Polymeric in situ forming depots have emerged as highly promising drug delivery systems
for long-acting applications. Their effectiveness is attributed to essential characteristics such …

Bioadhesives with antimicrobial properties enable easier and safer treatment of wounds as
compared to the traditional methods such as suturing and stapling. Composed of natural or …

Malaria caused by various types of Plasmodium has become a global health problem. One
of the drugs used as the first line of malaria therapy is primaquine (PMQ). PMQ is generally …

The rapid increase in pathogenic microorganisms with antimicrobial resistant profiles has
become a significant public health problem globally. The management of this issue using …

In the last decades, adhesives derived from natural resources (ie, bioadhesives) have
emerged as promising alternative to the standard wound closure devices, including sutures …

As an effective anti-HIV drug, cabotegravir (CAB) is currently administered via oral and
injection routes, leading to several drawbacks, such as poor oral bioavailability and …

Chitosan is one of the most studied natural origin polymers for biomedical applications. This
review focuses on the potential of chitosan in localized antimicrobial therapy to address the …

Thermoresponsive polymers have seen extensive use in the development of stimuli-
responsive drug formulations for oral, buccal, nasal, ocular, topical, rectal, parenteral, and …

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) has been explored as a source of natural antioxidant.
However, quercetin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and luteolin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside …

Metronidazole (MNZ) is a nitroimidazole derivative antibiotic that has been generally used in
the treatment of rosacea. However, it has low molecular weight and lipophilicity, limiting the …