Chitosan as biomaterial in drug delivery and tissue engineering

SM Ahsan, M Thomas, KK Reddy… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitin is one of the most abundant polysaccharide found on earth. The deacetylated form of
chitin viz. chitosan has been reported for its various important pharmacological properties …

Current approaches in lipid-based nanocarriers for oral drug delivery

M Plaza-Oliver, MJ Santander-Ortega… - Drug Delivery and …, 2021 - Springer
Lipid-based nanocarriers have gained much interest as carriers of drugs with poor oral
bioavailability because of their remarkable advantages like low toxicity, affordable scale-up …

Chitosan nanoparticles: Preparation, size evolution and stability

A Rampino, M Borgogna, P Blasi, B Bellich… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose Characterisation of chitosan-tripolyphosphate nanoparticles is presented with the
aim of correlating particle shape and morphology, size distribution, surface chemistry, and …

Mucoadhesive polymers in the design of nano-drug delivery systems for administration by non-parenteral routes: A review

A Sosnik, J das Neves, B Sarmento - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
The presence of a mucus layer that covers the surface of a variety of organs has been
capitalized to develop mucoadhesive dosage forms that remain in the administration site for …

Nanoparticles that do not adhere to mucus provide uniform and long-lasting drug delivery to airways following inhalation

CS Schneider, Q Xu, NJ Boylan, J Chisholm… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Mucoadhesive particles (MAP) have been widely explored for pulmonary drug delivery
because of their perceived benefits in improving particle residence in the lungs. However …

Polymer-based nanocapsules for drug delivery

CE Mora-Huertas, H Fessi, A Elaissari - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
A review of the state of knowledge on nanocapsules prepared from preformed polymers as
active substances carriers is presented. This entails a general review of the different …

Nanocarriers' entry into the cell: relevance to drug delivery

H Hillaireau, P Couvreur - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2009 - Springer
Nanocarriers offer unique possibilities to overcome cellular barriers in order to improve the
delivery of various drugs and drug candidates, including the promising therapeutic …

Mucus-penetrating nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery to mucosal tissues

SK Lai, YY Wang, J Hanes - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Mucus is a viscoelastic and adhesive gel that protects the lung airways, gastrointestinal (GI)
tract, vagina, eye and other mucosal surfaces. Most foreign particulates, including …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the strategies for oral delivery of proteins and peptides and their clinical perspectives

A Muheem, F Shakeel, MA Jahangir, M Anwar… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the modern world, a number of therapeutic proteins such as vaccines, antigens, and
hormones are being developed utilizing different sophisticated biotechnological techniques …

Design and production of nanoparticles formulated from nano-emulsion templates—a review

N Anton, JP Benoit, P Saulnier - Journal of controlled release, 2008 - Elsevier
A considerable number of nanoparticle formulation methods are based on nano-emulsion
templates, which in turn are generated in various ways. It must therefore be taken into …