Publications by authors named "Alcimary Bispo Santos"

Article Synopsis
  • - UV radiation can lead to serious skin issues like sunburn and cancer, making sunscreen use crucial for protection against these effects.
  • - Concerns over the safety of traditional UV filters have led researchers to explore nanotechnology, which can enhance the effectiveness and safety of sunscreens by using nanocarriers to encapsulate active ingredients.
  • - Nanocarriers, which often use polymeric and lipid nanoparticles, show benefits like requiring less active ingredient, providing better sun protection, and decreasing the absorption of UV filters into the skin, making them a promising option for future sunscreen formulations.
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Major depressive disorder is considered one of the most common and prevalent diseases worldwide, affecting children, adults, and the elderly. Currently, several antidepressant drugs are available on the market, but the low adherence of patients due to the slow therapeutic response is a problem to be solved. In this way, cyclodextrins become an alternative to circumvent the limitations and improve the physicochemical and pharmacological properties of this class of drugs.

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Introduction: Osteoarthritis is a musculoskeletal disease that can lead to the loss and inability of those affected to perform normal daily functions, which leads to a decrease in quality of life. The main symptoms of osteoarthritis are tenderness, joint pain, stiffness, crepitus, limited movement, and local inflammation.

Areas Covered: The selected patents were deposited from 2010 to April 2022 involving 57 documents that were in line with the study objective in the final selection.

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