Release mechanisms and applications of drug delivery systems for extended-release

S Wang, R Liu, Y Fu, WJ Kao - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Drug delivery systems with extended-release profiles are ideal in improving
patient compliance with enhanced efficacy. To develop devices capable of a prolonged …

Engineered Hydrogels for Local and Sustained Delivery of RNA‐Interference Therapies

LL Wang, JA Burdick - Advanced healthcare materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
It has been nearly two decades since RNA‐interference (RNAi) was first reported. While
there are no approved clinical uses, several phase II and III clinical trials suggest the great …

Nano and microparticle engineering of water insoluble drugs using a novel spray-drying process

N Schafroth, C Arpagaus, UY Jadhav, S Makne… - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the current study nano and microparticle engineering of water insoluble drugs was
conducted using a novel piezoelectric spray-drying approach. Cyclosporin A (CyA) and …

Temporomandibular joint regenerative medicine

X Van Bellinghen, Y Idoux-Gillet, M Pugliano… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is an articulation formed between the temporal bone and
the mandibular condyle which is commonly affected. These affections are often so painful …

Technologies for controlled, local delivery of siRNA

SM Sarett, CE Nelson, CL Duvall - Journal of Controlled Release, 2015 - Elsevier
The discovery of RNAi in the late 1990s unlocked a new realm of therapeutic possibilities by
enabling potent and specific silencing of theoretically any desired genetic target. Better …

Functionalized, biodegradable hydrogels for control over sustained and localized siRNA delivery to incorporated and surrounding cells

K Nguyen, PN Dang, E Alsberg - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Currently, the most severe limitation to applying RNA interference technology is delivery,
including localizing the molecules to a specific site of interest to target a specific cell …

Drugs and polymers for delivery systems in OA joints: Clinical needs and opportunities

M Janssen, G Mihov, T Welting, J Thies, P Emans - Polymers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a big burden of disease worldwide and one of the most common
causes of disability in the adult population. Currently applied therapies consist of physical …

PLGA/PCADK composite microspheres containing hyaluronic acid–chitosan SiRNA nanoparticles: A rational design for rheumatoid arthritis therapy

M Zhao, T Zhu, J Chen, Y Cui, X Zhang, RJ Lee… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1), a member of the Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic family, is
overexpressed in the synovial macrophages of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Small …

Intra-articular biomaterials-assisted delivery to treat temporomandibular joint disorders

K Dashnyam, JH Lee… - Journal of Tissue …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The temporomandibular joint disorder, also known as myofascial pain syndrome, is
considered one of the prevalent chronic pain diseases caused by muscle inflammation and …

Effects of surface area to volume ratio of PLGA scaffolds with different architectures on scaffold degradation characteristics and drug release kinetics

SA Chew, MA Arriaga… - Journal of biomedical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, PLGA scaffolds with different architectures were fabricated to investigate the
effects of surface area to volume ratio (SVR)(which resulted from the different architectures) …