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Physico-chemical properties of water insoluble polymers important to mucin/epithelial adhesion☆

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In this article, structural features of the adhesive polymer were explored using a copolymer of acrylic and methacrylic acid with variation in charge density and hydrophobicity of the molecules.
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This article is published in Journal of Controlled Release.The article was published on 1985-11-01. It has received 256 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polymer.

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Ophthalmic drug delivery systems—Recent advances

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on three representative areas of ophthalmic drug delivery systems: polymeric gels, colloidal systems, cyclodextrins and collagen shields.
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The use of mucoadhesive polymers in buccal drug delivery.

TL;DR: A review of the oral mucosa, mechanism of drug permeation, and characteristics of the desired polymers, followed by the recent mucoadhesive formulations for buccal drug delivery.
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Bioadhesive‐Based Dosage Forms: The Next Generation

TL;DR: The present mini-review will remind us of the success achieved with these first-generation polymers and focus on proposals for the next-generationpolymers and attendant benefits likely to occur with these improved polymeric systems.
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Hydrogels as mucoadhesive and bioadhesive materials: a review

TL;DR: This review addresses several issues which clarify the central goals of bioadhesive drug delivery research and presents an overview of several proposed mechanisms of adhesion.
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Nasal mucoadhesive drug delivery: background, applications, trends and future perspectives.

TL;DR: New classes of functionalized mucoadhesive polymers, the characterization and safety aspects of nasal drug products as well as the opportunities presented by nasal drug delivery are extensively discussed.
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Handbook of adhesives

Irving Skeist
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Bioadhesive polymers as platforms for oral-controlled drug delivery: method to study bioadhesion

TL;DR: To examine a large number of polymers as to their bioadhesive potential and to derive meaningful information on the structural requirements for bioadhesion a new, simple experimental technique that can quantitatively measure bioad adhesive properties of various polymers has been developed.
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Intestinal mucins in health and disease.

Forstner Jf
- 01 Jan 1978 - 
TL;DR: Recent advances in understanding of mucin structure, secretion and functional properties are reviewed and implications for diseases such as cystic fibrosis, peptic ulcer, malignancy and inflammatory bowel disease are briefly discussed.
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Gastric mucosal barrier: hydrophobic lining to the lumen of the stomach

TL;DR: Endogenous surfactants are discussed for their capability to provide a cohesive and strongly adsorbed protective monolayer--a physical model for the gastric mucosal barrier compatible with the major properties of the gastrics lining and many features of ulcerogenesis, including the protection afforded by prostaglandins.
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Gastric gel mucus thickness: effect of distention, 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin e2, and carbenoxolone.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the thickness of the layer of insoluble geJ mucus lying on the gastric mucosa by using a slit lamp and an image-splitting system known as a pachymeter.
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