Biomedical applications of hydrogels in drug delivery system: An update

P Kesharwani, A Bisht, A Alexander, V Dave… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional drug delivery system generally deals with the issues involving repeated
dosing and systemic toxicities. Since few decades, hydrogels have played a significant role …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical approaches on antimicrobial resistance: prospects and challenges

F Nainu, AD Permana, NJN Djide, QK Anjani… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid increase in pathogenic microorganisms with antimicrobial resistant profiles has
become a significant public health problem globally. The management of this issue using …

Nanofibers reinforced injectable hydrogel with self-healing, antibacterial, and hemostatic properties for chronic wound healing

W Qiu, H Han, M Li, N Li, Q Wang, X Qin… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The chronic wounds often hinder wound healing resulting from infection; thus, an ideal
wound dressing should be able to maintain a healthy wound microenvironment. Herein …

Chitosan coated catheters alleviates mixed species biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans

D Rubini, BNV Hari, P Nithyanand - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Microorganisms which adhere to the surfaces of indwelling medical implants develop into a
sessile microbial community to form monomicrobial or polymicrobial biofilms …

Antifungal polymers for medical applications

MA Velazco‐Medel, LA Camacho‐Cruz… - Medical Devices & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi‐associated infections are very common diseases in humans, and these have
increased in immunocompromised population and hospitalized patients. Fungi grow almost …

Sustained intrathecal delivery of amphotericin B using an injectable and biodegradable thermogel

W Lin, T Xu, Z Wang, J Chen - Drug Delivery, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal infectious disease with a poor prognosis and high
mortality. Amphotericin B (AMB) is the first choice for the treatment of cryptococcal meninges …

Compositions with permeation enhancers for drug delivery

DS Kohane, R Yang, LY Lin - US Patent 11,110,175, 2021 - Google Patents
2018-05-08 Assigned to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHILDREN'S
MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION reassignment MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF …

Heparin-mediated antibiotic delivery from an electrochemically-aligned collagen sheet

OT Cheng, AP Stein, E Babajanian… - Bio-Medical …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Implantable medical devices and hardware are prolific in medicine, but
hardware associated infections remain a major issue. OBJECTIVE: To develop and evaluate …

Functional Wet/Underwater Adhesives Enabled by Hydrogen-Bonding Interaction-Driven Coacervation

Q Peng - 2021 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Robust instant and repeatable underwater adhesion is a great challenge for the
development of adhesives as water is a notorious destroyer to prevent the intimate contact of …