Franz diffusion cell and its implication in skin permeation studies

M Kumar, A Sharma, S Mahmood… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Franz diffusion cell was primarily used to evaluate the permeability and stability of
formulations such as topical (gels and creams) and transdermal (lipid nanoparticle …

Communication pathways to and from the inner ear and their contributions to drug delivery

AN Salt, K Hirose - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
The environment of the inner ear is highly regulated in a manner that some solutes are
permitted to enter while others are excluded or transported out. Drug therapies targeting the …

Novel 3D-printed hollow microneedles facilitate safe, reliable, and informative sampling of perilymph from guinea pigs

B Szeto, A Aksit, C Valentini, M Yu, EG Werth, S Goeta… - Hearing research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Inner ear diagnostics is limited by the inability to atraumatically obtain samples
of inner ear fluid. The round window membrane (RWM) is an attractive portal for accessing …

Inner ear delivery: Challenges and opportunities

B Szeto, H Chiang, C Valentini, M Yu… - Laryngoscope …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The treatment of inner ear disorders remains challenging due to anatomic
barriers intrinsic to the bony labyrinth. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent …

Inner ear drug delivery: recent advances, challenges, and perspective

J Hao, SK Li - European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective and safe treatment of auditory and vestibular diseases has become increasingly
dependent on inner ear drug delivery systems. This review highlights recent advances in …

Gene therapy for human sensorineural hearing loss

Y Ren, LD Landegger, KM Stankovic - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment in humans and currently disables 466
million people across the world. Congenital deafness affects at least 1 in 500 newborns, and …

Developing the supraparticle technology for round window-mediated drug administration into the cochlea

N Gunewardene, Y Ma, P Lam, S Wagstaff… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The semi-permeable round window membrane (RWM) is the gateway to the cochlea.
Although the RWM is considered a minimally invasive and clinically accepted route for …

Ultrasound microbubble–facilitated inner ear delivery of gold nanoparticles involves transient disruption of the tight junction barrier in the round window membrane

YC Lin, CP Shih, HC Chen, YL Chou… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The application of ultrasound microbubbles (USMBs) enhances the permeability of the
round window membrane (RWM) and improves drug delivery to the inner ear. In this study …

Pharmacological Approaches to Hearing Loss

CR Cederroth, J Dyhrfjeld-Johnsen, B Canlon… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hearing disorders pose significant challenges to individuals experiencing them and their
overall quality of life, emphasizing the critical need for advanced pharmacological …

In-vitro perforation of the round window membrane via direct 3-D printed microneedles

A Aksit, DN Arteaga, M Arriaga, X Wang… - Biomedical …, 2018 - Springer
The cochlea, or inner ear, is a space fully enclosed within the temporal bone of the skull,
except for two membrane-covered portals connecting it to the middle ear space. One of …