Hydrogels: properties and applications in biomedicine

TC Ho, CC Chang, HP Chan, TW Chung, CW Shu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures,
which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid. Because of the high water content, soft …

Polymeric in situ forming depots for long-acting drug delivery systems

AK Pandya, LK Vora, C Umeyor, D Surve… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymeric in situ forming depots have emerged as highly promising drug delivery systems
for long-acting applications. Their effectiveness is attributed to essential characteristics such …

Cellulosic polymers for enhancing drug bioavailability in ocular drug delivery systems

B Gupta, V Mishra, S Gharat, M Momin, A Omri - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the major impediments to drug development is low aqueous solubility and thus poor
bioavailability, which leads to insufficient clinical utility. Around 70–80% of drugs in the …

Cocrystal engineering of pharmaceutical solids: Therapeutic potential and challenges

SN Wong, YCS Chen, B Xuan, CC Sun, SF Chow - CrystEngComm, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cocrystals are an emerging class of crystalline materials composed of two or more different
molecules in the same crystal lattice that are physically connected by non-ionic and non …

Thermosensitive polymer blend composed of poloxamer 407, poloxamer 188 and polycarbophil for the use as mucoadhesive in situ gel

N Hirun, P Kraisit, V Tantishaiyakul - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Herein, thermosensitive blends of poloxamer 407 (P407)/poloxamer 188
(P188)/polycarbophil (PCB) were developed in terms of maximized content of PCB (a …

Enhancement of biological and pharmacological properties of an encapsulated polyphenol: Curcumin

BA Witika, PA Makoni, SK Matafwali, LL Mweetwa… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a dearth of natural remedies available for the treatment of an increasing number of
diseases facing mankind. Natural products may provide an opportunity to produce …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-physics numerical simulation study on thermo-sensitive gel delivery for a local post-tumor surgery treatment

Á González-Garcinuño, A Tabernero… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous studies in the literature have proposed the use of thermo-responsive hydrogels
for filling cavities after tumor resection. However, optimizing the injection process is …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed Micellar Gel of Poloxamer Mixture for Improved Solubilization of Poorly Water-Soluble Ibuprofen and Use as Thermosensitive In Situ Gel

N Hirun, P Kraisit, S Santhan - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aqueous solution of binary mixtures of amphiphilic copolymers is a potential platform for
fabricating mixed polymeric micelles for pharmaceutical applications, particularly in …

The benefits and challenges of antibiotics–non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs non-covalent reaction

I Nugrahani, D Herawati, MS Wibowo - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, non-covalent reactions have emerged as approaches to improve the
physicochemical properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), including antibiotics …

A new biocompatible COF-MCM nanoporous hybrid DDS for pH-controlled delivery of curcumin

R Foulady-Dehaghi, S Sohrabnezhad, M Hadavi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
A novel polyimide-bridge covalent organic framework-based (PI-COF) hybrid was
synthesized through simple green chemistry between PI-COF and MCM-NH2 monomers as …