS and TPGS-SH-coated bimetallic gold-silver nanoparticles…
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An Approach to 3D Printing Techniques, Polymer Materials, and Their Applications in the Production…
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Three-dimensional printing (3DP) technologies are characterized as a set of innovative manufacturing techniques that allow for the creation of complex and/or personalized three-dimensional physical objects on the work surface of a 3D printing machine (based on the computer-aided design…
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