Biomaterial-based antimicrobial therapies for the treatment of bacterial infections

PP Kalelkar, M Riddick, AJ García - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including strains that are resistant to last-resort
antibiotics, and the limited ability of antibiotics to eradicate biofilms have necessitated the …

[HTML][HTML] Colonic drug delivery: Formulating the next generation of colon-targeted therapeutics

LE McCoubrey, A Favaron, A Awad, M Orlu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Colonic drug delivery can facilitate access to unique therapeutic targets and has the
potential to enhance drug bioavailability whilst reducing off-target effects. Delivering drugs to …

Novel nano-encapsulated probiotic agents: Encapsulate materials, delivery, and encapsulation systems

C Xu, Q Ban, W Wang, J Hou, Z Jiang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Gut microbes are closely associated with most human health. When ingested orally,
probiotics can effectively regulate the composition and quantity of human intestinal …

Advances in oral drug delivery for regional targeting in the gastrointestinal tract-influence of physiological, pathophysiological and pharmaceutical factors

S Hua - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The oral route is by far the most common route of drug administration in the gastrointestinal
tract and can be used for both systemic drug delivery and for treating local gastrointestinal …

Advances in oral drug delivery systems: Challenges and opportunities

J Lou, H Duan, Q Qin, Z Teng, F Gan, X Zhou, X Zhou - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The oral route is the most preferred route for systemic and local drug delivery. However, the
oral drug delivery system faces the harsh physiological and physicochemical environment of …

Polymers for extrusion-based 3D printing of pharmaceuticals: A holistic materials–process perspective

MA Azad, D Olawuni, G Kimbell, AZM Badruddoza… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Three dimensional (3D) printing as an advanced manufacturing technology is progressing to
be established in the pharmaceutical industry to overcome the traditional manufacturing …

3D printing in pharmaceutics: A new tool for designing customized drug delivery systems

J Goole, K Amighi - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional printing includes a wide variety of manufacturing techniques, which are
all based on digitally-controlled depositing of materials (layer-by-layer) to create freeform …

Personalised 3D printed medicines: which techniques and polymers are more successful?

AA Konta, M García-Piña, DR Serrano - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
The interindividual variability is an increasingly global problem when treating patients from
different backgrounds with diverse customs, metabolism, and necessities. Dose adjustment …

Nanoparticles for oral delivery: Design, evaluation and state-of-the-art

AA Date, J Hanes, LM Ensign - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
The oral route is a preferred method of drug administration, though achieving effective drug
delivery and minimizing off-target side effects is often challenging. Formulation into …

PLGA: a unique polymer for drug delivery

DN Kapoor, A Bhatia, R Kaur, R Sharma… - Therapeutic …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Biodegradable polymers have played an important role in the delivery of drugs in a
controlled and targeted manner. Polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) is one of the extensively …