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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Nanoporous Silica Entrapped Lipid-Drug Complexes for the Solubilization and Absorption Enhancement of Poorly Soluble Drugs.

Hey-Won Shin, Joo-Eun Kim, Young-Joon Park

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hey-Won ShinCollege of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si 16499, Korea.
Joo-Eun KimDepartment of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Catholic University of Daegu, Hayang-Ro 13-13, Gyeongsan City 38430, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7744-8573
Young-Joon ParkCollege of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si 16499, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5239-4548
Ajou University · KRDaegu Catholic University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to examine the contribution of nanoporous silica entrapped lipid-drug complexes (NSCs) in improving the solubility and bioavailability of dutasteride (DUT). An NSC was loaded with DUT (dissolved in lipids) and dispersed at a nanoscale level using an entrapment technique. NSC microemulsion formation was confirmed using a ternary phase diagram, while the presence of DUT and lipid entrapment in NSC was confirmed using scanning electron microscopy. Differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction revealed the amorphous properties of NSC. The prepared all NSC had excellent flowability and enhanced DUT solubility but showed no significant difference in drug content homogeneity. An increase in the lipid content of NSC led to an increase in the DUT solubility. Further the NSC were formulated as tablets using D-α tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate, glyceryl caprylate/caprate, and Neusilin

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dutasteridelipid formulationnanoemulsionnanoporous silica entrapped lipid-drug complexsolid dosage form

Identifiers

PMID33418969
PMCPMC7825318
OpenAlexW3120465921

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