Mesoporous Silica: for solubility enhancement of challenging compounds
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A coronavirus-mimic mesoporous silica nanosystem enables efficient targeted delivery of siRNA for…
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been a threat to human beings' health. However, there is still a lack of effective specific antiviral drugs for SARS-CoV-2 at present, which calls for the exploitation of new potent and safe therapeutic agents.…
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Recent Progress in Diatom Biosilica: A Natural Nanoporous Silica Material as Sustained Release…
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A drug delivery system (DDS) is a useful technology that efficiently delivers a target drug to a patient’s specific diseased tissue with minimal side effects. DDS is a convergence of several areas of study, comprising pharmacy, medicine, biotechnology, and chemistry fields. In the…
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Controlled release mechanism of thymol loaded into mesoporous silica nanoparticles for active…
In order to overcome the poor water solubility and instability of thymol to enhance its bioavailability, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs: SBA-15, SBA-16 and MCM-41) with different pore structures were developed using solution-gel method to carry and release thymol. The N2 …
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Investigating the Impact of Co-processed Excipients on the Formulation of Bromhexine Hydrochloride…
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Purpose
Orodispersible tablets (orally disintegrating tablets, ODTs) have been used in pharmacotherapy for over 20 years since they overcome the problems with swallowing solid dosage forms. The successful formula manufactured by direct compression shall ensure acceptable mechanical…
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Investigation of Various Polymers for SLS 3D-Printing of Solid Oral Dosage Forms
Purpose
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is promising for printing oral dosage forms.
Print ranges for commonly used pharmaceutical polymers not yet established for additive manufactured medications.
Evaluate dedicated polymers for pharmaceutical applications.
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The effect of polymeric binder type and concentration on flow and dissolution properties of SMEDDS…
Self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS) are lipid-based formulations, designed to improve the solubility of poorly-water soluble drugs. Mesoporous silica is frequently used for SMEDDS solidification by various techniques. One of them is wet granulation, which enables achieving both high…
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Formulation, characterization, pharmacokinetics and antioxidant activity of phloretin oral granules
Phloretin (PHL), a flavonoid of the dihydrogen chalcone class, is reported to have low oral bioavailability due to its poor solubility and absorption. A common approach to enhance the solubility of such flavonoids is solubilization in a polymeric or lipidic matrix which would help in enhance…
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Electrospun metal–organic frameworks-loaded nanofibrous carriers for drug delivery systems
Nanotechnology-based-drug-delivery processes are widely applicable for specific drug release. Various pharmaceutical carriers, such as polymeric nano-carriers (solid lipid nanoparticles, micelles, nano-gels/hydrogels, dendrimers, polymeric nano-shapes), vesicular carriers (liposome, noisome),…
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Recent advances in oral drug delivery materials for targeted diagnosis or treatment of…
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Gastrointestinal diseases offer a serious potential hazard to people's health due to their high morbidity, mortality, and low early diagnosis rates. Due to its location within the body, the gastrointestinal tract is relatively difficult to observe and traditional endoscopy is primarily…
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Biosafety of mesoporous silica nanoparticles; towards clinical translation
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have attracted the attention of chemists, who have developed numerous systems for the encapsulation of a plethora of molecules, allowing the use of mesoporous silica nanoparticles for biomedical applications. MSNs have been extensively studied for their use in…
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