Potential Applications of Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials to Surpass the Gastrointestinal Physiological Obstacles and Enhance the Intestinal Drug Absorption

The small intestine provides the major site for the absorption of numerous orally administered drugs. However, before reaching to the systemic circulation to exert beneficial pharmacological activities, the oral drug delivery is hindered by poor absorption/metabolic instability of the drugs in gastr...

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Main Authors: Nutthapoom Pathomthongtaweechai, Chatchai Muanprasat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/6/887