A chitosan-based hydrophilic system containing an olive leaf extract was designed and its antioxidant capacity was evaluated. Encapsulation of olive leaf extract in chitosan microspheres was carried out by a spray-drying process. The particles obtained with this technique were found to be spherical and had a positive surface charge, which is an indicator of mucoadhesiveness. FTIR and X-ray diff...

After traumatic injury to the spinal cord, the neural tissue degenerates, resulting in lost function below the site of injury. Promoting axonal regeneration after injury remains a challenge; however, guidance channels have demonstrated some success when combined with cellular and protein therapies. One of the limitations of current guidance channels is the inability to deliver therapeutically r...

Nerve guidance channels (NGCs) promote axonal regeneration after transection injury of the peripheral nerve or spinal cord, yet this regeneration is limited. To enhance regeneration further, we hypothesize that localized delivery of therapeutic molecules combined with the NGC is required. In an attempt to achieve such an NGC, we designed and synthesized a novel NGC in which protein-encapsulated...

The purpose of this work was to introduce a new concept of coated pellets containing chitosan microspheres loaded with didadosine for oral administration, aiming at reducing the frequency of administration and improving the bioavailability by a suitable release profile. Chitosan microspheres were produced under fluidized bed, followed by extrusion and spheronization to obtain pellets with a mea...

Poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate)-grafted magnetic chitosan microspheres (HG-MCM) were prepared using reversed-phase suspension polymerization method. The HG-MCM presented a core-shell structure and regular spherical shape with poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) grafted onto the chitosan layer coating the Fe3O4 cores. The average diameter of the magn...

Surface-engineered particulate delivery systems for vaccine administration have been widely investigated in experimental and clinical studies. However, little is known about charge-coated microspheres as potential recombinant subunit protein antigen delivery systems in terms of adsorption and related immune responses. In the present study, cationic polymers, including chitosan (CS), chitosan ch...

Daidzein-loaded chitosan microspheres were prepared by emulsification/chemical-crosslinking technique. The dialysis bag method determined the release of daidzein from the microspheres. It demonstrated that the accumulative release curve in vitro was fit for the zero-order release equation and had good correlation with the absorptive fraction in vivo, suggesting the dialysis bag method evaluated...

A series of chitosan/attapulgite (CTS/APT) hybrid microspheres were prepared by a facile spray-drying technique. The developed hybrid microspheres were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the zeta potential. The encapsulation efficiency and in vitro controlled release properties of the microspheres fo...

Novel cellulose–chitosan nanocomposite particles with spherical shape were successfully prepared via mixing of aqueous biopolymer solutions in three different ways. Macroparticles with diameters in the millimeter range were produced by dripping cellulose dissolved in cold LiOH/urea into acidic chitosan solutions, inducing instant co-regeneration of the biopolymers. Two types of microspheres, ch...

BACKGROUND Chlorpheniramine maleate (CM) is widely used as an antihistaminic drug but it is very bitter and as yet no mouth dissolving/disintegrating taste-masked preparation that might be useful for pediatric and geriatric patients is available in the market. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this research was to mask the bitter taste of CM by formulating microspheres of the taste-masked drug. MAT...