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ArticlePolymers2020

Tailoring Midazolam-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticulate Formulation for Enhanced Brain Delivery via Intranasal Route.

Nikesh Shrestha, Saba Khan, Yub Raj Neupane, Shweta Dang, Shadab Md, Usama A Fahmy, Sabna Kotta, Nabil A Alhakamy, Sanjula Baboota, Javed Ali

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nikesh ShresthaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Saba KhanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Yub Raj NeupaneDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117559, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4535-5396
Shweta DangDepartment of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida 201309, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shadab MdDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Usama A FahmyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6094-5570
Sabna KottaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6350-5733
Nabil A AlhakamyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3826-1519
Sanjula BabootaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Javed AliDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5308-0655
Jamia Hamdard · INKing Abdulaziz University · SAJaypee Institute of Information Technology · INNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

King Abdulaziz University The deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia funded this project, under grant no (FP-168-42).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, midazolam (MDZ)-loaded chitosan nanoparticle formulation was investigated for enhanced transport to the brain through the intranasal (IN) route. These days, IN MDZ is very much in demand for treating life-threatening seizure emergencies; therefore, its nanoparticle formulation was formulated in the present work because it could substantially improve its brain targeting via the IN route. MDZ-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (MDZ-CSNPs) were formulated and optimized by the ionic gelation method and then evaluated for particle size, particle size distribution (PDI), drug loading (DL), encapsulation efficiency (EE), and in vitro release as well as in vitro permeation. The concentration of MDZ in the brain after the intranasal administration of MDZ-CSNPs (

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brain deliverychitosanintranasal routeionic gelation methodmidazolamnanoparticlesstatus epilepticus

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PMID33158148
PMCPMC7694235
OpenAlexW3096285735

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