Joint Surface-Active Phospholipid-Mimetic Liposomes for Intra-Articular Delivery of Paclitaxel.

Synovial inflammation, angiogenesis and joint degradation are the hallmarks of inflammatory arthritis progression. Angiostatic targeting is an extensively studied potential therapeutic option for inflammatory arthritis. Studies have confirmed that surface-active phospholipids (SAPLs), predominantly phosphatidylcholines (PCs), are responsible for the lubricating properties of lubricin in joints.

Multi-scale strategy to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa on surfaces using solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with free fatty acids.

Infections are both frequent and costly in hospitals around the world, leading to longer hospital stays, overuse of antibiotics, and excessive costs to the healthcare system. Moreover, antibiotic resistant organisms, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa are increasing in frequency, leading to 1.7 million infections per year in USA hospitals, and 99,000 deaths, both due to the evolution of antibiotic resistance and the formation of biofilms on medical devices.

A nanoparticulate injectable hydrogel as a tissue engineering scaffold for multiple growth factor delivery for bone regeneration.

Gellan xanthan gels have been shown to be excellent carriers for growth factors and as matrices for several tissue engineering applications. Gellan xanthan gels along with chitosan nanoparticles of 297 ± 61 nm diameter, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7) were employed in a dual growth factor delivery system to promote the differentiation of human fetal osteoblasts. An injectable system with ionic and temperature gelation was optimized and characterized.