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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,990 Views
11 Pages

Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation of Pellets Containing Sulfasalazine and Caffeine to Verify Ileo-Colonic Drug Delivery

  • Annemarie Broesder,
  • Said Y. Bircan,
  • Anneko B. de Waard,
  • Anko C. Eissens and ,
  • Henderik W. Frijlink and
  • Wouter L. J. Hinrichs
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The ColoPulse coating is a pH-dependent coating that can be used to target drug release to the ileo-colonic region. ColoPulse coated tablets and capsules have demonstrated their targeting capabilities in vivo in more than 100 volunteers and patients....

(This article belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,045 Views
15 Pages

Surface Engineering Methods for Powder Bed Printed Tablets to Optimize External Smoothness and Facilitate the Application of Different Coatings

  • Khanh T. T. Nguyen,
  • Daan Zillen,
  • Franca F. M. van Heijningen,
  • Kjeld J. C. van Bommel and ,
  • Renz J. van Ee,
  • Henderik W. Frijlink and
  • Wouter L. J. Hinrichs
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

In a previous attempt to achieve ileo-colonic targeting of bovine intestinal alkaline phosphatase (BIAP), we applied a pH-dependent coating, the ColoPulse coating, directly on powder bed printed (PBP) tablets. However, the high surface roughness nece...

(This article belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,366 Views
16 Pages

Ileo-Colon Targeting of the Poorly Water-Soluble Drug Celecoxib Using a pH-Dependent Coating in Combination with Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery or Solid Dispersion Systems

  • Annemarie Broesder,
  • Julia M. E. Berends,
  • Sophie M. Scheepers,
  • Duong N. Nguyen and ,
  • Henderik W. Frijlink and
  • Wouter L. J. Hinrichs
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Targeting celecoxib to the ileo-colonic region could be beneficial for the treatment and prevention of colon cancer. Ileo-colonic targeting can be achieved by using pH-dependent coating systems such as ColoPulse. Celecoxib has poor aqueous solubility...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Colon-Targeted Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,437 Views
19 Pages

Towards the Oral Treatment of Ileo-Colonic Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Infliximab Tablets: Development and Validation of the Production Process

  • Bahez Gareb,
  • Silke Posthumus,
  • Max Beugeling,
  • Pauline Koopmans and ,
  • Daan J. Touw,
  • Gerard Dijkstra,
  • Jos G.W. Kosterink and
  • Henderik W. Frijlink
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Infliximab (IFX) is an intravenously administered monoclonal antibody antagonizing the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) systemically and is efficacious in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, studies suggest that th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,537 Views
20 Pages

Formulation of a 3D Printed Biopharmaceutical: The Development of an Alkaline Phosphatase Containing Tablet with Ileo-Colonic Release Profile to Treat Ulcerative Colitis

  • Khanh T. T. Nguyen,
  • Franca F. M. Heijningen,
  • Daan Zillen,
  • Kjeld J. C. van Bommel and ,
  • Renz J. van Ee,
  • Henderik W. Frijlink and
  • Wouter L. J. Hinrichs
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Powder bed printing is a 3D-printing process that creates freeform geometries from powders, with increasing traction for personalized medicine potential. Little is known about its applications for biopharmaceuticals. In this study, the production of...