Hair follicle targeting with curcumin nanocrystals: Influence of the formulation properties on the penetration efficacy

O Pelikh, RW Eckert, SR Pinnapireddy… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanocrystals are a universal formulation approach for improved drug delivery of poorly
water-soluble drug substances. Besides oral application, also topical application of the …

Improved dermal and transdermal delivery of curcumin with smartfilms and nanocrystals

RW Eckert, S Wiemann, CM Keck - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Poor aqueous solubility of active compounds is a major issue in today's drug delivery. In this
study the smartFilm-technology was exploited to improve the dermal penetration efficacy of a …

Cucumber-derived exosome-like vesicles and plantcrystals for improved dermal drug delivery

AM Abraham, S Wiemann, G Ambreen, J Zhou… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered to be efficient nanocarriers for
improved drug delivery and can be derived from mammalian or plant cells. Cucumber …

An eco-friendly one-pot extraction process for curcumin and its bioenhancer, piperine, from edible plants in exosome-like nanovesicles

MN Kumar, SP Kalarikkal, CMS Bethi, SN Singh… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Curcumin has been extensively studied for its medicinal benefits, though its therapeutic use
is limited by a lack of aqueous solubility and bioavailability. Piperine from black pepper is …

[HTML][HTML] Development of transferosomes for topical ocular drug delivery of curcumin

GN Barbalho, S Brugger, C Raab, JS Lechner… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Transferosomes (TFS) are ultra-deformable elastic bilayer vesicles that have
previously been used to enhance gradient driven penetration through the skin. This study …

Preparation and characterization of a curcumin nanoemulsion gel for the effective treatment of mycoses

A Al Fatease, A Alqahtani, BA Khan, JMM Mohamed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Fungal infections of skin including mycoses are one of the most common infections in skin or
skins. Mycosis is caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte moulds and yeasts. Various …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing an Ex Vivo Skin Penetration Analysis Model for Predicting Ocular Drug Penetration: A Feasibility Study with Curcumin Formulations

C Raab, S Brugger, JS Lechner, GN Barbalho… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using the digital image processing
technique, developed to semi-quantitatively study dermal penetration, to study corneal …

Hair follicle targeting and dermal drug delivery with curcumin drug nanocrystals—Essential influence of excipients

O Pelikh, CM Keck - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) possess poor aqueous solubility and thus
lead to poor bioavailability upon oral administration and topical application. Nanocrystals …

Influence of lipid matrix composition on biopharmaceutical properties of lipid nanoparticles

CM Keck, D Specht, J Brüßler - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
Lipid nanoparticles (LN) were invented in the early 1990ties and can be exploited for oral
and topical drug delivery to increase the bioavailability of lipophilic active compounds. The …

Assessing the dermal penetration efficacy of chemical compounds with the ex-vivo porcine ear model

CM Keck, A Abdelkader, O Pelikh, S Wiemann… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The ex vivo porcine ear model is often used for the determination of the
dermal penetration efficacy of chemical compounds. This study investigated the influence of …