Xanthan gum: A versatile biopolymer for biomedical and technological applications

DFS Petri - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Xanthan gum is an extracellular polymer produced mainly by the bacterium Xanthomonas
campestris. Traditionally it plays an important role in industrial applications as thickener …

Progress in natural polymer engineered biomaterials for transdermal drug delivery systems

VS Sivasankarapillai, SS Das, F Sabir… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The route of a specific drug carrier system is always a significant platform of development
that combines the principles of biomedical technology, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical …

Development of ethyl cellulose-based formulations: A perspective on the novel technical methods

P Ahmadi, A Jahanban-Esfahlan… - Food Reviews …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cellulose is known as the most abundant natural polymer and ethyl cellulose (EC) is one of
its important derivatives. Recently, EC, as a non-toxic and biodegradable polymer, has …

[PDF][PDF] A novel approach on micro sponges drug delivery system: method of preparations, application, and its future prospective

S Mandal, K Bhumika, M Kumar, J Hak… - Indian J of …, 2024 - ijper.org
Microsponges are porous microspheres ranging in size from 5 to 300 micrometers used in a
polymeric delivery system. They have been studied for biomedical applications, including …

[HTML][HTML] Microsponges for dermatological applications: perspectives and challenges

S Mahant, S Kumar, S Nanda, R Rao - Asian journal of pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dermatological disorders have a huge psychosocial impact, causing significant impairment
of patient's life. Topical therapy plays a pivotal role in management of such disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Microsponges based novel drug delivery system for augmented arthritis therapy

RAM Osmani, NH Aloorkar, DJ Ingale… - Saudi pharmaceutical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The motive behind present work was to formulate and evaluate gel containing microsponges
of diclofenac diethylamine to provide prolonged release for proficient arthritis therapy. Quasi …

Bacterial-derived biopolymers: Advanced natural nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering

A Mokhtarzadeh, A Alibakhshi, M Hejazi… - TrAC Trends in …, 2016 - Elsevier
There are several biocompatible and biodegradable biopolymers, which found tremendous
medical and pharmaceutical applications and currently receiving unprecedented attention …

Design and formulation of a topical hydrogel integrating lemongrass-loaded nanosponges with an enhanced antifungal effect: In vitro/in vivo evaluation

HM Aldawsari, SM Badr-Eldin, GS Labib… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Lemongrass oil (LGO) is a volatile oil extracted from the leaves of Cymbopogon citratus that
has become one of the most important natural oils in the pharmaceutical industry because of …

Interpenetrating polymer network of locust bean gum-poly (vinyl alcohol) for controlled release drug delivery

S Kaity, J Isaac, A Ghosh - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
A novel interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) microspheres of locust bean gum (LBG) and
poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) was developed for oral controlled release of buflomedil …

Assessing the viability of microsponges as gastro retentive drug delivery system of curcumin: optimization and pharmacokinetics

P Arya, K Pathak - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2014 - Elsevier
The work was aimed to validate the gastroretentive potential of microsponges via
optimization of targeted floating curcumin microsponges for improved site specific …