TY - JOUR
T1 - Bio-Inspired Muco-Adhesive Polymers for Drug Delivery Applications
AU - Jawadi, Zina
AU - Yang, Christine
AU - Haidar, Ziyad S.
AU - Santa Maria, Peter L.
AU - Massa, Solange
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/12/13
Y1 - 2022/12/13
N2 - Muco-adhesive drug delivery systems continue to be one of the most studied for controlled pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Briefly, muco-adhesive polymers, can be described as bio-polymers that adhere to the mucosal (mucus) surface layer, for an extended residency period of time at the site of application, by the help of interfacial forces resulting in improved drug delivery. When compared to traditional drug delivery systems, muco-adhesive carriers have the potential to enhance therapeutic performance and efficacy, locally and systematically, in oral, rectal, vaginal, amongst other routes. Yet, the achieving successful muco-adhesion in a novel polymeric drug delivery solution is a complex process involving key physico-chemico-mechanical parameters such as adsorption, wettability, polymer chain length, inter-penetration and cross-linking, to list a few. Hence, and in light of accruing progress, evidence and interest, during the last decade, this review aims to provide the reader with an overview of the theories, principles, properties, and underlying mechanisms of muco-adhesive polymers for pharmaceutics; from basics to design to characterization to optimization to evaluation to market. A special focus is devoted to recent advances incorporating bio-inspired polymers for designing controlled muco-adhesive drug delivery systems.
AB - Muco-adhesive drug delivery systems continue to be one of the most studied for controlled pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Briefly, muco-adhesive polymers, can be described as bio-polymers that adhere to the mucosal (mucus) surface layer, for an extended residency period of time at the site of application, by the help of interfacial forces resulting in improved drug delivery. When compared to traditional drug delivery systems, muco-adhesive carriers have the potential to enhance therapeutic performance and efficacy, locally and systematically, in oral, rectal, vaginal, amongst other routes. Yet, the achieving successful muco-adhesion in a novel polymeric drug delivery solution is a complex process involving key physico-chemico-mechanical parameters such as adsorption, wettability, polymer chain length, inter-penetration and cross-linking, to list a few. Hence, and in light of accruing progress, evidence and interest, during the last decade, this review aims to provide the reader with an overview of the theories, principles, properties, and underlying mechanisms of muco-adhesive polymers for pharmaceutics; from basics to design to characterization to optimization to evaluation to market. A special focus is devoted to recent advances incorporating bio-inspired polymers for designing controlled muco-adhesive drug delivery systems.
KW - BioPolymers
KW - bioinspiration
KW - drug delivery
KW - mucoadhesion
KW - mucoadhesive polymers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144604828&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/polym14245459
DO - 10.3390/polym14245459
M3 - Article
C2 - 36559825
AN - SCOPUS:85144604828
SN - 2073-4360
VL - 14
SP - 1
EP - 28
JO - Polymers
JF - Polymers
IS - 24
M1 - 5459
ER -