[HTML][HTML] Thin films as an emerging platform for drug delivery

S Karki, H Kim, SJ Na, D Shin, K Jo, J Lee - Asian journal of pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Stability of chitosan—a challenge for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

E Szymańska, K Winnicka - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Chitosan—one of the natural multifunctional polymers—due to its unique and versatile
biological properties is regarded as a useful compound in medical and pharmaceutical …

Recent progress in the preparation, chemical interactions and applications of biocompatible polysaccharide-protein nanogel carriers

Z Zhang, G Hao, C Liu, J Fu, D Hu, J Rong… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanogel carriers are rapidly emerged as a major delivery strategy in the fields of food,
biology and medicine for small particle size, excellent solubility, high loading, and controlled …

Effect of plasticizer type on tensile property and in vitro indomethacin release of thin films based on low-methoxyl pectin

P Jantrawut, T Chaiwarit, K Jantanasakulwong… - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
This study developed the interests of low-methoxyl pectin (LMP) together with plasticizers for
the preparation of elastic thin films. The effect of different plasticizer types (glycerol: Gly; …

Chitosan/HPMC-based mucoadhesive film co-loaded with fluconazole and ofloxacin for management of polymicrobial keratitis

SN Sanap, AC Bisen, A Kedar, KS Yadav… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial and fungal co-infection leads to polymicrobial keratitis (PMK). The current study
produced swellable mucoadhesive biopolymeric films composed of chitosan, HPMC, and …

Mucoadhesive polymers and their mode of action: A recent update

B Chatterjee, N Amalina, P Sengupta… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - japsonline.com
The potential of mucoadhesive delivery system for sustained delivery of drug has been
established few decades back. Different polymeric systems such as single or combined …

Thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel as a topical ocular drug delivery system of latanoprost for glaucoma treatment

YH Cheng, TH Tsai, YY Jhan, AW Chiu, KL Tsai… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ocular hypertension is a major risk factor for the development and progression of glaucoma.
Frequent and long-term application of latanoprost often causes undesirable local side …

Cyclodextrin regulated natural polysaccharide hydrogels for biomedical applications-a review

S Wang, Y Wei, Y Wang, Y Cheng - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyclodextrin and its derivative (CDs) are natural building blocks for linking with other
components to afford functional biomaterials. Hydrogels are polymer network systems that …

Exploiting polymeric films as a multipurpose drug delivery system: a review

BVF Riccio, ALP Silvestre, AB Meneguin… - AAPS …, 2022 - Springer
Polymeric films are drug delivery systems that maintain contact with the delivery tissue and
sustain a controlled release of therapeutic molecules. These systems allow a longer time of …

Hierarchical porous chitosan sponges as robust and recyclable adsorbents for anionic dye adsorption

M Wang, Y Ma, Y Sun, SY Hong, SK Lee, B Yoon… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Biomass waste treatment and detrimental dye adsorption are two of the crucial
environmental issues nowadays. In this study, we investigate to simultaneously resolve the …