Alginate excipients are versatile biopolymers derived from various natural sources, primarily seaweed, and have gained significant prominence in the pharmaceutical industry due to their diverse applications. The pharmaceutical industry relies on alginates for their exceptional properties, which include gelling ability, controlled drug release, and biocompatibility.
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Polyvinyl alcohol: Revival of a long lost polymer
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With target-oriented drug discovery and an increasing focus on specialized medicines, the manufacturing of final drug products is becoming more and more complex. The processing and formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) designed with a specific target and functionality…
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Layer by layer self-assembly for coating a nanosuspension to modify drug release and stability for…
Layer-by-layer (LbL) modification is an effective way to tune the properties of particles. However, the traditional LbL process involves repeated washing steps which are not compatible with nanoparticles with a partial solubility. In this work, we demonstrate the use of a titration method for…
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Preliminary Study on the Development of Caffeine Oral Solid Form 3D Printed by Semi-Solid Extrusion…
Apnea of prematurity can be treated with a body-weight-adjusted dosage of caffeine. Semi-solid extrusion (SSE) 3D printing represents an interesting approach to finely tailor personalized doses of active ingredients. To improve compliance and ensure the right dose in infants, drug delivery systems…
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Technological Aspects and Evaluation Methods for Polymer Matrices as Dental Drug Carriers
he development of polymer matrices as dental drug carriers takes into account the following technological aspects of the developed formulations: the composition and the technology used to manufacture them, which affect the properties of the carriers, as well as the testing methods for assessing…
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Development of Novel pH-Sensitive Eudragit Coated Beads Containing Curcumin-Mesalamine Combination…
This research aims to develop a drug delivery system that effectively treats colitis while administering curcumin/mesalamine by coating alginate/chitosan beads with Eudragit® S-100 to target the colon. Beads were tested to determine their physicochemical characteristics. Coating with Eudragit® S-100…
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Tubercular Drug Delivery Systems – Advances in Treatment of Infectious Diseases – Part…
The new book "Tubercular Drug Delivery Systems - Advances in Treatment of Infectious Diseases" book targets new advances in areas of treatment and drug delivery sciences for tuberculosis. It covers advances in drug therapy and drug targeting that focus on innovative trend defining technologies…
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Enteric coating of drug loaded aerogel particles in a wurster fluidized bed and its effect on…
Ibuprofen loaded and unloaded alginate aerogel particles were successfully coated with methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copolymer in a Wurster fluidized bed. Pores of both aerogels were well-preserved during the coating process. Effects of drug loading, polymer rheology, and atomizing pressure on…
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Fucoidan in Pharmaceutical Formulations: A Comprehensive Review for Smart Drug Delivery Systems
Fucoidan is a heterogeneous group of polysaccharides isolated from marine organisms, including brown algae and marine invertebrates. The physicochemical characteristics and potential bioactivities of fucoidan have attracted substantial interest in pharmaceutical industries in the past few decades.…
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