[HTML][HTML] Polymer-and lipid-based nanocarriers for ocular drug delivery: current status and future perspectives

H Han, S Li, M Xu, Y Zhong, W Fan, J Xu, T Zhou… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocular diseases seriously affect patients' vision and life quality, with a global morbidity of
over 43 million blindness. However, efficient drug delivery to treat ocular diseases …

Emerging applications of nanotechnology in healthcare systems: Grand challenges and perspectives

S Anjum, S Ishaque, H Fatima, W Farooq, C Hano… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Healthcare, as a basic human right, has often become the focus of the development of
innovative technologies. Technological progress has significantly contributed to the …

Drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye: biopharmaceutic and pharmacokinetic considerations

R Varela-Fernández, V Díaz-Tomé… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The treatment of the posterior-segment ocular diseases, such as age-related eye diseases
(AMD) or diabetic retinopathy (DR), present a challenge for ophthalmologists due to the …

Nanostructured lipid carriers: Promising drug delivery systems for future clinics

A Beloqui, MÁ Solinís, A Rodríguez-Gascón… - … , biology and medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
During the past decade, the number of studies describing nanostructured lipid carriers
(NLCs)-based formulations has been dramatically increased. The raise in NLC exploitation …

Hyaluronic acid in ocular drug delivery

X Zhang, D Wei, Y Xu, Q Zhu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
As a naturally-occurring polysaccharide which could be found in various ophthalmic tissues,
hyaluronic acid (HA) has a wide range of applications in the eye, including treatment of dry …

Current applications of nanoparticles in infectious diseases

H Zazo, CI Colino, JM Lanao - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
For decades infections have been treated easily with drugs. However, in the 21st century,
they may become lethal again owing to the development of antimicrobial resistance …

Towards more accurate bioimaging of drug nanocarriers: turning aggregation-caused quenching into a useful tool

J Qi, X Hu, X Dong, Y Lu, H Lu, W Zhao… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the current challenges in the monitoring of drug nanocarriers lies in the difficulties in
discriminating the carrier-bound signals from the bulk signals of probes. Environment …

Pharmacological role of functionalized gold nanoparticles in disease applications

WC Ko, SJ Wang, CY Hsiao, CT Hung, YJ Hsu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gold has always been regarded as a symbol of nobility, and its shiny golden appearance
has always attracted the attention of many people. Gold has good ductility, molecular …

A holistic approach to targeting disease with polymeric nanoparticles

CJ Cheng, GT Tietjen, JK Saucier-Sawyer… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The primary goal of nanomedicine is to improve clinical outcomes. To this end, targeted
nanoparticles are engineered to reduce non-productive distribution while improving …

Design of experiments for microencapsulation applications: A review

F Paulo, L Santos - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
Microencapsulation techniques have been intensively explored by many research sectors
such as pharmaceutical and food industries. Microencapsulation allows to protect the active …