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Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
Lipid nanoparticles have attracted significant interests in the last two decades, and have achieved tremendous clinical success since the first clinical approval of Doxil in 1995. At the same time, lipid nanoparticles have also demonstrated enormous potential in delivering nucleic acid drugs as…
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Comparative evaluation of mechanical properties of lactose-based excipients co-processed with…
The introduction of the high-speed tableting machines and the lack of excipients with good flow and compaction properties required for direct compression process have increased research interest in the development of co-processed excipients. Melt granulation, as an environmentally friendly and…
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Preparation, optimization and evaluation of transdermal therapeutic system of celecoxib to treat…
The purpose of present study was to prepare transdermal therapeutic system that could enhance dissolution of poorly aqueous soluble drug Celecoxib and thus increase its skin permeation. Solubility studies screened triacetin as oil, cremophor RH 40 as surfactant and Polyethylene Glycol 400 as…
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Chitosan hydrogel for topical delivery of ebastine loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for alleviation…
Ebastine, is an antihistamine drug that exerts its effect upon oral administration in humans for the treatment of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), it also has some systemic side effects like gastric distress, headache, drowsiness, and epistaxis. Moreover, topical corticosteroids are used for…
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Self-nanoemulsifying composition containing curcumin, quercetin, Ganoderma lucidum extract powder…
Liquid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (L-SNEDDS) of curcumin and quercetin were prepared by dissolving them in isotropic mixture of Labrafil M1944CS®, Capmul MCM®, Tween-80® and Transcutol P®. The prepared L-SNEDDS were solidified using Ganoderma lucidum extract, probiotics and…
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Part III of the series – Encapsulating cannabinoids in lipid-based nanoparticles: THC vs. CBC
Enhancing cannabinoids’ therapeutic efficacy
In our previous technical note, we reported on the encapsulation of CBD vs THC (1) into lipid-based nanoparticles. The work here-in continues on that theme in terms of studying the differences in encapsulating different cannabinoids into the same…
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Injectable Liposome Based Supramolecular Hydrogels for the Programmable Release of Multiple Protein…
Directing and manipulating biological functions is at the heart of next-generation biomedical initiatives such as tissue and immuno-engineering. Yet, the ambitious goal of engineering complex biological networks requires the ability to precisely perturb specific signaling pathways at distinct times…
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Formulation, characterization, optimization and in-vivo evaluation of methazolamide liposomal…
The rationale of this study was to formulate topically effective sustained release ophthalmic Methazolamide (MTA) liposomal in-situ gel. Lipid film hydration method was employed for the preparation of MTA liposomes consisting of lecithin and cholesterol. Optimization of the MTA liposomes by…
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Lipid Nanoparticles Loaded with Farnesol or Geraniol to Enhance the Susceptibility of E. coli MCR-1…
Resistance to colistin, one of the antibiotics of last resort against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, is increasingly reported. Notably, MCR plasmids discovered in 2015 have now been reported worldwide in humans. To keep this antibiotic of last resort efficient, a way to tackle this…
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Lipid-microparticles for pulmonary delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients: Impact of lipid…
Spray-drying is an extensively used technology for engineering inhalable particles. Important technical hurdles are however experienced when lipid-based excipients (LBEs) are spray-dried. Stickiness, extensive wall deposition, or simply inability to yield a solid product have been associated to the…
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