An Overview of Chitosan Nanofibers and their Applications in the Drug Delivery Process.

Chitosan is a polycationic natural polymer which is abundant in nature. Chitosan has gained much attention as natural polymer in the biomedical field. The up to date drug delivery as well as the nanotechnology in controlled release of drugs from chitosan nanofibers are focused in this review.

Effect of surfactant on dissolution of spherical particles in micellar systems.

The influence of micelle-drug solubilization on the dissolution rate of monodisperse particles of benzocaine has been investigated. A model describing and predicting the initial dissolution rates of spherical particles was derived starting from the boundary layer theory. The dissolution rate of benzocaine spherical particles was determined in water and in solutions of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) under static conditions.