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ArticleTurkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences2023

Preparation and Characterization Studies of Dorzolamide-Loaded Ophthalmic Implants for Treating Glaucoma.

Samet Özdemir, Egemen Çakırlı, Bilge Sürücü, Cemre İrem Aygüler, Burcu Üner, Ali Rıza Cenk Çelebi

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Article in Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samet Özdemirİstanbul Health and Technology University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-6212-2706
Egemen ÇakırlıAcıbadem University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-8506-2723
Bilge SürücüAcıbadem University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-3623-7344
Cemre İrem AygülerAcıbadem University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9474-3611
Burcu ÜnerYeditepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-4691-0432
Ali Rıza Cenk ÇelebiAcıbadem University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-7952-1241
Acıbadem University · TRIstanbul Health and Technology UniversityYeditepe University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study constructed dorzolamide (DRZ)-loaded ophthalmic implants for extended drug delivery and increased drug retention. Materials and Methods: Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and chitosan (CHI) were used to describe the ophthalmic implants. The implants were prepared by the solvent casting technique in presence of polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG 6000) as plasticizer. Physicochemical characterization studies including mechanical characteristics [tensile strength (TS), elongation at break, and Young's modulus], bioadhesion studies, and Results: TS of drug-loaded ophthalmic implants was 10.70 and 11.68 MPa, respectively. Elongation at break of CMC and CHI implants was 62.00% and 59.05%, respectively. The Conclusion: CMC and CHI-based implants provide extended drug delivery. Implants prepared using CMC provided a significantly slower

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carboxymethyl cellulosechitosanDorzolamideocular implant

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PMID37417193
PMCPMC10337019
OpenAlexW4292573436

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