[HTML][HTML] Hydrogels as drug delivery systems: A review of current characterization and evaluation techniques

M Vigata, C Meinert, DW Hutmacher, N Bock - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Owing to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, and ability to protect labile
drugs, hydrogels are increasingly investigated as local drug delivery systems. However, a …

Natural polysaccharides: Chemical properties and application in pharmaceutical formulations

M Tudu, A Samanta - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides have an important role in pharmaceutical industries and are
considered a huge source and importance. Polysaccharides are biopolymers characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide hydrogel platforms as suitable carriers of liposomes and extracellular vesicles for dermal applications

LP Jahromi, M Rothammer, G Fuhrmann - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lipid-based nanocarriers have been extensively investigated for their application in drug
delivery. Particularly, liposomes are now clinically established for treating various diseases …

Macromolecule and particle dynamics in confined media

CC Lin, E Parrish, RJ Composto - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dynamic properties play an important role in designing functional polymer nanocomposites,
impacting molecular transport and phase separation kinetics. When nanoparticle (NP) size …

Diffusion and aggregation of sodium fluorescein in aqueous solutions

T Casalini, M Salvalaglio, G Perale… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The diffusion and aggregation of sodium fluorescein in aqueous solutions was investigated
adopting density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. First …

Electrospinning of agar/PVA aqueous solutions and its relation with rheological properties

AMM Sousa, HKS Souza, J Uknalis, SC Liu… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, we report the successful fabrication of agar-based nanofibers by
electrospinning technique, using water as solvent media. A tubeless spinneret was attached …

Novel agar–stearyl alcohol oleogel-based bigels as structured delivery vehicles

SP Kodela, PM Pandey, SK Nayak… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The present study describes the synthesis of novel bigels as delivery matrices for controlled
delivery applications. The bigels were prepared by mixing agar hydrogel and stearyl alcohol …

Multiple drug delivery hydrogel system for spinal cord injury repair strategies

G Perale, F Rossi, M Santoro, M Peviani, S Papa… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
The multifactorial pathological progress of spinal cord injury (SCI) is probably the main
reason behind the absence of efficient therapeutic approaches. Hence, very recent …

[HTML][HTML] TEMPO-Nanocellulose/Ca2+ Hydrogels: Ibuprofen Drug Diffusion and In Vitro Cytocompatibility

A Fiorati, N Contessi Negrini, E Baschenis, L Altomare… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Stable hydrogels with tunable rheological properties were prepared by adding Ca2+ ions to
aqueous dispersions of 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl (TEMPO)-oxidized and ultra …

3D printing of edible hydrogels containing thiamine and their comparison to cast gels

MA Kamlow, S Vadodaria, A Gholamipour-Shirazi… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, 3% w/v kappa-carrageenan (кC) and 2% w/v agar were assessed for
their suitability for hot extrusion 3D printing (3DP) and compared to cast gels of equivalent …