Poly (ϵ-caprolactone) microcapsules and nanocapsules in drug delivery

AR Pohlmann, FN Fonseca, K Paese… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Poly (ϵ-caprolactone)(PCL), a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer, is
useful to encapsulate a wide range of drugs making it an interesting material for the …

Curcumin-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules as a strategy to improve pharmacological efficacy of curcumin in glioma treatment

A Zanotto-Filho, K Coradini, E Braganhol… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed curcumin-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules (C-LNCs) in an
attempt to improve the antiglioma activity of this polyphenol. C-LNC showed …

Free and nanoencapsulated curcumin prevents cigarette smoke-induced cognitive impairment and redox imbalance

JA dos Santos Jaques, PH Doleski, LG Castilhos… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cigarette smoke-exposure promotes neurobiological changes associated with
neurocognitive abnormalities. Curcumin, a natural polyphenol, have shown to be able to …

Evaluation of the antitumor activity by Ni nanoparticles with verbascoside

M Chen, Y Zhang, B Huang, X Yang… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Verbascoside (VB) has attracted a great deal of attention due to ITS pharmacological
properties. In our study, we synthesized a multifunctional verbascoside coated Ni …

Variable temperature multiple light scattering analysis to determine the enthalpic term of a reversible agglomeration in submicrometric colloidal formulations: a quick …

LA Fiel, MD Adorne, SS Guterres, PA Netz… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose the variable temperature multiple light scattering (VTMLS) as a
novel method to determine an enthalpic term of the agglomeration process of …

Engineering of the growth environment of microalgae with high biomass and lipid productivity

YT Huang, HT Lee, CW Lai - Journal of Nanoscience and …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Pure cultures of Botryococcus sp. microalgae have great potential for generating huge
amounts of algae lipid that can be further converted into biodiesel. Lipids with nanometer in …

Improved tretinoin photostability in a topical nanomedicine replacing original liquid suspension with spray-dried powder with no loss of effectiveness

MCL Marchiori, RH Rascovetzki… - Drug Development …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The use of spray-dried powders containing tretinoin-loaded nanocapsules
instead of the original liquid suspension, aimed at the preparation of dermatological …

Nanotechnology applications in dermatology

D Schairer, J Chouake, A Nasir… - The Clinical …, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Dermatology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention of diseases of the skin, hair, nails, and mucosa. The skin is not only the largest …

Avaliação do efeito antitumoral in vitro de nanocápsulas de núcleo lipídico de tretinoína sobre células de adenocarcinoma de pulmão, linhagem A549

E Schultze - 2013 - repositorio.ufpel.edu.br
Retinoid derivatives and analogs have been widely studied as antitumor agents due to their
effects on cell proliferation and differentiation. Tretinoin (TT), also known as retinoic acid is a …

O papel das vias de sinalização de PI3K/Akt e NFkappaB na proliferação e viabilidade de glioblastomas multiformes

RS Pereira - 2013 - lume.ufrgs.br
A identificação de novos alvos terapêuticos no tratamento de glioblastomas multiformes
(GBMs) se faz necessária devido ao mau prognóstico e ineficiência das terapias associadas …