Carrageenan based hydrogels for drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing

R Yegappan, V Selvaprithiviraj, S Amirthalingam… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carrageenan is a class of naturally occurring sulphated polysaccharides, which is currently
a promising candidate in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as it resemblances …

Chitosan and carrageenan‐based biocompatible hydrogel platforms for cosmeceutical, drug delivery, and biomedical applications

MAUR Qureshi, N Arshad, A Rasool, A Islam… - Starch …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are three‐dimensional water hungry networks that are currently the focus of
intense scientific investigations owing to their potential applications in biomedicine …

[HTML][HTML] Lactoferrin-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) as a new formulation for optimized ocular drug delivery

R Varela-Fernández, X García-Otero… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) are novel lipidic nanosystems that provide significant
improvements in terms of high drug loading capacity and controlled drug release. The …

Design, optimization, and characterization of lactoferrin-loaded chitosan/TPP and chitosan/sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles as a pharmacological …

R Varela-Fernandez, X Garcia-Otero… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This research study describes the design, optimization, and characterization of two different
types of chitosan-based nanoparticles as novel drug delivery systems of a protein drug …

PET/CT imaging of 3D printed devices in the gastrointestinal tract of rodents

A Goyanes, A Fernández-Ferreiro, A Majeed… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing (3DP) is a revolutionary technology with the
potential to transform drug product design in both the pre-clinical and clinical arena. The …

Pharmacological advances in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

M Gil-Martínez, P Santos-Ramos… - Current medicinal …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Age-related macular degeneration is an acquired degenerative disease that is responsible
for severe loss of vision in elderly people. There are two types: dry age-related macular …

Ophthalmic econazole hydrogels for the treatment of fungal keratitis

V Díaz-Tomé, A Luaces-Rodríguez… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Econazole is a feasible alternative treatment in the management of fungal keratitis.
Nevertheless, its low water solubility is considered the main limitation to the incorporation …

Carrageenan‐based Hybrids with Biopolymers and Nano‐structured Materials for Biomimetic Applications

SA Qamar, M Junaid, A Riasat, M Jahangeer… - Starch …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carrageenan is an algal‐originated group of polysaccharides with unusual structural and
functional capabilities, desired for different biomimetic applications due to their renewable …

Mucoadhesive PLGA nanospheres and nanocapsules for lactoferrin controlled ocular delivery

R Varela-Fernández, X García-Otero, V Díaz-Tomé… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: the present work describes the preparation, characterization and optimization
of eight types of PLGA-based nanosystems (nanospheres and nanocapsules) as innovative …

Development and characterization of a tacrolimus/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin eye drop

X García-Otero, V Díaz-Tomé, R Varela-Fernández… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Uveitis is a vision inflammatory disorder with a high prevalence in developing countries.
Currently, marketed treatments remain limited and reformulation is usually performed to …