Recent advances in mucoadhesive interface materials, mucoadhesion characterization, and technologies

IS Bayer - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mucoadhesion is an extremely important field of adhesion science and the comprehensive
understanding and modulation of mucoadhesion can lead to lifesaving materials and …

Recent advances in hydrogels as strategy for drug delivery intended to vaginal infections

AM Dos Santos, SG Carvalho, VHS Araujo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vaginal infections represent a clear women health problem due to the several issues as
high recurrence rate, drug resistence and emergence of persistent strains. However …

Curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles dispersed in thermo-responsive hydrogel as potential Alzheimer disease therapy

TC Ribeiro, RM Sábio, MT Luiz, LC de Souza… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive and
behavioral impairment. Curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN-CCM) can …

Ultrasound-responsive hyaluronic acid hydrogel of hydrocortisone to treat osteoarthritis

S Jahanbekam, N Mozafari, A Bagheri-Alamooti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the practical ways to manage the disease flares of arthritis is using an intra-articular
depot formulation of glucocorticoids. Hydrogels, as controllable drug delivery systems, are …

Xanthan gum–Konjac glucomannan blend hydrogel for wound healing

A Alves, SP Miguel, ARTS Araujo, MJ de Jesús Valle… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are considered to be the most ideal materials for the production of wound
dressings since they display a three-dimensional structure that mimics the native …

Recent advances in wet surface tissue adhesive hydrogels for wound treatment

A Basit, H Yu, L Wang, MA Uddin, Y Wang… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are soft 3D materials that absorb and retain a high amount of water but don't
dissolve in it. Bio-adhesives demonstrate great development in the biomedical domain for …

Pharmaceutical Formulations Containing Graphene and 5-Fluorouracil for Light-Emitting Diode-Based Photochemotherapy of Skin Cancer

SI Amaral, FALS Silva, R Costa-Almeida… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer worldwide, among which
80% is basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Current therapies' low efficacy, side effects, and high …

Rheological, mucoadhesive and textural properties of thermoresponsive polymer blends for biomedical applications

SBDS Ferreira, TD Moço, FB Borghi-Pangoni… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of binary polymeric mixtures (polymer blends) containing bioadhesive and
thermoresponsive polymers can provide new materials for biomedical applications, with …

The Influence of Tea Tree Oil on Antifungal Activity and Pharmaceutical Characteristics of Pluronic® F-127 Gel Formulations with Ketoconazole

M Wróblewska, E Szymańska, K Winnicka - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungal skin infections are currently a major clinical problem due to their increased
occurrence and drug resistance. The treatment of fungal skin infections is based on …

A critical review about methodologies for the analysis of mucoadhesive properties of drug delivery systems

J Bassi da Silva, SBS Ferreira, O de Freitas… - Drug development …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Mucoadhesion is a useful strategy for drug delivery systems, such as tablets, patches, gels,
liposomes, micro/nanoparticles, nanosuspensions, microemulsions and colloidal …