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ReviewJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2025

Oral dosage forms for drug delivery to the colon: an existing gap between research and commercial applications.

Estefanía Martínez, Jennifer Gamboa, Carla V Finkielstein, Ana Isabel Cañas, Marlon Andrés Osorio, Yesid Vélez, Néstor Llinas, Cristina Isabel Castro

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Review in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Neomycin sulfate and triamcinolone acetonide suspended ointment designed for transdermal delivery: formulation and in vitro evaluation.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Estefanía MartínezGrupo de Investigación sobre Nuevos Materiales, Escuela de ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Jennifer GamboaGrupo de Investigación sobre Nuevos Materiales, Escuela de ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Carla V FinkielsteinIntegrated Cellular Responses Laboratory, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Ana Isabel CañasMicología médica y experimental, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, Medellín, Colombia.
Marlon Andrés OsorioGrupo de Investigación sobre Nuevos Materiales, Escuela de ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Yesid VélezGrupo de Investigación sobre Nuevos Materiales, Escuela de ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Néstor LlinasDepartamento de Oncología Clínica, Clínica Vida, Fundación Colombiana de Cancerología, Medellín, Colombia.
Cristina Isabel CastroGrupo de Investigación sobre Nuevos Materiales, Escuela de ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. cristina.castro@upb.edu.co.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8994-597X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral drug administration is the preferred route for pharmaceuticals, accounting for ~90% of the global pharmaceutical market due to its convenience and cost-effectiveness. This study provides a comprehensive scientific and technological analysis of the latest advances in oral dosage forms for colon-targeted drug delivery. Utilizing scientific and patent databases, along with a bibliometric analysis and bibliographical review, we compared the oral dosage forms (technology) with the specific application of the technology (colon delivery) using four search equations. Our findings reveal a gap in the publications and inventions associated with oral dosage forms for colon release compared to oral dosage forms for general applications. While tablets and capsules were found the most used dosage forms, other platforms such as nanoparticles, microparticles, and emulsions have been also explored. Enteric coatings are the most frequently applied excipient to prevent the early drug release in the stomach with pH-triggered systems being the predominant release mechanism. In summary, this review provides a comprehensive analysis of the last advancements and high-impact resources in the development of oral dosage forms for colon-targeted drug delivery, providing insights into the technological maturity of these approaches.

Indexed as

ColonDrug Delivery SystemsAdministration, OralCapsulesDosage FormsDrug LiberationExcipientsHumansNanoparticlesTabletsCapsulesDosage FormsExcipientsTablets

Identifiers

PMID40042550
PMCPMC11882727

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