Abstract Background Mucoadhesive polymers are applicable for improving the delivery of drug by prolonging residence time and contact dosage form with mucous membrane. Mucoadhesion may be defined as a process where polymer substance gets adhered either to biological substrate or synthetic natural macromolecule, mucus The can studied determine whether they possess some mucoadhesive properties sev...

BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The poor bioavailability and therapeutic response exhibited by the conventional ophthalmic solutions due to precorneal elimination of the drug may be overcome by the use of mucoadhesive in situ gel forming systems that are instilled as drops into the eye and undergo a sol-gel transition in the cul-de-sac and have good mucoadhesion with ocular mucus layers...

Aim: The objective of the present study is to design and evaluate mucoadhesive microspheres for oral controlled release. Materials and Method: Rosiglitazone maleate microspheres with a coat consisting of alginate and a mucoadhesive polymer sodium carboxymethylcellulose, carbopol 934P and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose were prepared by an orifice-ionic gelation process. The microspheres were evalu...

Safe and effective manipulation of soft tissue during laparoscopic procedures can be achieved by the use of mucoadhesive polymer films. A series of novel adhesive polymer films were formulated in house based on either Carbopol or Chitosan modified systems. The mechanical properties of the polymers and their adherence to bowel were evaluated using ex-vivo pig bowel immersed in 37°C water bath an...

Nasal drug delivery has now been recognized as a promising route for drug delivery due to its capability of transporting a drug to systemic circulation and central nervous system. Though nasal mucosa offers improved bioavailability and quick onset of action of the drug, main disadvantage associated with nasal drug delivery is mucocilliary clearance due to which drug particles get cleared from t...

Recent developments in the field of biomaterials are based on molecular design of polymers with improved surface and bulk properties. Novel techniques of surface modification by addition of tethered chains can lead to materials with the ability to recognize biological and pharmaceutical compounds. Methods based on molecular imprinting can increase the recognition capabilities of such systems. C...

Mucoadhesive vaginal tablets of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) have been formulated using hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC K100) as the matrix forming retarding agent with various mucoadhesive polymers such as carbopol 934, 940, chitosan and sodium carboxymethylcellulose and evaluated. Wet granulation method was employed to make the tablets. Drug-excipient compatibility, precompression ...

Objective: The objective of this research was to formulate and evaluate pectin and HPMC different grades mucoadhesive microspheres in combination with sodium alginate for controlled release of maraviroc. Methods: The maraviroc mucoadhesive microspheres was successfully developed by Ionotropic gelation technique, using sodium alginate, pectin, HPMC K4, K15, and K100 as mucoadhesive polymer in va...

This work aimed to investigate the feasibility to design: (a) a mucoadhesive interpolyelectrolyte complex (IPEC) loaded with clobetasol propionate (CP) intended to treat oral lichen planus and (b) individuate an orodispersible dosage form suitable for its administration. IPECs were synthesized by mixing Eudragit® E PO (EPO) and different grades of cross-linked polyacrylate derivatives, in diffe...