This review outlines the role of alginates in microencapsulation and therapeutic
applications. It focuses on the physicochemical properties of alginates (eg viscosity, thermo …

Spray drying and electrospraying are well-established drying processes that already have
proven their value in the pharmaceutical field. However, there is currently still a lack of …

High-throughput immune repertoire sequencing has emerged as a critical step in the
understanding of adaptive responses following infection or vaccination or in autoimmunity …

The development of biomaterials for drug delivery, tissue engineering and medical
diagnostics has traditionally been based on new chemistries. However, there is growing …

Encapsulation of therapeutic agents in polymer particles has been successfully used in the
development of new drug carriers. A number of design parameters that govern the functional …

Polymer microspheres can be employed to deliver medication in a rate-controlled and
sometimes targeted manner. Medication is released from a microsphere by drug leaching …

Injectable biodegradable and biocompatible copolymers of lactic and glycolic acid (PLGA)
are an important advanced delivery system for week-to-month controlled release of …

The therapeutic benefit of microencapsulated drugs and vaccines brought forth the need to
prepare such particles in larger quantities and in sufficient quality suitable for clinical trials …

Polymeric microspheres have gained widespread application as drug eluting depots.
Typically, drug-loaded polymeric microspheres are prepared by oil-in-water emulsification …

Degradable microparticles have broad utility as vehicles for drug delivery and form the basis
of several therapies approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Conventional …