Single Application Cold-Chain Independent Drug Delivery System for Outer Ear Infections.

ABSTRACT: Outer ear infections (OE) affect millions of people annually with significant associated healthcare costs. Incorrect administration or non-compliance with the treatment regimen can lead to infection persistence, recurrence, antibiotic resistance, and in severe cases aggravation to malignant otitis externa. Such issues are particularly pertinent for military personnel, patients in nursing homes, the geriatric population, for patients with head or hand tremors and for those with limited or no access to proper healthcare. With the intent of using traditional material science principles to deconvolute material design while increasing relevance and efficacy, we developed a single application, cold-chain independent thixotropic drug delivery system. This can be easily applied into the ear as a l

SUBMITTER: Serban BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7720692 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature