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Enhanced oral absorption of insulin: hydrophobic ion pairing and a self-microemulsifying drug…
The lipophilicity of a peptide drug can be considerably increased by hydrophobic ion pairing with amphiphilic counterions for successful incorporation into lipid-based formulations. Herein, to enhance the oral absorption of insulin (INS), a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS)…
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Production of high loading insulin nanoparticles suitable for oral delivery by spray drying and…
Insulin nanoparticles (NPs) with high loading content have found diverse applications in different dosage forms. This work aimed to evaluate the impact of freeze-drying and spray drying process on the structures of insulin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles, with or without mannitol as…
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A self-emulsifying omega-3 fatty acids delivery system for enhanced gastro-intestinal absorption in…
Omega-3 fatty acids have many health benefits as they help to prevent and treat coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, and autoimmune disorders. Omega-3 fatty acids miscible in lecithin were found to spontaneously form microemulsions in water. The particle sizes of…
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Cyclodextrin-based delivery systems in parenteral formulations: a critical update review
Parenteral formulations are indispensable in clinical practice and often are the only option to administer drugs that cannot be administrated through other routes, such as proteins and certain anticancer drugs - which are indispensable to treat some of the most prevailing chronic diseases worldwide…
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On-demand delivery of protein drug from 3D-printed implants
Here, we constructed 3D-printed multiunit implants to enable remote light-controlled protein drug delivery in a spatiotemporal manner. Multiunit implants were designed to be 3D printed using polycaprolactone, lauric acid, and melanin as a matrix, and a polycaprolactone scaffold as a multiunit…
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Diboronate crosslinking: Introducing glucose specificity in glucose-responsive dynamic-covalent…
Dynamic-covalent motifs are increasingly used for hydrogel crosslinking, leveraging equilibrium-governed reversible bonds to prepare viscoelastic materials with dynamic properties and self-healing character. The bonding between aryl boronates and diols is one dynamic-covalent chemistry of interest.…
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Development and evaluation of extended release metformin pellets suspended in teneligliptin jelly…
During chronic treatment of diabetes mellitus, a few patients may need combination therapy with metformin hydrochloride (MH). Such combinations are available in the form of tablets. However, the size of these tablets is large and may lead to difficulty in swallowing, especially in case of geriatric…
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Intranasal delivery of insulin by self-emulsified nanoemulsion system: In vitro and in vivo studies
The main objective of this research was to develop a self-emulsified nanoemulsion (SEN) dosage form of insulin where insulin is loaded into the lipid phase of the nanoemulsion for enhanced absorption through intranasal delivery. When loaded into the lipid droplets (oil phase), insulin can be…
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Some attempts to increase the amount of drug coated onto the microneedles
As an approach of painless administration, coated microneedles (MNs) system has increased attention on the drug loading capacity to meet higher drug dosage requirements. In this work, the solid and coated MNs were successfully fabricated using a hot-compaction process and dipping with a dam board…
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Emerging Theranostic Nanomaterials in Diabetes and Its Complications
Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a group of metabolic disorders that are characterized by hyperglycemia. Oral subcutaneously administered antidiabetic drugs such as insulin, glipalamide, and metformin can temporarily balance blood sugar levels, however, long-term administration of these therapies is…
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