Novel nano-cellulose excipient for generating non-Newtonian droplets for targeted nasal drug delivery.

Paul M Young Daniela Traini Hui Xin OngAngelo GranieriBing ZhuSanto ScaliaJie SongPatrick T Spicer

Published in: Drug development and industrial pharmacy (2017)

Nano-cellulose materials could potentially be used as a suitable excipient for nasal drug delivery, producing consistent aerosol droplet size, and enhanced residence time within the nasal cavity with reduced run-offs compared to conventional polymer thickeners.

Keyphrases

drug delivery
cancer therapy
chronic rhinosinusitis
ionic liquid
high throughput
drug release
single cell
aqueous solution