TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovative Methods and Applications in Mucoadhesion Research
AU - Mackie, Alan
AU - Goycoolea, Francisco M.
AU - Menchicchi, Bianca
AU - Caramella, Carla Marcella
AU - Saporito, Francesca
AU - Lee, Seunghwan
AU - Boutrup Stephansen, Karen
AU - Chronakis, Ioannis S.
AU - Hiorth, Marianne
AU - Adamczak, Malgorzata
AU - Waldner, Max
AU - Nielsen, Hanne Mørck
AU - Marcelloni, Luciano
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The present review is aimed at elucidating relatively new aspects of mucoadhesion/mucus interaction and related phenomena that emerged from a Mucoadhesion workshop held in Munster on 2–3 September 2015 as a satellite event of the ICCC 13th—EUCHIS 12th. After a brief outline of the new issues, the focus is on mucus description, purification, and mucus/mucin characterization, all steps that are pivotal to the understanding of mucus related phenomena and the choice of the correct mucosal model for in vitro and ex vivo experiments, alternative bio/mucomimetic materials are also presented. Then a selection of preparative techniques and testing methods are described (at molecular as well as micro and macroscale) that may support the pharmaceutical development of mucus interactive systems and assist formulators in the scale-up and industrialization steps. Recent applications of mucoadhesive systems (including medical devices) intended for different routes of administration (oral, gastrointestinal, vaginal, nasal, ocular, and intravesical) and for the treatment of difficult to treat pathologies or the alleviation of symptoms are described.
AB - The present review is aimed at elucidating relatively new aspects of mucoadhesion/mucus interaction and related phenomena that emerged from a Mucoadhesion workshop held in Munster on 2–3 September 2015 as a satellite event of the ICCC 13th—EUCHIS 12th. After a brief outline of the new issues, the focus is on mucus description, purification, and mucus/mucin characterization, all steps that are pivotal to the understanding of mucus related phenomena and the choice of the correct mucosal model for in vitro and ex vivo experiments, alternative bio/mucomimetic materials are also presented. Then a selection of preparative techniques and testing methods are described (at molecular as well as micro and macroscale) that may support the pharmaceutical development of mucus interactive systems and assist formulators in the scale-up and industrialization steps. Recent applications of mucoadhesive systems (including medical devices) intended for different routes of administration (oral, gastrointestinal, vaginal, nasal, ocular, and intravesical) and for the treatment of difficult to treat pathologies or the alleviation of symptoms are described.
U2 - 10.1002/mabi.201600534
DO - 10.1002/mabi.201600534
M3 - Review
C2 - 28378910
SN - 1616-5187
VL - 17
JO - Macromolecular Bioscience
JF - Macromolecular Bioscience
IS - 8
M1 - 1600534
ER -