Long lasting mucoadhesive membrane based on alginate and chitosan for intravaginal drug delivery
Fábio Tentor, Giorgia Siccardi, Pasquale Sacco, Danilo Demarchi, Eleonora Marsich, Kristoffer Almdal, Sanjukta Bose Goswami, Anja Boisen
Topics & Concepts
ChitosanDrug deliveryMaterials scienceBacterial vaginosisBiocompatibilityGardnerella vaginalisMetronidazoleMucoadhesionMicrobicideDrugMembraneControlled releaseBiomedical engineeringPharmacologyNanotechnologyDrug carrierMicrobiologyMedicineAntibioticsChemistryBiologyImmunologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)BiochemistryMetallurgyAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsReproductive tract infections researchOcular Surface and Contact Lens