Polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery: Recent developments and future prospects

B Begines, T Ortiz, M Pérez-Aranda, G Martínez… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The complexity of some diseases—as well as the inherent toxicity of certain drugs—has led
to an increasing interest in the development and optimization of drug-delivery systems …

Hydrogel biomaterials for application in ocular drug delivery

CR Lynch, PPD Kondiah, YE Choonara… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There are many challenges involved in ocular drug delivery. These are a result of the many
tissue barriers and defense mechanisms that are present with the eye; such as the cornea …

Chitosan and its derivatives for ocular delivery formulations: Recent advances and developments

A Zamboulis, S Nanaki, G Michailidou, I Koumentakou… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan (CS) is a hemi-synthetic cationic linear polysaccharide produced by the
deacetylation of chitin. CS is non-toxic, highly biocompatible, and biodegradable, and it has …

A review on Chitosan's uses as biomaterial: Tissue engineering, drug delivery systems and cancer treatment

R de Sousa Victor, A Marcelo da Cunha Santos… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, derived from chitin, is a biopolymer consisting of arbitrarily distributed β-(1-4)-
linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that exhibits outstanding properties …

[HTML][HTML] Stable chitosan-based nanoparticles using polyphosphoric acid or hexametaphosphate for tandem ionotropic/covalent crosslinking and subsequent …

RM Saeed, I Dmour, MO Taha - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) are widely studied as vehicles for drug, protein, and gene
delivery. However, lack of sufficient stability, particularly under physiological conditions …

Clarithromycin-loaded ocular chitosan nanoparticle: formulation, optimization, characterization, ocular irritation, and antimicrobial activity

M Bin-Jumah, SJ Gilani, MA Jahangir… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The topically administered drugs through conventional delivery systems have low
bioavailability. Henceforth, the present study was designed to prepare and optimize …

Chitosan nanoparticles loading oxaliplatin as a mucoadhesive topical treatment of oral tumors: Iontophoresis further enhances drug delivery ex vivo

BN Matos, MN Pereira, MO Bravo… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumors located in the oral mucosa are challenging to treat since surgery can lead to
aesthetic, speech, and salivation problems, radiotherapy alone is often ineffective, and …

Development of besifloxacin HCl loaded nanofibrous ocular inserts for the treatment of bacterial keratitis: In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo evaluation

HK Polat, SB Pehlivan, C Özkul, S Çalamak… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel drug delivery systems have emerged to treat bacterial keratitis, an acute infection of
the cornea. In this study, besifloxacin HCl loaded insert formulations were designed and …

Ocular disease therapeutics: design and delivery of drugs for diseases of the eye

KJ Cheng, CM Hsieh, K Nepali… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ocular drug discovery field has evidenced significant advancement in the past decade.
The FDA approvals of Rhopressa, Vyzulta, and Roclatan for glaucoma, Brolucizumab for wet …

Chitosan derivatives with mucoadhesive and antimicrobial properties for simultaneous nanoencapsulation and extended ocular release formulations of …

A Karava, M Lazaridou, S Nanaki, G Michailidou… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of neat chitosan (CS) and its
derivatives with 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AAMPS) and [2 …