Ferulic acid is a natural compound that possesses multiple physiological and pharmaceutical functions. The chemical, physical, and pharmaceutical properties of this phenolic acid can be improved by derivatives with other active compounds. This sentence (Hence, such improvements can widen the applications of ferulic acid in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries.) has been deleted. Th...

Chitin-silica represents a potentially useful superdisintegrant in many pharmaceutical applications. The "intimate" association between chitin and silica, without evidence of chemical reaction, creates an insoluble, hydrophilic, highly absorbent inert material. The new superdisintegrant is characterized by superiority in water uptake and water penetration, with no gelling hindrance effects, as ...

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides composed ofα-(1, 4) linked glucopyranose subunits. CDs have been found as potential candidates because of their ability to alter physical, chemical and biological properties of guest molecules through the formation of inclusion complexes. Pure cyclodextrins that were suitable for pharmaceutical applications did not come available until...

background: mushrooms have been valued as high tasty nutritional and nutraceutical food throughout the world. at present 270 species of mushrooms are known to have various nutritional and therapeutic properties. polysaccharides are the primary content of mushrooms that are used for their pharmaceutical properties as immunostimulators. objectives: here, mushrooms were screened for useful polysac...

Heparins extracted from different animal sources have been conventionally considered effective anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents despite of their pharmacological dissimilarities. We performed herein a systematic analysis on the physicochemical properties, disaccharide composition, in vitro anticoagulant potency and in vivo antithrombotic and bleeding effects of several batches of pharmace...

Polymers are tools used in novel drug delivery system to modify the drug release of pharmaceutical dosage form. Polyox is hydrophilic polymer made of non-ionic homopolymer of ethylene oxide. Polyox is popular for its film forming, binding, lubricating, mucoadhesive, viscosity imparting property in pharmaceuticals. Polyox are available in various grades based on its molecular weight. Lower molec...

Present review on the topic explores the different techniques of spherical agglomeration employed in pharmaceutical sciences and their potential applications in developing new particulate systems of drug. Spherical agglomeration is a particle engineering technique which transforms the fine crystals into spherical particles in a single step. These techniques applied in development of new systems...

Hydrogels are crosslinked polymers with the ability to swell in an aqueous medium. Crosslinking in hydrogels occurs by chemical or physical means depending on the polymer properties and experimental conditions. Owing to a large variety in chemical structure and crosslinking methods, various hydrogels have been prepared for various applications in pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. This chapt...

Nanotechnology is providing solutions several pharmaceutical drug delivery issues. With the emergence of nanotechnology, researchers become more interested in studying the unique properties of nanoscale materials. Nanoparticles are attractive tool in pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. These particulate systems have been used as a physical approach to alter and improve the pharmacokinetic and...

It would be unimaginable to prosecute a drug discovery program without applying appropriate chemoinformatics analyses. In recent years a focus on target affinity and activity has been complemented by techniques to address physico-chemical properties such as lipophilicity and solubility, biological properties such as absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination and toxicity. As such, a roun...