Oral delivery of therapeutics is the preferred route of administration due to ease of
administration which is associated with greater patient medication adherence. One major …

Pharmaceutical scientists throughout the world are trying to explore thin films as a novel
drug delivery tool. Thin films have been identified as an alternative approach to conventional …

Mucoadhesion is where two surfaces, one of which is a mucous membrane, adhere to each
other. This has been of interest in the pharmaceutical sciences in order to enhance localised …

The process of mucoadhesion involving a polymeric drug delivery platform is a complex one
that includes wetting, adsorption and interpenetration of polymer chains amongst various …

In the present update on mucoadhesive ocular dosage forms, the tremendous advances in
the biochemistry of mucins, the development of new polymers, the use of drug complexes …

Extensive research on transmucosal drug delivery in the past few decades has resulted in
the clinical application of several drug molecules through the buccal route. Interestingly …

Prolonged contact time of a drug with a body tissue, through the use of a bioadhesive
polymer, can significantly improve the performance of many drugs. These improvements …

The aim of this study was to improve mucoadhesive properties of chitosan by the covalent
attachment of thiol moieties to this cationic polymer. Mediated by a carbodiimide, thioglycolic …

In this study the mucoadhesive potential of nineteen different, most often referred
mucoadhesive polymers was evaluated and characterized by adhesion time and total work …

Purpose. To improve the mucoadhesive properties of polycarbophil by the introduction of
sulfhydryl groups. Methods. Mediated by a carbodiimide, cysteine was covalently bound to …