Chitosan nanoparticles as a mucoadhesive drug delivery system for ocular administration

MM Silva, R Calado, J Marto, A Bettencourt… - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceutical approaches based on nanotechnologies and the development of eye drops
composed of the mucoadhesive polymers chitosan and hyaluronic acid are emerging …

Chitosan–sodium alginate nanoparticles as submicroscopic reservoirs for ocular delivery: Formulation, optimisation and in vitro characterisation

SK Motwani, S Chopra, S Talegaonkar, K Kohli… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Management of extraocular disease is mainly limited by the inability to provide long-term
extraocular drug delivery without avoiding the systemic drug exposure and/or affecting the …

Chitosan nanoparticles: a new vehicle for the improvement of the delivery of drugs to the ocular surface. Application to cyclosporin A

AM De Campos, A Sánchez, MJ Alonso - International journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Present limitations in the management of extraocular diseases include the inability to
provide long-term extraocular drug delivery without compromising intraocular structures …

Chitosan nanoparticles for drug delivery to the eye

P Paolicelli, M de la Fuente, A Sanchez… - Expert Opinion on …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this review is to provide the reader with an overview of the advances made
in ocular delivery of bioactive molecules by means of chitosan-based nanosystems, and …

Colloidal nanosystems with mucoadhesive properties designed for ocular topical delivery

B Silva, B São Braz, E Delgado, L Gonçalves - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last years, the scientific interest about topical ocular delivery targeting the posterior
segment of the eye has been increasing. This is probably due to the fact that this is a non …

Chitosan/sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles as a potential approach for ocular drug delivery

AA Mahmoud, GS El-Feky, R Kamel… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of efficient ocular delivery nanosystems remains a major challenge to
achieve sustained therapeutic effect. The purpose of this work was to develop chitosan …

Preparation and characterization of novel, mucoadhesive ofloxacin nanoparticles for ocular drug delivery

S Taghe, S Mirzaeei - Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
The efficacy of conventional ocular formulations is limited by poor corneal retention and
permeation, resulting in low ocular bioavailability. Mucoadhesive chitosan (CS) …

Chitosan coated sodium alginate–chitosan nanoparticles loaded with 5-FU for ocular delivery: In vitro characterization and in vivo study in rabbit eye

RC Nagarwal, R Kumar, JK Pandit - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objective of the study was to develop chitosan (CH) coated sodium alginate–chitosan
(SA–CH) nanoparticles, ie CH-SA–CH NPs loaded with 5-FU for ophthalmic delivery. Drug …

The potential of chitosan in ocular drug delivery

MJ Alonso, A Sánchez - Journal of pharmacy and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an overview of the potential of chitosan‐based systems for improving
the retention and biodistribution of drugs applied topically onto the eye. Besides its low …

Mucoadhesive liposomes as ocular delivery system: physical, microbiological, and in vivo assessment

MM Mehanna, HA Elmaradny… - Drug development and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Mucoadhesive drug delivery is a promising strategy to overcome ocular
biopharmaceutical constraints. Objective and methods: Ciprofloxacin HCl-loaded reverse …