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Rachna Kumria
Bio: Rachna Kumria is an academic researcher from Panjab University, Chandigarh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Drug delivery & Buccal administration. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 33 publications receiving 4256 citations.
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TL;DR: This review is an insight into the exploitation of the various properties of chitosan to microencapsulate drugs and includes the factors that affect the entrapment efficiency and release kinetics of drugs from chitOSan microspheres.
1,016 citations
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TL;DR: The advancements made in PCL-based microspheres and nanospheres are reviewed with special reference to the method of preparation of these and their suitability in developing effective delivery systems.
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TL;DR: A large number of polysaccharides have already been studied for their potential as colon-specific drug carrier systems, such as chitosan, pectin, chondroitin sulphate, cyclodextrin, dextrans, guar gum, inulin, amylose and locust bean gum.
822 citations
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TL;DR: This article aims at reviewing the various microbially activated drug delivery systems for colon-specific drug delivery with specific reference to the microflora of the various segments of the gastrointestinal tract and their role in targeting drug delivery to the colon.
306 citations
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TL;DR: This review provides an overview about the various parameters that are considered and assessed as a part of formulation development to ensure quality product with desired characteristics.
222 citations
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TL;DR: This review summarizes the main advances published over the last 15 years, outlining the synthesis, biodegradability and biomedical applications ofBiodegradable synthetic and natural polymers.
3,801 citations
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TL;DR: Polycaprolactone (PCL) was used in the biomaterials field and a number of drug-delivery devices for up to 3-4 years.
3,070 citations
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TL;DR: Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S. S. Nagar, Punjab-160 062, India, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University, Via Ranieri 67, IT-60100 Ancona, Italy, and Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy-Faculty of medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Abstract: Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S. A. S. Nagar,Mohali, Punjab-160 062, India, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University, Via Ranieri 67, IT-60100 Ancona, Italy,Green Biotechnology Research Group, The Special Division for Human Life Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka-563-8577, Japan, and Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy-Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 91120, IsraelReceived March 2, 2004
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TL;DR: The present review outlines the major new findings on the pharmaceutical applications of chitosan-based micro/nanoparticulate drug delivery systems published over the past decade and discusses critically the usefulness of these systems in delivering the bioactive molecules.
2,314 citations
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TL;DR: The newest developments in chitosan hydrogel preparation are investigated and the design parameters in the development of physically and chemically cross-linked hydrogels are defined.
2,034 citations