Chitosan-based hydrogels: Preparation, properties and applications

Z Shariatinia, AM Jalali - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS), the second most plentiful natural polysaccharide next to cellulose, has
valuable characteristics including biocompatibility, nontoxicity and biodegradability. CS is …

Thermoresponsive gels

MJ Taylor, P Tomlins, TS Sahota - Gels, 2017 - mdpi.com
Thermoresponsive gelling materials constructed from natural and synthetic polymers can be
used to provide triggered action and therefore customised products such as drug delivery …

Chitosan nanocomposite drug delivery systems designed for the ifosfamide anticancer drug using molecular dynamics simulations

Z Shariatinia, A Mazloom-Jalali - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
The capacity of chitosan (CS) nanocomposite systems containing graphene (G), N-doped
graphene (GN) or P-doped graphene (GP) nanoparticles for the delivery of ifosfamide (IF) …

Thermo‐sensitive nanogel‐laden bicontinuous microemulsion drug‐eluting contact lenses

SH Lee, HJ Kim, DH Kim, WS Chang… - … Research Part B …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The bicontinuous microemulsion contact lens (BMCL) has nanoporous biphasic structures
(100–250 nm) that are interconnected via multiple nano‐channels, providing suitable …

Hydrogel antimicrobial capture coatings for endotracheal tubes: A pharmaceutical strategy designed to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

DS Jones, CP McCoy, GP Andrews… - Molecular …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a novel strategy for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
that involves coating poly (vinyl chloride, PVC) endotracheal tubes (ET) with hydrogels that …

Drug dissolution profiles from polymeric matrices: Data versus numerical solution of the diffusion problem and kinetic models

A Pascoal, PM da Silva, MNC Pinheiro - International Communications in …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comparative study between the data collected in a drug dissolution
experiment and the predictions obtained from simple mathematical approaches of drug …

Formation of drug-participating catanionic aggregates for extended delivery of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from contact lenses

C Torres-Luna, A Koolivand, X Fan, NR Agrawal, N Hu… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on extending drug release duration from contact lenses by incorporating
catanionic aggregates. The aggregates consist of a long-chain cationic surfactant, ie …

A simple data processing approach for drying kinetics experiments

LMMN Castro, MN Coelho Pinheiro - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
A simple mathematical approach is proposed to be applied to drying kinetics raw data
processing. The data collected in a drying experiment of powder cork under constant air …

Evaluation of solute diffusion and polymer relaxation in cross-linked hyaluronic acid hydrogels: Experimental measurement and relaxation modeling

J Kodavaty, AP Deshpande - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Evaluation of transport properties of a drug in a hydrogel matrix is of engineering
importance in the assessment of drug delivery systems. Water sorption and solute release …

A statistical determination of the contribution of viscoelasticity of aqueous carbohydrate polymer networks to drug release

DS Jones, T Yu, GP Andrews - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study the relationship between the viscoelasticity/mechanical properties of
metronidazole-containing aqueous polymer networks composed of HEC and PVP and drug …