Thin films as an emerging platform for drug delivery
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The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the critical factors affecting the formulation of thin films, including the physico-chemical properties of polymers and drugs, anatomical and physiological constraints, as well as the characterization methods and quality specifications to circumvent the difficulties associated with formulation design.About:
This article is published in Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.The article was published on 2016-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 332 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug delivery.read more
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Biomedical applications of soft robotics
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Film formation and deposition methods of edible coating on food products: A review.
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Advances in tissue engineering of nanocellulose-based scaffolds: A review.
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The Use of Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) in the Delivery of Drugs: A Review
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The use of mucoadhesive polymers in ocular drug delivery.
TL;DR: In the present update on mucoadhesive ocular dosage forms, the tremendous advances in the biochemistry of mucins, the development of new polymers, the use of drug complexes and other technological advances are discussed.
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Pharmaceutical Applications of Hot-Melt Extrusion: Part I
Michael M. Crowley,Feng Zhang,Michael A. Repka,Sridhar Thumma,Sampada B. Upadhye,Sunil Kumar Battu,James W. McGinity,Charles R. Martin +7 more
TL;DR: The pharmaceutical applications of hot-melt extrusion, including equipment, principles of operation, and process technology, are reviewed and the physicochemical properties of the resultant dosage forms are described.
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Buccal bioadhesive drug delivery--a promising option for orally less efficient drugs.
TL;DR: The developments in the buccal adhesive drug delivery systems are reviewed to provide basic principles to the young scientists, which will be useful to circumvent the difficulties associated with the formulation design.
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Influenza and other respiratory viruses involved in severe acute respiratory disease in northern Italy during the pandemic and postpandemic period (2009-2011).
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TL;DR: The proportion of SARI/ARDS cases and deaths due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and the impact of other respiratory viruses during pandemic and postpandemic period (2009–2011) in northern Italy is evaluated and a virus discovery technique (VIDISCA-454) enabled the identification of one previously undiagnosed measles infection.
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Ocular drug delivery systems: An overview
TL;DR: Current review intends to summarize the existing conventional formulations for ocular delivery and their advancements followed by current nanotechnology based formulation developments.