Nanoparticles for drug delivery to the anterior segment of the eye

DR Janagam, L Wu, TL Lowe - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Commercially available ocular drug delivery systems are effective but less efficacious to
manage diseases/disorders of the anterior segment of the eye. Recent advances in …

Breakthroughs in bacterial resistance mechanisms and the potential ways to combat them

B Khameneh, R Diab, K Ghazvini, BSF Bazzaz - Microbial pathogenesis, 2016 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have increased at an alarming rate over recent decades
and cause serious problems. The emergence of resistant infections caused by these …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to prolong the residence time of drug delivery systems on ocular surface

B Grassiri, Y Zambito, A Bernkop-Schnürch - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ocular diseases may be treated via different routes of administration, such as topical,
intracameral, intravitreal, oral and parenteral. Among them the topical route is most accepted …

Composites of polymer hydrogels and nanoparticulate systems for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

F Zhao, D Yao, R Guo, L Deng, A Dong, J Zhang - Nanomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique structures and properties, three-dimensional hydrogels and
nanostructured particles have been widely studied and shown a very high potential for …

Recent nanotechnology approaches for prevention and treatment of biofilm‐associated infections on medical devices

M Ramasamy, J Lee - BioMed Research International, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial colonization in the form of biofilms on surfaces causes persistent infections and is
an issue of considerable concern to healthcare providers. There is an urgent need for novel …

A review on therapeutic contact lenses for ocular drug delivery

FA Maulvi, TG Soni, DO Shah - Drug delivery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Contact lenses for ophthalmic drug delivery have become very popular, due to their unique
advantages like extended wear and more than 50% bioavailability. To achieve controlled …

A comprehensive review on contact lens for ophthalmic drug delivery

J Xu, Y Xue, G Hu, T Lin, J Gou, T Yin, H He… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the prevalence of electronic devices and an aging population, the number of people
affected with eye disease is increasing year by year. In spite of a large number of eye drops …

Applications and toxicity of silver nanoparticles: a recent review

S Marin, G Mihail Vlasceanu… - Current topics in …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) exhibit a consistent amount of flexible properties which
endorse them for a larger spectrum of applications in biomedicine and related fields. Over …

Countering drug resistance, infectious diseases, and sepsis using metal and metal oxides nanoparticles: current status

ST Khan, J Musarrat, AA Al-Khedhairy - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2016 - Elsevier
One fourth of the global mortalities is still caused by microbial infections largely due to the
development of resistance against conventional antibiotics among pathogens, the …

The role of nanotechnology in combating biofilm-based antibiotic resistance

B Malaekeh-Nikouei, BSF Bazzaz, E Mirhadi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many serious infections result from persistent microbial biofilms that do not respond to
conventional antibiotic therapy. Various therapeutic approaches have been developed and …