Swelling of mucoadhesive electrospun chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers facilitates adhesion to the sublingual mucosa
Mai Bay Stie, Johan Ring Gätke, Feng Wan, Ioannis S. Chronakis, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Hanne Mørck Nielsen
Topics & Concepts
MucoadhesionChitosanNanofiberSwellingElectrospinningQuartz crystal microbalanceAdhesionMaterials scienceDrug deliveryPolyethylene oxidePolymer chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryPolymerDrug carrierNanotechnologyComposite materialOrganic chemistryAdsorptionEngineeringElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials