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A decoy oligonucleotide to NF-κB delivered through inhalable particles prevents LPS-induced rat airway inflammation

scientific article published on August 2013

Adsorption and desorption of imazosulfuron by soil

scientific article published in December 2000

Alginate-hyaluronan composite hydrogels accelerate wound healing process.

scientific article published on 16 June 2015

Antitumor activity of PEGylated biodegradable nanoparticles for sustained release of docetaxel in triple-negative breast cancer

scientific article

Bioactivated collagen-based scaffolds embedding protein-releasing biodegradable microspheres: tuning of protein release kinetics

scientific article published on 18 May 2009

Bioactivation of collagen matrices through sustained VEGF release from PLGA microspheres

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Biodegradable core-shell nanoassemblies for the delivery of docetaxel and Zn(II)-phthalocyanine inspired by combination therapy for cancer

scientific article

Biodegradable nanoparticles bearing amine groups as a strategy to alter surface features, biological identity and accumulation in a lung metastasis model

scientific article published on 05 September 2018

Biodegradable nanoparticles sequentially decorated with Polyethyleneimine and Hyaluronan for the targeted delivery of docetaxel to airway cancer cells

scientific article

Biotin-targeted Pluronic(®) P123/F127 mixed micelles delivering niclosamide: A repositioning strategy to treat drug-resistant lung cancer cells

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Cold field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy: A new tool for morphological and ultrastructural analysis of liposomes

scientific article published on 07 June 2008

Compositions for health products obtained by treatment of tomato with beta-cyclodextrin

article

Controlled drug delivery in tissue engineering

scientific article published on 11 October 2007

Core-shell biodegradable nanoassemblies for the passive targeting of docetaxel: features, antiproliferative activity and in vivo toxicity

scientific article

Core-shell nanocarriers for cancer therapy. Part I: biologically oriented design rules

scientific article published on 09 December 2013

Core–shell hybrid nanocapsules for oral delivery of camptothecin: formulation development, in vitro and in vivo evaluation

article

Cyclodextrin-assisted assembly of PEGylated polyester nanoparticles decorated with folate

scientific article published on 22 January 2016

Cyclodextrins as Smart Excipients in Polymeric Drug Delivery Systems

article published in 2011

Cyclodextrins in the production of large porous particles: Development of dry powders for the sustained release of insulin to the lungs

article

Degradation of imazosulfuron in soil

scientific article published in April 2001

Development of inhalable hyaluronan/mannitol composite dry powders for flucytosine repositioning in local therapy of lung infections.

scientific article published on 19 July 2016

Dry powders based on PLGA nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery of antibiotics: Modulation of encapsulation efficiency, release rate and lung deposition pattern by hydrophilic polymers

Engineered PLGA nano- and micro-carriers for pulmonary delivery: challenges and promises

scientific article published on 12 March 2012

Engineering gas-foamed large porous particles for efficient local delivery of macromolecules to the lung

scientific article published on 25 May 2010

Engineering poly(ethylene oxide) buccal films with cyclodextrin: a novel role for an old excipient?

scientific article published on 22 May 2013

Engineering strategies to control vascular endothelial growth factor stability and levels in a collagen matrix for angiogenesis: the role of heparin sodium salt and the PLGA-based microsphere approach

scientific article published on 21 March 2013

Enhanced intracellular uptake and inhibition of NF-kappaB activation by decoy oligonucleotide released from PLGA microspheres

scientific article

Feeding liquid, non-ionic surfactant and cyclodextrin affect the properties of insulin-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres prepared by spray-drying

scientific article published in January 2003

How cyclodextrin incorporation affects the properties of protein-loaded PLGA-based microspheres: the case of insulin/hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin system

scientific article published in January 2005

Hyaluronan-decorated polymer nanoparticles targeting the CD44 receptor for the combined photo/chemo-therapy of cancer

scientific article

Improving in vivo conversion of oleuropein into hydroxytyrosol by oral granules containing probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299v and an Olea europaea standardized extract

scientific article published on 8 March 2018

Improving the efficacy of inhaled drugs for severe lung diseases: Emerging pulmonary delivery strategies

scientific article published on 07 August 2014

Improving the efficacy of inhaled drugs in cystic fibrosis: challenges and emerging drug delivery strategies

scientific article published on 17 May 2014

In vitro anticancer activity of docetaxel-loaded micelles based on poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymers: Do nanocarrier properties have a role?

