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Maltodextrin
Medication Lubricants for Oral Delivery of Drugs: Oral Processing Reduces Thickness, Changes…
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Swallowing oral solid dosage forms is challenging for those who have medication swallowing difficulties, including patients with dysphagia. One option is to mix the drug (whole or crushed) with a thick vehicle (medication lubricant). Previous in vitro studies consistently suggest that…
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Spray-Dried Chitosan Hydrogel Particles as a Potential Delivery System for Benzydamine Hydrochloride
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Chitosan, being a biocompatible and mucoadhesive polysaccharide, is one of the most preferred hydrogel-forming materials for drug delivery. The objectives of the present study are to obtain spray-dried microparticles based on low-molecular-weight chitosan and study their potential…
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Maltodextrin-Based Cross-Linked Electrospun Mats as Sustainable Sorbents for the Removal of Atenolol…
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Maltodextrins are products of starch hydrolysis that can be processed into dry fibres through electrospinning and subsequently cured via mild thermal treatment to obtain nonwoven cross-linked polysaccharide-based mats. The sustainability of the process and the bioderived nature make this…
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Influence of Nozzle Geometry and Scale-Up on Oil Droplet Breakup in the Atomization Step during…
Spray drying of oil-in-water emulsions is a widespread encapsulation technique. The oil droplet size (ODS) significantly impacts encapsulation efficiency and other powder properties. The ODS is commonly set to a specific value during homogenization, assuming that it remains unchanged throughout the…
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Significant Progress in Improving Atorvastatin Dissolution Rate: Physicochemical Characterization…
Atorvastatin (ATV) is a first-line drug for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. This drug presents biopharmaceutical problems, partly due to its low solubility and dissolution rate. In this work, nanocrystals of ATV stabilized with Tween 80® were designed by wet milling. A full factorial design was…
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Orodispersible Films: Current Innovations and Emerging Trends
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Orodispersible films (ODFs) are thin, mechanically strong, and flexible polymeric films that are designed to dissolve or disintegrate rapidly in the oral cavity for local and/or systemic drug delivery. This review examines various aspects of ODFs and their potential as a drug delivery…
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Low melting mixtures: Neoteric green solvents for flavor formulation
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Flavors are considered among the most valuable ingredients in any formula. However, aromatic substances are volatile and can be lost during processing and storage. Thus, it is beneficial to develop strategies for their retention in formulations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate…
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Evaluation of Oromucosal Natural Gum-Based Emulgels as Novel Strategy for Photodynamic Therapy of…
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) recently has been shown as a promising option in the treatment of premalignant lesions of the soft oral tissues. Effective delivery of photosensitizer is challenging due to poor drug adherence to the oromucosal epithelium. In the present work, emulgels composed of natural…
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Smart nano-in-microparticles to tackle bacterial infections in skin tissue engineering
Chronic wounds (resulting from underlying disease, metabolic disorders, infections, trauma, and even tumours) pose significant health problems. In this work, microparticles, based on polysaccharides (maltodextrin or dextran) and amino acids, and doped with antibacterial nanoparticles (CuO or ZnO…
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Leveraging a multivariate approach towards enhanced development of direct compression extended…
Extended release formulations play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical industry by maintaining steady plasma levels, reducing side effects, and improving therapeutic efficiency and compliance. One commonly used method to develop extended release formulations is direct compression, which offers…
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