Stimuli‐responsive materials in general and pH‐responsive polymers in particular have
gained increasing interest during the last two decades. Their unique properties, which arise …

The administration of drugs, as a main challenge of pharmaceutical and medicinal
applications, has certainly benefited from the application of synthetic polymers. However …

In the drug delivery area, versatile therapeutic systems intended to yield customized
combinations of drugs, drug doses and release kinetics have drawn increasing attention …

As a result of its ability to target certain drugs and/or peptides to the colonic region for the
treatment of several diseases while avoiding systemic absorption and potential side effects …

Pectin–chitosan hydrogels are intriguing and relatively new type of physically crosslinked
hydrogels. Here we present for the first time a study exploring the suitability of pectin …

Aqueous-based film coating has become routine in the pharmaceutical industry. This
process eliminates the use of organic solvents and thus avoids economic, environmental …

In case of colon-specific delivery of therapeutic agents through oral route, microbial/enzyme-
triggered release approach has several advantages over other approaches due to unique …

Current treatments for intestinal diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases, irritable
bowel syndrome, and colonic bacterial infections are typically small molecule oral dosage …

Background Advances in nutriology have suggested the colon as a superior site for nutrition
absorption. Nutraceuticals, including phytochemicals, probiotics, etc., have received great …

Several formulation strategies have been proposed for oral colon delivery, particularly for
the therapy of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, targeting the large intestine …