Supercritical fluid technology: an emphasis on drug delivery and related biomedical applications

RK Kankala, YS Zhang, SB Wang… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
During the past few decades, supercritical fluid (SCF) has emerged as an effective
alternative for many traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Operating active …

Supercritical carbon dioxide-based technologies for the production of drug nanoparticles/nanocrystals–a comprehensive review

L Padrela, MA Rodrigues, A Duarte, AMA Dias… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2018 - Elsevier
Low drug bioavailability, which is mostly a result of poor aqueous drug solubilities and of
inadequate drug dissolution rates, is one of the most significant challenges that …

Enhancing the solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs using supercritical antisolvent (SAS) process

SM Abuzar, SM Hyun, JH Kim, HJ Park, MS Kim… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Poor water solubility and poor bioavailability are problems with many pharmaceuticals.
Increasing surface area by micronization is an effective strategy to overcome these …

Micronization in food processing: A comprehensive review of mechanistic approach, physicochemical, functional properties and self-stability of micronized food …

A Dhiman, PK Prabhakar - Journal of Food Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Micronization is a mechanical and high shearing operation to downsize the particles of food
material to the micron range. Conventionally micronization techniques were employed in …

A comprehensive overview on the micro-and nano-technological encapsulation advances for enhancing the chemical stability and bioavailability of carotenoids

C Soukoulis, T Bohn - Critical Reviews in Food Science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Carotenoids are lipophilic secondary plant compounds, and their consumption within fruits
and vegetables has been positively correlated with a decreased risk of developing several …

Supercritical antisolvent process for pharmaceutical applications: A review

P Franco, I De Marco - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The supercritical antisolvent (SAS) technique has been widely employed in the biomedical
field, including drug delivery, to obtain drug particles or polymer-based systems of …

Production of micro and nano particles of pharmaceutical by supercritical carbon dioxide

N Esfandiari - The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2015 - Elsevier
The solubility and bioavailability of pharmaceutical compounds are increased via size
reduction. The conventional size reduction methods have some disadvantages. The …

Preparation, characterization, and in vitro release investigation of lutein/zein nanoparticles via solution enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluids

D Hu, C Lin, L Liu, S Li, Y Zhao - Journal of food engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Solution enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluids (SEDS) was applied for the production
of lutein/zein nanoparticles. The effects of the process variables on the morphology, drug …

Synthesis of nanostructured materials using supercritical CO2: Part I. Physical transformations

D Sanli, SE Bozbag, C Erkey - Journal of Materials Science, 2012 - Springer
Nanostructured materials have been attracting increased attention for a wide variety of
applications due to their superior properties compared to their bulk counterparts. Current …

Novel technologies based on supercritical fluids for the encapsulation of food grade bioactive compounds

S Klettenhammer, G Ferrentino, K Morozova… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the demand for nutritive, functional and healthy foods has increased. This
trend has induced the food industry to investigate novel technologies able to produce …