Numerical and machine learning analysis of the parameters affecting the regionally delivered nasal dose of nano-and micro-sized aerosolized drugs

A Farnoud, H Tofighian, I Baumann, K Ahookhosh… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The nasal epithelium is an important target for drug delivery to the nose and secondary
organs such as the brain via the olfactory bulb. For both topical and brain delivery, the …

Numerical analysis of enhanced nano-drug delivery to the olfactory bulb

S Vachhani, C Kleinstreuer - Aerosol Science and Technology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders are one of the major causes of fatalities in
the world today. Thus, it is essential to transport a considerable amount of drugs to a specific …

Numerical comparison of nasal aerosol administration systems for efficient nose-to-brain drug delivery

J Dong, Y Shang, K Inthavong, HK Chan, J Tu - Pharmaceutical research, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Nose-to-brain drug administration along the olfactory and trigeminal nerve
pathways offers an alternative route for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) …

Olfactory targeting of microparticles through inhalation and bi-directional airflow: effect of particle size and nasal anatomy

SB Yarragudi, H Kumar, R Jain, M Tawhai… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Targeting drugs to the olfactory region in the nasal cavity can bypass the
restrictive blood–brain barrier and enhance their direct delivery to the brain. However …

Comparative Analysis of Micrometer-Sized Particle Deposition in the Olfactory Regions of Adult and Pediatric Nasal Cavities: A Computational Study

Z Jin, G Guo, A Yu, H Qian, Z Tong - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Direct nose-to-brain drug delivery, a promising approach for treating neurological disorders,
faces challenges due to anatomical variations between adults and children. This study aims …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the inhalation of drug aerosols in a human nasal cavity

K Inthavong, J Wen, JY Tu - Journal of Biomedical Science and …, 2010 - scirp.org
A human nasal cavity was reconstructed from CT scans to make a Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) model. With this model, fluid flow and inhalation of aerosol analysis can be …

First steps to develop and validate a CFPD model in order to support the design of nose-to-brain delivered biopharmaceuticals

L Engelhardt, M Röhm, C Mavoungou… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Aerosol particle deposition in the human nasal cavity is of high interest in particular
for intranasal central nervous system (CNS) drug delivery via the olfactory cleft. The …

Partitioning of dispersed nanoparticles in a realistic nasal passage for targeted drug delivery

J Dong, Y Shang, K Inthavong, HK Chan… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The complex nasal structure poses obstacles for efficient nasal drug administration beyond
the nasal valve, especially when targeting the olfactory region. This study numerically …

Regional deposition of nasal sprays in adults: A wide ranging computational study

M Kiaee, H Wachtel, ML Noga… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The present work examines regional deposition within the nose for nasal sprays over a large
and wide ranging parameter space by using numerical simulation. A set of 7 realistic adult …

Pulsatile bi-directional aerosol flow affects aerosol delivery to the intranasal olfactory region: a patient-specific computational study

A Farnoud, H Tofighian, I Baumann… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The nasal olfactory region is a potential route for non-invasive delivery of drugs directly from
the nasal epithelium to the brain, bypassing the often impermeable blood-brain barrier …