Considerations for polymers used in ocular drug delivery

MM Allyn, RH Luo, EB Hellwarth… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Age-related eye diseases are becoming more prevalent. A notable increase has
been seen in the most common causes including glaucoma, age-related macular …

Tailoring hyaluronic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications

Z Luo, Y Wang, J Li, J Wang, Y Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an attractive anionic polysaccharide polymer with inherent
pharmacological properties and versatile chemical groups for modification. Due to their …

Natural Products from Herbal Medicine Self‐Assemble into Advanced Bioactive Materials

X Guo, W Luo, L Wu, L Zhang, Y Chen, T Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Novel biomaterials are becoming more crucial in treating human diseases. However, many
materials require complex artificial modifications and synthesis, leading to potential …

Nanotechnology for topical drug delivery to the anterior segment of the eye

A Vaneev, V Tikhomirova, N Chesnokova… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Topical drug delivery is one of the most challenging aspects of eye therapy. Eye drops are
the most prevalent drug form, especially for widely distributed anterior segment eye …

Natural Ingredients of Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems as Permeation Enhancers of Active Substances through the Stratum Corneum

N Schafer, R Balwierz, P Biernat… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, significant progress has been made in transdermal drug delivery systems,
but there is still a search for enhancers that can improve the absorption of active substances …

Hyaluronic acid: A review of the drug delivery capabilities of this naturally occurring polysaccharide

C Buckley, EJ Murphy, TR Montgomery, I Major - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The inclusion of physiologically active molecules into a naturally occurring polymer matrix
can improve the degradation, absorption, and release profile of the drug, thus boosting the …

Insight on updates in polysaccharides for ocular drug delivery

NS Chandra, S Gorantla, S Priya, G Singhvi - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Ocular drug delivery is a significantly challenging task due to the presence of various
anatomical and physiological barriers in the eye. Naturally available polysaccharides, when …

Polysaccharides gums in drug delivery systems: A review

JN Putro, FE Soetaredjo, VB Lunardi, W Irawaty… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
For the drug delivery system, drug carriers' selection is critical to the drug's success in
reaching the desired target. Drug carriers from natural biopolymers are preferred over …

Absorption, metabolism, and functions of hyaluronic acid and its therapeutic prospects in combination with microorganisms: A review

X Zheng, B Wang, X Tang, B Mao, Q Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is key to the stability of the internal environment of tissues. HA content
in tissues gradually decreases with age, causing age-related health problems. Exogenous …

Hyaluronic acid-based nanodelivery systems for food bioactive compounds

C Tan, X Yao, SM Jafari, B Sun, J Wang - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polysaccharide that is available as a food
additive and dietary supplement. As HA can specifically bind multiple receptors (eg, cluster …