Nasally inhaled therapeutics and vaccination for COVID‐19: Developments and challenges

J Xi, LR Lei, W Zouzas, X April Si - MedComm, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The nose is the initial site of viral infection, replication, and transmission in the human body.
Nasally inhaled vaccines may act as a promising alternative for COVID‐19 management in …

Convolutions in the rendition of nose to brain therapeutics from bench to bedside: Feats & fallacies

H Goel, V Kalra, SK Verma, SK Dubey… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Brain, a subtle organ of multifarious nature presents plethora of physiological, metabolic and
bio-chemical convolutions that impede the delivery of biomolecules and thereby resulting in …

Visualization and estimation of nasal spray delivery to olfactory mucosa in an image-based transparent nasal model

A Seifelnasr, XA Si, J Xi - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Nose-to-brain (N2B) drug delivery offers unique advantages over intravenous
methods; however, the delivery efficiency to the olfactory region using conventional nasal …

Effect of MDI actuation timing on inhalation dosimetry in a human respiratory tract model

M Talaat, X Si, J Xi - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Accurate knowledge of the delivery of locally acting drug products, such as metered-dose
inhaler (MDI) formulations, to large and small airways is essential to develop reliable in …

Optimized gravity-driven intranasal drop administration delivers significant doses to the ostiomeatal complex and maxillary sinus

A Seifelnasr, F Zare, XA Si, J Xi - Drug Delivery and Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Chronic and allergic rhinosinusitis impacts approximately 12% of the global population.
Challenges in rhinosinusitis treatment include paranasal sinus inaccessibility and variability …

Liquid film translocation significantly enhances nasal spray delivery to olfactory region: A numerical simulation study

XA Si, M Sami, J Xi - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Previous in vivo and ex vivo studies have tested nasal sprays with varying head positions to
enhance the olfactory delivery; however, such studies often suffered from a lack of …

Effects of guiding vanes and orifice jet flow of a metered-dose inhaler on drug dosimetry in human respiratory tract

XA Si, M Talaat, J Xi - Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, 2023 - Springer
Accurate modeling and simulation of metered-dose inhaler (MDI) drug delivery require
detailed information about the spray aerosols and carrier airflows, which are sensitive to the …

Development and challenges of nasal spray vaccines for short-term COVID-19 protection

J Xi - Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
For those who have traveled by flight during this pandemic and been seated in a packed
cabin for an extended period, it is natural to worry about the elevated risk of COVID-19 …

Characterizing regional drug delivery within the nasal airways

J Chen, WH Finlay, R Vehring… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The nose has been receiving increased attention as a route for drug delivery. As
the site of deposition constitutes the first point of contact of the body with the drug …

Stability study of spray freeze-dried insulin dry powder formulations used for nose-to-brain delivery

CM Muntu, C Avanti, H Hayun… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - repository.ubaya.ac.id
Insulin is classified as a cold chain product due to being a peptide hormone with stability
issues in the liquid preparation. Therefore, insulin was developed into the dry powder form …