Polymeric nanoparticles in gene therapy: New avenues of design and optimization for delivery applications

R Rai, S Alwani, I Badea - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The field of polymeric nanoparticles is quickly expanding and playing a pivotal role in a wide
spectrum of areas ranging from electronics, photonics, conducting materials, and sensors to …

Supercritical carbon dioxide-based technologies for the production of drug nanoparticles/nanocrystals–a comprehensive review

L Padrela, MA Rodrigues, A Duarte, AMA Dias… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2018 - Elsevier
Low drug bioavailability, which is mostly a result of poor aqueous drug solubilities and of
inadequate drug dissolution rates, is one of the most significant challenges that …

Solubility, Extraction, and nanoparticles production in supercritical carbon dioxide: A mini‐review

G Sodeifian, MMB Usefi - ChemBioEng Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC‐CO2) is CO2 that is stored beyond its critical point of 7.4
MPa and 31.1° C. Given the request for consumption of a green solvent for the environment …

Nanosizing techniques for improving bioavailability of drugs

R Al-Kassas, M Bansal, J Shaw - Journal of controlled release, 2017 - Elsevier
The poor solubility of significant number of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) has
become a major challenge in the drug development process. Drugs with poor solubility are …

Supercritical CO2-applied equipment for chemical synthesis and transformation: Current status and perspectives

J Shi, X Kang, L Mao, Y Jiang, S Zhao, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the fascinating properties of low viscosity, zero surface tension, high gas-like
diffusivity and high liquid-like density, as well as the characteristics of nontoxic …

Production of pure drug nanocrystals and nano co-crystals by confinement methods

F Fontana, P Figueiredo, P Zhang, JT Hirvonen… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of drug nanocrystals in the drug formulation is increasing due to the large number of
poorly water-soluble drug compounds synthetized and due to the advantages brought by the …

Particle size reduction techniques of pharmaceutical compounds for the enhancement of their dissolution rate and bioavailability

R Kumar, AK Thakur, P Chaudhari… - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Springer
In pharmaceutical research and development, various new chemical entities (NCE) are
found to be poorly water-soluble. Therefore, solubility enhancement, a key factor for higher …

Nanoformulation and encapsulation approaches for poorly water-soluble drug nanoparticles

U Wais, AW Jackson, T He, H Zhang - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
During the last few decades the nanomedicine sector has emerged as a feasible and
effective solution to the problems faced by the high percentage of poorly water-soluble …

Production of micro and nano particles of pharmaceutical by supercritical carbon dioxide

N Esfandiari - The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2015 - Elsevier
The solubility and bioavailability of pharmaceutical compounds are increased via size
reduction. The conventional size reduction methods have some disadvantages. The …

Solubility measurement and preparation of nanoparticles of an anticancer drug (Letrozole) using rapid expansion of supercritical solutions with solid cosolvent (RESS …

G Sodeifian, SA Sajadian - The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
A method of rapid expansion of supercritical solutions with solid cosolvent (RESS-SC) was
applied, for the first time, to precipitate nanoparticles of Letrozole (LTZ). Solubility of LTZ, as …