Despite the fact that we live in an era of advanced technology and innovation, infectious
diseases, like malaria, continue to be one of the greatest health challenges worldwide. The …

Background: Despite all the advances achieved in the field of tumor-biology research, in
most cases conventional therapies including chemotherapy are still the leading choices. The …

Drug delivery technologies represent a vast and vital area of Research and Development.
The demand for innovative drug delivery systems continues to grow, and this growth …

In this work we describe the formulation and characterization of chemically modified
polymeric nanocapsules incorporating the anticancer drug, quercetin, for the passive and …

Several classes of antifungal have been employed in candidiasis treatment, but patients with
advanced immunodeficiency can present unsatisfactory results after therapy. In these cases …

Polymeric nanocapsules (NC) are versatile mixed vesicular nanocarriers, generally
containing a lipid core with a polymeric wall. They have been first developed over four …

Porphyrins and analogous macrocycles exhibit interesting photochemical, catalytic, and
luminescence properties demonstrating high potential in the treatment of several diseases …

The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the reduction in halofantrine (Hf)
toxicity, an antimalarial drug frequently associated with QT interval prolongation in …

The interaction of polymer nanocapsules (NC) prepared from four biodegradable polyesters
with variable polymer hydrophobicity (PCL, PLA, PLGA and PLA-PEG) was investigated in …

Lipid nanocapsules (LNC) based on a core-shell structure consisting of an oil-filled core with
a surrounding polymer layer are known to be promising vehicles for the delivery of …