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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Drug-Modified Contact Lenses-Properties, Release Kinetics, and Stability of Active Substances with Particular Emphasis on Cyclosporine A: A Review.

Iwona Rykowska, Ola Michałkiewicz, Iwona Nowak, Rafał Nowak

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. 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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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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Iwona RykowskaFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8370-3734
Ola MichałkiewiczFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9735-0805
Iwona NowakFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2426-6722
Rafał NowakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Military Institute of Medicine, ul. Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3380-1563

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The following review focuses on the manufacturing and parameterizing of ocular drug delivery systems (DDS) using polymeric materials to create soft contact lenses. It discusses the types of drugs embedded into contact lenses, the various polymeric materials used in their production, methods for assessing the mechanical properties of polymers, and techniques for studying drug release kinetics. The article also explores strategies for investigating the stability of active substances released from contact lenses. It specifically emphasizes the production of soft contact lenses modified with Cyclosporine A (CyA) for the topical treatment of specific ocular conditions. The review pays attention to methods for monitoring the stability of Cyclosporine A within the discussed DDS, as well as investigating the influence of polymer matrix type on the stability and release of CyA.

Indexed as

CyclosporineDrug LiberationContact Lenses, HydrophilicDrug Delivery SystemsDrug StabilityHumansKineticsPolymersCyclosporinePolymersCyclosporine A stabilitydrug delivery systemsdrug stabilitymechanic parameterspolymer matrixtherapeutic contact lenses

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PMID38893485
PMCPMC11173495

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