Poloxamer: A versatile tri-block copolymer for biomedical applications

P Zarrintaj, JD Ramsey, A Samadi, Z Atoufi, MK Yazdi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Poloxamers, also called Pluronic, belong to a unique class of synthetic tri-block copolymers
containing central hydrophobic chains of poly (propylene oxide) sandwiched between two …

[HTML][HTML] Towards principled design of cancer nanomedicine to accelerate clinical translation

M Souri, M Soltani, FM Kashkooli, MK Shahvandi… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology in medical applications, especially in oncology as drug delivery systems,
has recently shown promising results. However, although these advances have been …

[HTML][HTML] Modification of rapeseed protein by ultrasound-assisted pH shift treatment: Ultrasonic mode and frequency screening, changes in protein solubility and …

Y Li, Y Cheng, Z Zhang, Y Wang, BK Mintah… - Ultrasonics …, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of ultrasound-assisted pH shift treatment on the micro-particle,
molecular, and spatial structure of rapeseed protein isolates (RPI). Various ultrasonic …

Strategies to address low drug solubility in discovery and development

HD Williams, NL Trevaskis, SA Charman… - Pharmacological …, 2013 - ASPET
Drugs with low water solubility are predisposed to low and variable oral bioavailability and,
therefore, to variability in clinical response. Despite significant efforts to “design in” …

Effect of zeta potential on the properties of nano-drug delivery systems-a review (Part 1)

S Honary, F Zahir - Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research, 2013 - ajol.info
Zeta potential is a scientific term for electrokinetic potential in colloidal systems which has a
major effect on the various properties of nano-drug delivery systems. Presently, colloidal …

Nanocrystals of poorly soluble drugs: drug bioavailability and physicochemical stability

MR Gigliobianco, C Casadidio, R Censi, P Di Martino - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Many approaches have been developed over time to overcome the bioavailability limitations
of poorly soluble drugs. With the advances in nanotechnology in recent decades, science …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocrystals for enhancement of oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs

VB Junyaprasert, B Morakul - Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanocrystals, a carrier-free colloidal delivery system in nano-sized range, is an interesting
approach for poorly soluble drugs. Nanocrystals provide special features including …

Physical and chemical stability of drug nanoparticles

L Wu, J Zhang, W Watanabe - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
As nano-sizing is becoming a more common approach for pharmaceutical product
development, researchers are taking advantage of the unique inherent properties of …

Bottom-up approaches for preparing drug nanocrystals: formulations and factors affecting particle size

B Sinha, RH Müller, JP Möschwitzer - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2013 - Elsevier
The solubility dependent bioavailability problem has become a major hurdle in drug
development processes. Drug nanocrystals have been widely accepted by the …

Bioavailability enhancement of poorly water-soluble drugs via nanocomposites: Formulation–Processing aspects and challenges

A Bhakay, M Rahman, RN Dave, E Bilgili - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Drug nanoparticles embedded in a dispersant matrix as a secondary phase, ie, drug-laden
nanocomposites, offer a versatile delivery platform for enhancing the dissolution rate and …