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Antipsychotics-Loaded Nanometric Emulsions for Brain Delivery
Antipsychotic drugs have numerous disabling side effects, and many are lipophilic, making them hard to formulate at high strength. Incorporating them into nanometric emulsions can increase their solubility, protect them from degradation, and increase their brain delivery, being a promising strategy…
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New and Novel Excipients – Part 2
A week ago I wrote about the importance of new and novel excipients for the pharmaceutical industry and presented Klucel™ xtend and BioSustane™ in last week´s edition of "The Excipients Week".
In the meantime I launched a small poll with the title "Was there innovation in excipients over the last…
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Intrinsic lipolysis rate for systematic design of lipid-based formulations
Lipid-based formulations (LBFs) are used by the pharmaceutical industry in oral delivery systems for both poorly water-soluble drugs and biologics. Digestibility is key for the performance of LBFs and in vitro lipolysis is commonly used to compare the digestibility of LBFs. Results from in vitro…
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An overview on nanoparticle-based strategies to fight viral infections with a focus on COVID-19
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to COVID-19 and has become a pandemic worldwide with mortality of millions. Nanotechnology can be used to deliver antiviral medicines or other types of viral reproduction-inhibiting medications. At various steps of viral infection,…
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Lipid nanocapsules enhance the transdermal delivery of drugs regardless of their physico-chemical…
The transdermal application of actives offers numerous advantages over other conventional routes. Namely, a stable level of drugs in the bloodstream and reduced side effects are the argument for topical administration. Unfortunately, the exceptional skin barrier and unsuitable physico-chemical…
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Maillard reaction between pea protein isolate and maltodextrin via wet-heating route for emulsion…
Pea protein isolate (PPI)-maltodextrin (MD) conjugates were prepared by using controlled Maillard reaction at 90 °C in the solution state (wet-heating route). The degree of conjugation between PPI and MD was measured in terms of evolved colour, UV absorbance, and molecular weight change. Results…
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Quality by Design of Pranoprofen Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers and Their Ex Vivo Evaluation…
Transmucosal delivery is commonly used to prevent or treat local diseases. Pranoprofen is an anti-inflammatory drug prescribed in postoperative cataract surgery, intraocular lens implantation, chorioretinopathy, uveitis, age-related macular degeneration or cystoid macular edema. Pranoprofen can also…
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Development of a Novel Lipid-Based Nanosystem Functionalized with WGA for Enhanced Intracellular…
Despite a considerable number of new antibiotics under going clinical trials, treatment of intracellular pathogens still represents a major pharmaceutical challenge. The use of lipid nanocarriers provides several advantages such as protection from compound degradation, increased bioavailability, and…
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Surface modified Genistein phytosome for Breast Cancer Treatment: In-vitro Appraisal,…
Based on phytosomes advantages over liposomes, hyaluronic acid (HA) with/out pegylated phospholipid was used to develop surface-modified genistein (Gen) phytosome as Gen pegylated hyaluophytosomes (G-PHA) and Gen hyaluophytosomes (G-HA) as novel delivery systems for breast cancer treatment. In…
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Optimization of Lipid Nanoparticles by Response Surface Methodology to Improve the Ocular Delivery…
Diosmin is a flavonoid with a great variety of biological activities including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ones. Its cytoprotective effect in retinal pigment epithelium cells under high glucose conditions makes it a potential support in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Despite its…
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