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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,160 Views
13 Pages

7 July 2024

Solid crystalline suspensions (SCSs) containing submicron particles were introduced as a competitive solution to increase dissolution rates and the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. In an SCS, poorly water-soluble drug crystals are finel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
99 Citations
14,182 Views
16 Pages

18 November 2015

Cellulosic liquid crystalline solutions and suspensions form chiral nematic phases that show a rich variety of optical textures in the liquid crystalline state. These ordered structures may be preserved in solid films prepared by evaporation of solve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,339 Views
14 Pages

22 April 2021

The aim of this study was to improve the treatment of Candida albicans biofilms through the use of nystatin solid dispersions developed using maltodextrins as a hyperosmotic carrier. Characterization studies by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,645 Views
13 Pages

In Situ Monitoring of Drug Precipitation from Digesting Lipid Formulations Using Low-Frequency Raman Scattering Spectroscopy

  • Malinda Salim,
  • Sara J. Fraser-Miller,
  • Kārlis Bērziņš,
  • Joshua J. Sutton,
  • Keith C. Gordon and
  • Ben J. Boyd

Low-frequency Raman spectroscopy (LFRS) is a valuable tool to detect the solid state of amorphous and crystalline drugs in solid dosage forms and the transformation of drugs between different polymorphic forms. It has also been applied to track the s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,312 Views
14 Pages

Warfarin Sodium Stability in Oral Formulations

  • Evangelia Dimitrokalli,
  • Stefani Fertaki,
  • Michail Lykouras,
  • Petros Kokkinos,
  • Malvina Orkoula and
  • Christos Kontoyannis

1 November 2021

Warfarin sodium is a low-dose pharmaceutical blood thinner that exists in two forms: the clathrate form and the amorphous form. In commercially available warfarin sodium oral suspension, the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is added in the amor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,095 Views
14 Pages

17 April 2021

Two-step nucleation and subsequent growth processes were investigated in the framework of the single mode phase-field crystal model combined with diffusive dynamics (corresponding to colloid suspensions) and hydrodynamical density relaxation (simple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
202 Citations
14,939 Views
12 Pages

25 August 2011

In this research, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in chitosan (Cts), Cts/gelatin and gelatin suspensions using a chemical reducing agent. Cts and gelatin were used as natural stabilizers and solid support, whereas AgNO3 was used as the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,001 Views
13 Pages

13 March 2020

This paper studies a new convenient method to prepare microfibrillated cellulose from a bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp. First, the wood pulp was reacted with urea to produce cellulose carbamate (CC), and then the CC was treated with colloid mill in a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
9,699 Views
14 Pages

Cefdinir Solid Dispersion Composed of Hydrophilic Polymers with Enhanced Solubility, Dissolution, and Bioavailability in Rats

  • Hyun-Jong Cho,
  • Jun-Pil Jee,
  • Ji-Ye Kang,
  • Dong-Yeop Shin,
  • Han-Gon Choi,
  • Han-Joo Maeng and
  • Kwan Hyung Cho

13 February 2017

The aim of this work was to develop cefdinir solid dispersions (CSDs) prepared using hydrophilic polymers with enhanced dissolution/solubility and in vivo oral bioavailability. CSDs were prepared with hydrophilic polymers such as hydroxypropyl-methyl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
246 Views
23 Pages

The Development and Optimisation of a Spinosin Solid-Dispersion-Based Functional Dairy Beverage and Its Sleep-Promoting Effects in Mice

  • Beizhi Zhang,
  • Fuzhi Xie,
  • Nannan Chen,
  • Qing Zhang,
  • Dan Zhao,
  • Yu Chen,
  • Shujing Xuan,
  • Xiaona Liu and
  • Liang Zhang

5 January 2026

Insomnia remains a widespread global health issue, and traditional hypnotic drugs often produce adverse effects. Although spinosin in Ziziphi Spinosae Semen has sleep-promoting effects, its use is limited by poor solubility and low oral bioavailabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,175 Views
11 Pages

Recyclable Porous Glass-Ceramics from the Smelting of MSWI Bottom Ash

  • Patricia Rabelo Monich,
  • Hugo Lucas,
  • Bernd Friedrich and
  • Enrico Bernardo

29 December 2020

Material from the electric arc furnace smelting of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash was easily converted into highly porous glass-ceramics by a combination of inorganic gel casting and sinter-crystallization at 1000 °C. In par...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,776 Views
23 Pages

Background: Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS) class II drug, that is practically insoluble in water, influencing the oral bioavailability. Polyols are highly hydrophilic crystalline carriers studied for their succ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
77 Citations
3,087 Views
17 Pages

5 July 2011

The objective of the present investigation was to enhance the oral bioavailability of practically insoluble Candesartan cilexetil [CC] by preparing nanosuspension. The nanosuspension was prepared by media milling using zirconium oxide beads and conve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,944 Views
11 Pages

The Room-Temperature Chemiresistive Properties of Potassium Titanate Whiskers versus Organic Vapors

  • Alexey S. Varezhnikov,
  • Fedor S. Fedorov,
  • Igor N. Burmistrov,
  • Ilya A. Plugin,
  • Martin Sommer,
  • Andrey V. Lashkov,
  • Alexander V. Gorokhovsky,
  • Albert G. Nasibulin,
  • Denis V. Kuznetsov and
  • Victor V. Sysoev
  • + 1 author

