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Polyvinyl alcohol: Revival of a long lost polymer
Introduction
With target-oriented drug discovery and an increasing focus on specialized medicines, the manufacturing of final drug products is becoming more and more complex. The processing and formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) designed with a specific target and functionality…
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Microneedles for Enhanced Topical Treatment of Skin Disorders: Applications, Challenges, and…
Microneedles (MNs) can be used for the topical treatment of skin disorders as they directly deliver therapeutics to the site of skin lesions, resulting in increased therapeutic efficacy while having minimum side effects. MNs are used to deliver different kinds of therapeutics (e.g., small molecules,…
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Dual-Drug-Loaded Topical Delivery of Photodynamically Active Lipid-Based Formulation for Combination…
Topical administration of anti-cancer drugs along with photodynamically active molecules is a non-invasive approach, which stands to be a promising modality for treating aggressive cutaneous melanomas with the added advantage of high patient compliance. However, the efficiency of delivering drugs…
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Thiolated polymers: An overview of mucoadhesive properties and their potential in drug delivery via…
Abstract
Thiolated polymers, or thiomers, are a class of polymers that exhibit unique mucoadhesive properties, allowing them to form strong covalent bonds with cysteine-rich subdomains of mucus glycoproteins. This property makes them ideal for developing drug delivery systems (DDSs) for various dry…
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Nano-and Microfabrication Techniques in Drug Delivery – Part 1
Nano-and Microfabrication Techniques in Drug Delivery
See the new book, edited by Dimitrios Lamprou. It brings together technical, clinical, regulatory and industrial perspectives. It provides future prospective and includes the potential clinical applications of nano/microfabrication technologies.…
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Predicting pharmaceutical inkjet printing outcomes using machine learning
Inkjet printing has been extensively explored in recent years to produce personalised medicines due to its low cost and versatility. Pharmaceutical applications have ranged from orodispersible films to complex polydrug implants. However, the multi-factorial nature of the inkjet printing process…
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In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of the Transdermal Gel Formulation of Desloratadine for…
Chronic use of antihistamines can induce abnormalities in lipid absorption with potential excessive accumulation of lipids in the mesentery that can lead to the development of obesity and a metabolic syndrome. The focus of the present work was to develop a transdermal gel formulation of…
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Microneedle-assisted transdermal delivery of nanoparticles: Recent insights and prospects
Transdermal delivery of drugs offers an interesting alternative for the administration of molecules that present certain troubles when delivered by the oral route. It can produce systemic effects or perform a local action when the formulation exerts an optimal controlled drug release or a targeted…
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Development of Transdermal Oleogel Containing Olmesartan Medoxomil: Statistical Optimization and…
Olmesartan medoxomil (OLM) is a first-line antihypertensive drug with low oral bioavailability (28.6%). This study aimed to develop oleogel formulations to decrease OLM side effects and boost its therapeutic efficacy and bioavailability. OLM oleogel formulations were composed of Tween 20, Aerosil…
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Modeling of Microneedle Arrays in Transdermal Drug Delivery Applications
The use of computational tools for the development of technologies in fields such as medicine and engineering has facilitated the process of designing new components and devices for these areas. In this work, two proposals focused on a hollow microneedle array (MNA) for the administration of an…
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