Nanotechnology for excipients (or “nanotech”) is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The National Nanotechnology Initiative defined nanotechnology as the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers.
Pharma Excipients
Nanotechnology
Design of Experiments-Driven Optimization of Spray Drying for Amorphous Clotrimazole Nanosuspension
This study employed a Quality by Design (QbD) approach to spray dry amorphous clotrimazole nanosuspension (CLT-NS) consisting of Soluplus® and microcrystalline cellulose. Using the Box-Behnken Design, a systematic evaluation was conducted to analyze the impact of in let temperature, % aspiration,…
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Pulmonary Drug Delivery through Responsive Materials
Abstract
Drug delivery is essential to provide correct treatments in many ways. The critical points in any drug delivery method are patient compliance, maximum efficacy in therapy, minimum toxicity, and enabling new medical treatments. Pulmonary drug delivery is one way of delivering therapeutics…
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Powerful Tools for Precise Engineering of Viatel Diblock Nanoparticle Size: Polymer and Solvent…
This poster was presented at CRS 2024 in Bologna
Purpose
Nanomedicine has immense potential as it offers nanoparticle(NP)-based delivery vehicles for vaccines or APIs. Polymeric NPs have been used for drug delivery due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability and potential to provide customized…
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Optimizing lornoxicam-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and (polyethylene glycol) nanoparticles…
Abstract
Aim: This study focused on developing a topical gel incorporating lornoxicam-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and polyethylene glycol (PLGA-PEG) blend nanoparticles to mitigate gastrointestinal (GIT) side effects and enhance therapeutic efficacy.
Materials & methods: Synthesized…
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Block copolymer micelles as ocular drug delivery systems
Abstract
Block copolymer micelles, formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers, address formulation challenges, such as poor drug solubility and permeability. These micelles offer advantages including a smaller size, easier preparation, sterilization, and superior solubilization, compared…
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Preparation of nanoparticle and nanoemulsion formulations containing repaglinide and determination…
Abstract
Repaglinide (RPG) belongs to the class of drugs known as meglitinides and is used for improving and maintaining glycemic control in the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes. RPG is a Class II drug (BCS) because of its high permeability and low water solubility. It also undergoes…
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3D printed scaffolds as delivery devices for nanocrystals: A proof of concept loading Atorvastatin…
Abstract
Increasing the solubility of drugs is a recurrent objective of pharmaceutical research, and one of the most widespread strategies today is the formulation of nanocrystals (NCs). Beyond the many advantages of formulating NCs, their incorporation into solid dosage forms remains a challenge…
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Microfluidic preparation and optimization of Kollicoat ® IR-b-PCL polymersome for co-delivery of…
Abstract
This work aimed to develop amphiphilic nanocarriers such as polymersome based diblock copolymer of Kollicoat ® IR −block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (Kollicoat ® IR-b-PCL) for potential co-delivery of Nisin (Ni) and Curcumin (CUR) for treatment of breast cancer. To generate multi-layered…
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Dual encapsulation and sequential release of cisplatin and vitamin E from soy polysaccharides and…
Chemically cross-linked hydrogel nanoparticles (HGNPs) offer enhanced properties over their physical counterparts, particularly in drug delivery and cell encapsulation. This study applied pH-thermal dual responsive bio-adhesive HGNPs for dual complexation and enhanced the controlled release and…
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An emerging terpolymeric nanoparticle pore former as an internal recrystallization inhibitor of…
Solid oral controlled release formulations feature numerous clinical advantages for drug candidates with adequate solubility and dissolution rate. However, most new chemical entities exhibit poor water solubility, and hence are exempt from such benefits. Although combining drug amorphization with…
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