19 December 2017

The development of portable gas-sensing units implies a special care of their power efficiency, which is often approached by operation at room temperature. This issue primarily appeals to a choice of suitable materials whose functional properties are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,268 Views
15 Pages

Preparation of Apixaban Solid Dispersion for the Enhancement of Apixaban Solubility and Permeability

  • Juseung Lee,
  • Jong-Ju Lee,
  • Seungyeol Lee,
  • Linh Dinh,
  • Hangyu Oh,
  • Sharif Md Abuzar,
  • Jun-Hyun Ahn and
  • Sung-Joo Hwang

(1) Background: Solid dispersion (SD) can help increase the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. Meanwhile, apixaban (APX)—a new anticoagulation drug—has low water solubility (0.028 mg/mL) and low intestinal permeability (0.9 &t...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,106 Views
5 Pages

The nanoparticles are composed of tens or hundreds of atoms or molecules with different sizes and morphologies (amorphous, crystalline, spherical, needle-shaped, etc.). Most commercially used nanoparticles are in the form of dry powder or liquid. Of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,161 Views
22 Pages

Steam Explosion Enhances the Powder Property, Instant Solubility, and Diffusivity of Superfine Ground Tea Powder

  • Xin Zhuang,
  • Yue Chen,
  • Shuiqing Wang,
  • Kai Zhong,
  • Wenjie Sui,
  • Chao Ma and
  • Maoyu Wu

14 April 2025

Low-grade tea, often underutilized due to its coarse texture and limited bioavailability, represents a significant resource waste. This study systematically investigated the synergistic effects of steam explosion (SE) and superfine grinding on enhanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,333 Views
17 Pages

6 December 2010

Chitosan (CS) floating lyophilized formulations (L) for gastric drug delivery of acyclovir (ACV) have been developed. The freeze-dried formulations were obtained from acidic aqueous suspensions prepared with different ACV/CS ratios. No changes in ACV...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,431 Views
25 Pages

11 October 2023

The current study aims to synthesize the gelatin-coated nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) to encapsulate sage extract and use this nanoparticle to increase the quality parameters of beef burger samples. NLCs were prepared by formulation of gelatin (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,182 Views
14 Pages

24 November 2021

Hydro(solvo)thermal reactions of Cd(NO3)2, N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,8-naphthalimide (NI-mbpy-34), and 5-bromobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (Br-1,3-H2bdc) afforded a luminescent coordination polymer, {[Cd(Br-1,3-bdc)(NI-mbpy-34)(H2O)]...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,559 Views
18 Pages

12 May 2022

The main measure to reduce energy losses is the usage of insulating materials. When the temperature exceeds 500 °C, silicate and ceramic products are most commonly used. In this work, high-crystallinity 1.13 nm tobermorite and xonotlite were hydr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
5,798 Views
18 Pages

Oral Bioavailability Enhancement and Anti-Fatigue Assessment of the Andrographolide Loaded Solid Dispersion

  • Ching-Chi Yen,
  • Yu-Kai Liang,
  • Chao-Pei Cheng,
  • Mei-Chich Hsu and
  • Yu-Tse Wu

Andrographolide (AG), a major diterpene lactone isolated from Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees (Acanthaceae), possesses a wide spectrum of biological activities. However, its poor water solubility and low bioavailability limit its clinical app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,584 Views
21 Pages

Phase Equilibria and Critical Behavior in Nematogenic MBBA—Isooctane Monotectic-Type Mixtures

  • Jakub Kalabiński,
  • Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska and
  • Sylwester J. Rzoska

20 January 2023

The transition from the isotropic (I) liquid to the nematic-type (N) uniaxial phase appearing as the consequence of the elongated geometry of elements seems to be a universal phenomenon for many types of suspensions, from solid nano-rods to biologica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,142 Views
21 Pages

Studies on the Functional Properties of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Distributed in Silyl–Alkyl Bridged Polyaniline-Based Nanofluids

  • Chandravadhana Arumugam,
  • Nandakumar Velu,
  • Padmanaban Radhakrishnan,
  • Vellaisamy A. L. Roy,
  • Gopalan Anantha-Iyengar,
  • Dong-Eun Lee and
  • Venkatramanan Kannan

14 August 2023

In the present work, a new kind of nanocomposite (NC)-based solid component was prepared for formulating nanofluids (NFs). The NC comprised metal oxide (titanium dioxide, TiO2) dispersed in a conducting polymer with polyaniline (PANI) and chemically...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,514 Views
14 Pages

Synthesis of Green Brucite [NixMg1−x(OH)2] by Incorporation of Nickel Ions in the Periclase Phase (MgO) Applied as Pigments

  • Cássio Siqueira,
  • Aline B. Schons,
  • Patricia Appelt,
  • Weslei D. Silva,
  • Nayara Balaba,
  • Mário A. A. Cunha and
  • Fauze J. Anaissi

20 May 2024

Magnesium oxide is typically white and can be colorized with transition metal insertion by doping. We present the preparation of a green-colored hydroxide by the exchange of Mg2+ on the crystalline lattice with Ni2+ in MgO, using three nickel salts....