Elastic liposomes (EL) are some of the most versatile deformable vesicular carriers that comprise physiologically biocompatible lipids and surfactants for the delivery of numerous challenging molecules and have marked advantages over other colloidal systems. They have been investigated for a wide range of applications in pharmaceutical technology through topical, transdermal, nasal, and oral ro...

Lignocellulosic biomass is a complex biopolymer that is primary composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. The presence of cellulose in biomass is able to depolymerise into nanodimension biomaterial, with exceptional mechanical properties for biocomposites, pharmaceutical carriers, and electronic substrate's application. However, the entangled biomass ultrastructure consists of inherent ...

The oral delivery of drugs is regarded as the optimal means for achieving therapeutic effects owing to increased patient compliance. Unfortunately, the oral delivery route is beset with problems such as gastrointestinal (GI) destruction of labile molecules, low levels of macromolecular absorption, etc. To reduce the impact of digestive enzymes and to ensure the absorption of bioactive agents in...

Biopolymers are promising materials in the delivery of protein drugs due to their compatibility, degradation behavior, and nontoxic nature on administration. On suitable chemical modification, these polymers can provide better materials for drug delivery systems. Nanostructured drug carriers allow the delivery of not only small-molecule drugs but also of nucleic acids and proteins. The use of b...

Two simple, rapid and sensitive sensors for the assay of dopamine hydrochloride have been developed. The methods are based upon the formation of the membrane sensors 12-crown-4-phosphotungestic acid (crown ether-PTA)-dopamine and 12-crown-4-tetraphenylborate (crown ether-TPB)-dopamine as neutral carriers. The sensors were stable and showed fast potential responses of 10 s, and near-Nernstian ca...

Chitosan (CH) is derived from N-deacetylation of chitin, which is the second most abundant naturally occurring biopolymer after cellulose. Due to its biodegradable and biocompatible properties, CH has been investigated for many biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. For example, CH-microspheres have been used as carriers for controlled release of drugs, peptides and proteins, as well as va...

Polymeric nanoparticles have received great attention as potential controlled drug delivery systems. Biodegradable polymers has been extensively used in the development of these drug carriers, and the polyesters such as polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and their copolymers as poly-lactide-co-glycolide are the most used, considering its biocompatibility and biodegradability. Thermal analysis t...

In recent years, there has been considerable interest in using microalgal lipids the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. Several species can accumulate appreciable lipid quantities therefore are characterized as oleaginous. formulations, their derivatives one of main ingredients. Different classes great moisturizing, emollient, softening agents, work surfactants emulsifiers...

After the boom of pharmacological research during the 1950s, mainly as a result of the screening technique, the identification of active molecules, their reshaping by means of pharmaco-chemical drug design, and the creation of extremely efficacious and successful medicines, the pharmaceutical world sought a new source of inspiration. Such biota as the tropical forest, a quantity of plants credi...

Fatty Acid NanoCarriers (FAnC) are nanostructured fatty acid colloidal carriers that potentially be used as an alternative carrier system for cosmetic and pharmaceutical application. In this study, FAnCs were prepared from stearic acid as a combine mixture with oleic acid stabilized by Tween 60. The particle size and polydispersity of mixed FAnC were found to be increased with increasing oleic ...