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Recent progress and challenges for polymeric microsphere compared to nanosphere drug release systems: Is there a real difference?
Mehran Alavi,Thomas J. Webster +1 more
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In this paper, drug delivery systems based on polymeric microspheres and nanospheres are described and compared according to recent advances and challenges, and poignant thoughts on what the field needs to progress are presented.About:
This article is published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.The article was published on 2021-03-01. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug carrier & Drug delivery.read more
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Antibacterial and wound healing activities of silver nanoparticles embedded in cellulose compared to other polysaccharides and protein polymers
Mehran Alavi,Rajender S. Varma +1 more
TL;DR: Recent advances, present challenges and future perspective for AgNPs incorporated nanocomposites (NCs) are discussed to realize ideal antibacterial activities by exploiting the abundant natural biopolymers.
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Metal, metal oxide and polymeric nanoformulations for the inhibition of bacterial quorum sensing.
Mehran Alavi,Li Li,Ali Nokhodchi +2 more
TL;DR: In this article , a review of recent advances and challenges related to the inactivation of quorum-sensing systems by these nanoparticles are presented to obtain comprehensive viewpoints for future studies.
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Solar radiation-induced synthesis of bacterial cellulose/silver nanoparticles (BC/AgNPs) composite using BC as reducing and capping agent.
TL;DR: In this article, a simple, novel, and ecofriendly method for synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and BC/AgNP composite using bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers soaked in AgNO3 solution under induction action of solar radiation.
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Preparation of amylopectin and chitosan based polyurethanes for sustained drug release studies
Muhammad Asif Javaid,Sobia Jabeen,Noureen Arshad,Khalid Mahmood Zia,Muhammad Tahir Hussain,Inam Ullah,Muhammad Shoaib +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , first-time chitosan and amylopectin (AMP) blends-based polyurethanes (PUs) were used for sustained drug release systems.
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Fabrication of Ropivacaine/Dexamethasone-Eluting Poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) Microparticles via Electrospraying Technique for Postoperational Pain Control
TL;DR: In this article , the authors developed ropivacaine and dexamethasone loaded poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microparticles via electrospraying technique and investigated the release behavior of electro-pruned micro-articles.
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