Today,∼ 74% of drugs are taken orally and are not found to be as effective as desired. To
improve such characteristics, transdermal drug delivery was brought to existence. This …

Highlights•Bigels are systems that usually result from mixing a hydrogel and an
organogel.•A hydrophilic biopolymer is commonly the structuring agent of the aqueous …

Cosmetic treatments aim at improving skin appearance through vehicles of good sensory
properties. Those vehicles are mainly emulsions and gels designed to deliver safe and …

Background Long-acting injectable formulations (LAIFs) have received substantial attention
recently due to their advantages over conventional formulations, including easy …

New strategies for the delivery of bioactives in the deeper layers of the skin have been
studied in recent years, using mainly natural ingredients. Among the strategies are …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) regulates blood and chemical exchange in the central
nervous system. It is made up of brain parenchyma capillary endothelial cells. It separates …

Organogels have importance for topical applications because they can be used to deliver
drugs in a controlled and prolonged fashion. These are materials consisting of a three …

ABSTRACT A scaffold is comprised of the polymeric central components, which are used to
deliver cells, drugs, and genes into the body. Wounds, which lead to a loss of integrity of the …

The United States pharmacopoeia defines gel as “semisolid, being other suspension of
small inorganic particle or large inorganic molecules interpenetrated with liquid”. This is a …

Aminoalcohol based bis-(aminoalcohol) oxalamides (BAOAs)(1, 6-amino alcohol= leucinol,
isoleucinol, valinol, phenylglycinol, phenylalaninol and 2-amino-1-butanol) have been …