Infection microenvironment-related antibacterial nanotherapeutic strategies

Z Wang, X Liu, Y Duan, Y Huang - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges in public
health. There is an urgent need to discover novel agents against the occurrence of multidrug …

Recent advances in natural polymer-based drug delivery systems

X Tong, W Pan, T Su, M Zhang, W Dong, X Qi - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been extensively explored as the vehicles for encapsulation and
delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules, which have attracted tremendous attention …

Mucosal applications of poloxamer 407-based hydrogels: An overview

E Giuliano, D Paolino, M Fresta, D Cosco - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Poloxamer 407, also known by the trademark Pluronic® F127, is a water-soluble, non-ionic
triblock copolymer that is made up of a hydrophobic residue of polyoxypropylene (POP) …

Biosynthesis and characterization of antibacterial thermosensitive hydrogels based on corn silk extract, hyaluronic acid and nanosilver for potential wound healing

P Makvandi, GW Ali, F Della Sala, WI Abdel-Fattah… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
The wounds closure after physical injury or surgery is of significant clinical and research
importance. In this study, thermosensitive and injectable hydrogels based on hyaluronic acid …

Injectable biodegradable hydrogels: progress and challenges

KH Bae, LS Wang, M Kurisawa - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decades, injectable hydrogels have emerged as promising biomaterials
because of their biocompatibility, excellent permeability, minimal invasion, and easy …

Development, Characterization, and Evaluation of SLN‐Loaded Thermoresponsive Hydrogel System of Topotecan as Biological Macromolecule for Colorectal …

R Xing, O Mustapha, T Ali, M Rehman… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Chemotherapeutic drugs cause severe toxicities if administered unprotected,
without proper targeting, and controlled release. In this study, we developed topotecan‐(TPT …

In situ gelling and mucoadhesive polymers: why do they need each other?

F Zahir-Jouzdani, JD Wolf, F Atyabi… - Expert Opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Mucosal drug delivery is an attractive route of administration, particularly in
overcoming deficits of conventional dosage forms including high first-pass metabolism and …

Nanoparticle-integrated hydrogels as multifunctional composite materials for biomedical applications

M Biondi, A Borzacchiello, L Mayol, L Ambrosio - Gels, 2015 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the most recent developments in the field of nanocomposite
hydrogels intended for biomedical applications. Nanocomposite hydrogels are hydrated …

Thermosensitive and mucoadhesive in situ gel based on poloxamer as new carrier for rectal administration of nimesulide

Y Yuan, Y Cui, L Zhang, H Zhu, YS Guo… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Poloxamer 407 has excellent thermo-sensitive gelling properties. Nevertheless, these gels
possess inadequate poor bioadhesiveness and high permeability to water, which limited its' …

Novel dual-reverse thermosensitive solid lipid nanoparticle-loaded hydrogel for rectal administration of flurbiprofen with improved bioavailability and reduced initial …

F ud Din, O Mustapha, DW Kim, R Rashid… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to develop novel solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN)-loaded dual-
reverse thermosensitive hydrogel (DRTH) for rectal administration of flurbiprofen with …