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SUBMITTER: Grassiri B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8910138 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grassiri Brunella B Knoll Patrick P Fabiano Angela A Piras Anna Maria AM Zambito Ylenia Y Bernkop-Schnürch Andreas A
International journal of molecular sciences 20220226 5
The goal of this study was the design and evaluation of a thiolated cyclodextrin providing high drug solubilizing and mucoadhesive properties for ocular drug delivery. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) was thiolated via a microwave-assisted method, resulting in a degree of thiolation of 33%. Mucoadhesive properties of thiolated HP-β-CD (HP-β-CD-SH) were determined via rheological measurements and ex vivo studies on isolated porcine cornea. Due to thiolation of HP-β-CD, a 2-fold increase of ...[more]