Blar i forfatter "Mattsson, Sofia"

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    • Chitosan in Mucoadhesive Drug Delivery: Focus on Local Vaginal Therapy 

      Andersen, Toril; Bleher, Stefan; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Tho, Ingunn; Mattsson, Sofia; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-07)
      Mucoadhesive drug therapy destined for localized drug treatment is gaining increasing importance in today’s drug development. Chitosan, due to its known biodegradability, bioadhesiveness and excellent safety profile offers means to improve mucosal drug therapy. We have used chitosan as mucoadhesive polymer to develop liposomes able to ensure prolonged residence time at vaginal site. Two types of ...

    • Chitosan-Based Nanomedicine to Fight Genital Candida Infections: Chitosomes 

      Andersen, Toril; Mishchenko, Ekaterina; Flaten, Gøril Eide; Sollid, Johanna U Ericson; Mattsson, Sofia; Tho, Ingunn; Skalko-Basnet, Natasa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-04)
      Vaginal infections are associated with high recurrence, which is often due to a lack of efficient treatment of complex vaginal infections comprised of several types of pathogens, especially fungi and bacteria. Chitosan, a mucoadhesive polymer with known antifungal effect, could offer a great improvement in vaginal therapy; the chitosan-based nanosystem could both provide antifungal effects and ...