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Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for treatment of hyperproliferative skin diseases - a review
(2013-04-12)
The chronic hyperproliferative diseases (CHD) include cancer, precancerous lesions and diseases of unknown etiology such as psoriasis. Various drugs have been used in the treatment of CHD, such as antiproliferative and ...
Nanodrug Delivery Systems for Dermal and Transdermal Photosensitizer Drugs
(2017-03-29)
Skin is the largest organ in the human body and functions as a protective barrier. Molecules can penetrate the skin by three main routes: (1) intracellular (across the corneocytes), (2) intercellular lipids, and (3) ...
An Introduction to Pharmacokinetics From Conventional to Advanced Systemic Drug Delivery Systems
(CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
In order to comprehend the peculiarities of advanced drug delivery (nano)system pharmacokinetics, we should first briefly discuss some general aspects of conventional drug delivery systems. This chapter focuses on systemic ...
Highlighting the impact of chitosan on the development of gastroretentive drug delivery systems
(2020-09-15)
The development of gastroretentive systems have been growing lately due to the high demand for carriers that increase drug bioavailability and therapeutic effectiveness after oral administration. Most of systems reported ...
Colloidal carriers for ophthalmic drug delivery
(Bentham Science Publ Ltd, 2014)
Drug delivery systems obtained from silica based organic-inorganic hybrids
(2016-01-01)
This is a review of hybrid materials based on silica as an inorganic phase used as drug delivery systems (DDS). Silica based DDS have shown effectivity when compared with traditional delivery systems. They present advantages ...
Polymeric-based drug delivery systems for veterinary use: State of the art
(2021-07-15)
One of the challenges to the success of veterinary pharmacotherapy is the limited number of drugs and dosage forms available exclusively to this market, due to the interspecies variability of animals, such as anatomy, ...
An overview of carboxymethyl derivatives of chitosan: Their use as biomaterials and drug delivery systems
(2017-08-01)
Chitin is one of the most abundant natural polymers in the world and is used for the production of chitosan by deacetylation. Chitosan is nontoxic and biodegradable and, therefore, can be used as a biomaterial and for the ...
Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Treatment of Tuberculosis-A Review
(Amer Scientific Publishers, 2016-02-01)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and transmissible disease that is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and primarily affects the lungs, although it can affect other organs and systems. The pulmonary presentation of TB, ...