The design of pH-sensitive chitosan-based formulations for gastrointestinal delivery. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Du, Hongliang; Liu, Mengrui; Yang, Xiaoye; Zhai, Guangxi
• Is Part Of: Drug discovery today. Volume 20:Issue 8(2015)
• Page Start: 1004
• Page End: 1011
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Drugs -- Design -- Periodicals; Drugs -- Research -- Periodicals; 615.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2015.03.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-6446

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Chitosan is suitable for pH-sensitive gastrointestinal delivery formulation design.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Chitosan-based formulations in response to different gastrointestinal pH environments are reviewed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">We summarize five key classes of chitosan-based formulations for intestinal delivery.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Present problems and future development direction are indicated.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>