Abstract
The application, of biopolymer aerogels as drug delivery systems (DDS) has gained increased interest during the last decade since these structures have large surface area and accessible pores allowing for high drug loadings. Being biocompatible, biodegradable and presenting low toxicity, polysaccharide-based aerogels are an attractive carrier to be applied in pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, some polysaccharides (e.g. alginate and chitosan) present mucoadhesive properties, an important feature for mucosal drug delivery. This feature allows to extend the contact of DDS with biological membranes, thereby increasing the absorption of drugs through the mucosa. Alginate-based hybrid aerogels in the form of microparticles (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 160-170 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics |
Volume | 107 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hybrid aerogels
- Alginate
- Pectin
- Carrageenan
- Microparticles
- Supercritical fluid technology
- KAPPA-CARRAGEENAN OLIGOSACCHARIDES
- EMULSIFICATION INTERNAL GELATION
- IN-VITRO EVALUATION
- MUCOADHESIVE PROPERTIES
- CHITOSAN MICROSPHERES
- PARTICLES
- SYSTEMS
- BEADS
- QUERCETIN
- EMULSIONS