Biomaterials of PVA and PVP in medical and pharmaceutical applications: Perspectives and challenges

M Teodorescu, M Bercea, S Morariu - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) has attracted considerable research interest and is
recognized among the largest volume of synthetic polymers that have been produced …

Drug delivery applications of chitin and chitosan: a review

R Parhi - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Polymers are used in drug delivery devices for drug encapsulation and release. Natural
polymers often have advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and biologically …

Hydrogels as drug delivery systems; pros and cons

P Ghasemiyeh, S Mohammadi-Samani - Trends in Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - tips.sums.ac.ir
Hydrogels are cross-linked polymers with hydrophilic groups which enable them to absorb
large amounts of water. Hydrogel based delivery systems have been used for delivery of …

Intranasal drug delivery: how, why and what for?

A Pires, A Fortuna, G Alves… - Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2009 - estudogeral.uc.pt
Over the recent decades the interest in intranasal delivery as a non-invasive route for drugs
is increased. Since the nasal mucosa offers numerous benefits as a target tissue for drug …

[HTML][HTML] Modified chitosan hydrogels as drug delivery and tissue engineering systems: present status and applications

TK Giri, A Thakur, A Alexander, H Badwaik… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2012 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a natural cationic polysaccharide, is prepared industrially by the hydrolysis of the
aminoacetyl groups of chitin, a naturally available marine polymer. Chitosan is a non-toxic …

Nasal-nanotechnology: revolution for efficient therapeutics delivery

A Kumar, AN Pandey, SK Jain - Drug delivery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context: In recent years, nanotechnology-based delivery systems have gained interest to
overcome the problems of restricted absorption of therapeutic agents from the nasal cavity …

Nose-to-brain delivery of insulin enhanced by a nanogel carrier

P Picone, MA Sabatino, LA Ditta, A Amato… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent evidences suggest that insulin delivery to the brain can be an important
pharmacological therapy for some neurodegenerative pathologies, including Alzheimer …

Nose to brain microemulsion-based drug delivery system of rivastigmine: formulation and ex-vivo characterization

BM Shah, M Misra, CJ Shishoo, H Padh - Drug delivery, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder leading to
irreversible loss of neurons, cognition and formation of abnormal protein aggregates …

Formulation development, optimization, and in vitro assessment of thermoresponsive ophthalmic pluronic F127-chitosan in situ tacrolimus gel

D Modi, Mohammad, MH Warsi, V Garg… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
To overcome problems associated with topical delivery of tacrolimus (TCS), a
thermoresponsive in situ gel system containing pluronic F127 (PL), and chitosan (CS) was …

Chitosan and carrageenan‐based biocompatible hydrogel platforms for cosmeceutical, drug delivery, and biomedical applications

MAUR Qureshi, N Arshad, A Rasool, A Islam… - Starch …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are three‐dimensional water hungry networks that are currently the focus of
intense scientific investigations owing to their potential applications in biomedicine …