Nanotechnology for excipients (or “nanotech”) is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The National Nanotechnology Initiative defined nanotechnology as the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers.
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A Systematic Overview of Eudragit® Based Copolymer for Smart Healthcare
Eudragit, synthesized by radical polymerization, is used for enteric coating, precise temporal release, and targeting the entire gastrointestinal system. Evonik Healthcare Germany offers different grades of Eudragit. The ratio of methacrylic acid to its methacrylate-based monomers used in the…
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The Future of Drug Delivery
Drug delivery technologies have been proven to improve treatment outcomes in many ways, including enhancing therapeutic efficacy, reducing toxicity, increasing patient compliance, and enabling entirely new medical treatments. As the therapeutic landscape has evolved from small-molecule drugs to a…
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Multinational Research Consortium To Advance Nanomedicine Manufacturing
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Multinational Research Consortium to Advance Nanomedicine Manufacturing
Gattefossé, InProcess-LSP, Knauer, Microfluidics, Skyepharma, and the University of Graz join the RCPE-led European Consortium for Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (ECCPM) to jointly develop a modular,…
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Bridging biotechnology and nanomedicine to produce biogreen whey-nanovesicles for intestinal health…
New intestinal health-promoting biotechnological nanovesicles were manufactured by combining the main environmental pollutant generated from the cheese-making process, whey, with phospholipid, sodium hyaluronate and dextrin, thus overcoming environmental and medical challenges. An efficient,…
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Nanosized Drug Delivery Systems to Fight Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is currently the second deadliest infectious disease. Existing antitubercular therapies are long, complex, and have severe side effects that result in low patient compliance. In this context, nanosized drug delivery systems (DDSs) have the potential to optimize the treatment’s…
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Nanotechnology based drug delivery systems for the treatment of anterior segment eye diseases
Diseases affecting the anterior segment of the eye are the primary causes of vision impairment and blindness globally. Drug administration through the topical ocular route is widely accepted because of its user/patient friendliness - ease of administration and convenience. However, it remains a…
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Transferrin-modified chitosan nanoparticles for targeted nose-to-brain delivery of proteins
Nose-to-brain delivery presents a promising alternative route compared to classical blood–brain barrier passage, especially for the delivery of high molecular weight drugs. In general, macromolecules are rapidly degraded in physiological environment. Therefore, nanoparticulate systems can be used to…
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Investigation of In Vivo Bioavailability Enhancement of Iloperidone-Loaded Solid…
Purpose
The current research focuses on enhancement of in vitro dissolution and in vivo bioavailability characteristics of iloperidone (IP) by formulation, optimization of L-SNEDDS using Box-Behnken design (BBD), and desirability function. L-SNEDDS were transformed into free-flowing powders by…
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Particle-Based therapies for antigen specific treatment of type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is the leading metabolic disorder in children worldwide. Over time, incidence rates have continued to rise with 20 million individuals affected globally by the autoimmune disease. The current standard of care is costly and time-consuming requiring daily injections of…
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RGD-decorated PLGA nanoparticles improved effectiveness and safety of cisplatin for lung cancer…
Upon extensive pharmaceutical and biomedical research to treat lung cancer indicates that lung cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases and the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide. Lung cancer remains untreated and has a high mortality rate due to the limited potential for…
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