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ArticlePharmaceutics2020

In-Vitro and In-Vivo Evaluation of Velpatasvir- Loaded Mesoporous Silica Scaffolds. A Prospective Carrier for Drug Bioavailability Enhancement.

Yasir Mehmood, Ikram Ullah Khan, Yasser Shahzad, Rizwan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Haseeb Ahmad Khan, Ikrima Khalid, Abid Mehmood Yousaf, Syed Haroon Khalid, Sajid Asghar and 3 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Yasir MehmoodDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Ikram Ullah KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8200-0180
Yasser ShahzadDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-0974-2954
Rizwan Ullah KhanDepartment of Pathology, Prince Faisal Cancer Centre, Buraydah Al Qassim 51431, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Shahid IqbalDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11492, Saudi Arabia.
Haseeb Ahmad KhanDepartment of Pathology, FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Ikrima KhalidDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Abid Mehmood YousafDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7866-9474
Syed Haroon KhalidDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Sajid AsgharDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Muhammad AsifDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8989-9945
Talib HussainDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Shefaat Ullah ShahDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-3271-2806
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKCOMSATS University Islamabad · PKCMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry · PKGomal University · PKIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The limited aqueous solubility of many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is responsible for their poor performance and low drug levels in blood and at target sites. Various approaches have been adopted to tackle this issue. Most recently, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) have gained attention of pharmaceutical scientists for bio-imaging, bio-sensing, gene delivery, drug solubility enhancement, and controlled and targeted drug release. Here, we have successfully incorporated the poorly water soluble antiviral drug velpatasvir (VLP) in MSN. These spherical particles were 186 nm in diameter with polydispersity index of 0.244. Blank MSN have specific surface area and pore diameter of 602.5 ± 0.7 m

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bioavailabilitymesoporous silica nanoparticlessolubilityvelpatasvir

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PMID32231052
PMCPMC7238066
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