scientific article published on 8 September 2010

In vitro/in vivo investigation on the potential of Pluronic® mixed micelles for pulmonary drug delivery

scientific article published on 19 June 2018

Inhalable nano into micro dry powders for ivacaftor delivery: The role of mannitol and cysteamine as mucus-active agents

scientific article published on 06 April 2020

Insulin-loaded PLGA/cyclodextrin large porous particles with improved aerosolization properties: in vivo deposition and hypoglycaemic activity after delivery to rat lungs

scientific article published on 25 December 2008

Kinetics and mechanism of imazosulfuron hydrolysis

scientific article published in August 2001

Large Porous Particles for Sustained Release of a Decoy Oligonucelotide and Poly(ethylenimine): Potential for Combined Therapy of Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infections

scientific article published on 22 March 2016

Long-Term Release and Improved Intracellular Penetration of Oligonucleotide−Polyethylenimine Complexes Entrapped in Biodegradable Microspheres

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

Mathematical modelling of the evolution of protein distribution within single PLGA microspheres: prediction of local concentration profiles and release kinetics

scientific article

Micelles based on amphiphilic PCL-PEO triblock and star-shaped diblock copolymers: Potential in drug delivery applications

scientific article

Microsphere-integrated collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering: effect of microsphere formulation and scaffold properties on protein release kinetics

scientific article

Microsphere-integrated drug-eluting stents: PLGA microsphere integration in hydrogel coating for local and prolonged delivery of hydrophilic antirestenosis agents

scientific article

Modulation of release rate and barrier transport of Diclofenac incorporated in hydrophilic matrices: role of cyclodextrins and implications in oral drug delivery.

scientific article published on 24 December 2008

Nanoassemblies based on non-ionic amphiphilic cyclodextrin hosting Zn(II)-phthalocyanine and docetaxel: Design, physicochemical properties and intracellular effects

scientific article published on 28 June 2016

Nanoassembly of an amphiphilic cyclodextrin and Zn(ii)-phthalocyanine with the potential for photodynamic therapy of cancer

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 4 no. 83, 2014

Nanocapsules based on linear and Y-shaped 3-miktoarm star-block PEO-PCL copolymers as sustained delivery system for hydrophilic molecules

scientific article

Oligonucleotide decoy to NF-kappaB slowly released from PLGA microspheres reduces chronic inflammation in rat.

scientific article

Overcoming barriers in Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections: Engineered nanoparticles for local delivery of a cationic antimicrobial peptide

scientific article published on 22 August 2015

PEI-engineered respirable particles delivering a decoy oligonucleotide to NF-κB: inhibiting MUC2 expression in LPS-stimulated airway epithelial cells

scientific article

PLGA carriers for inhalation: where do we stand, where are we headed?

scientific article published on 08 October 2015

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Cancer Photodynamic Therapy.

scientific article published on January 2016

Skin transport of PEGylated poly(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles assisted by (2-hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin.

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Spectrophotometric determination of polyethylenimine in the presence of an oligonucleotide for the characterization of controlled release formulations

scientific article published in February 2003

Spray-by-spray in situ cross-linking alginate hydrogels delivering a tea tree oil microemulsion

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Sustained inhibition of IL-6 and IL-8 expression by decoy ODN to NF-κB delivered through respirable large porous particles in LPS-stimulated cystic fibrosis bronchial cells

scientific article

Toward Repositioning Niclosamide for Antivirulence Therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infections: Development of Inhalable Formulations through Nanosuspension Technology

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Triamcinolone solubilization by (2-hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin: A spectroscopic and computational approach

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Use of cyclodextrins as solubilizing agents for simvastatin: Effect of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin on lactone/hydroxyacid aqueous equilibrium

scientific article published on 05 November 2010

VLPs and particle strategies for cancer vaccines

scientific article published on October 2013

Y- and H-Shaped Amphiphilic PEG-PCL Block Copolymers Synthesized Combining Ring-Opening Polymerization and Click Chemistry: Characterization and Self-Assembly Behavior

β-Cyclodextrin Nanosponges as Multifunctional Ingredient in Water-Containing Semisolid Formulations for Skin Delivery

scientific article published on 16 October 2014

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