New Challenges in Ocular Drug Delivery

Rosario Pignatello; Hugo Almeida; Debora Santonocito; Carmelo Puglia

doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics16060794

Pharmaceutics (Jun 2024)

New Challenges in Ocular Drug Delivery

Rosario Pignatello,
Hugo Almeida,
Debora Santonocito,
Carmelo Puglia

Affiliations

Rosario Pignatello: Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology, Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Hugo Almeida: UCIBIO (Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences), REQUIMTE (Rede de Química e Tecnologia), MEDTECH (Medicines and Healthcare Products), Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Debora Santonocito: Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology, Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Carmelo Puglia: Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology, Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16060794
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 6
p. 794

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The clinical treatment of diseases affecting the eye globe, and specifically the retina and posterior eye segment, is often hindered by the physiological protection structures and mechanisms of the organ, as well as by the unsuitable physico-chemical features of the active molecules [...]

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Published in Pharmaceutics

ISSN: 1999-4923 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pharmacy and materia medica
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceutics/

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