Bioadhesion of hydrated chitosans: an in vitro and in vivo study

I Henriksen, KL Green, JD Smart, G Smistad… - International journal of …, 1996 - Elsevier
The (bio)adhesivity of several chitosan chloride samples was screened in vitro and compared
with hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose (HPMC), Carbopol 934P and polycarbophil by a force …

Interactions between liposomes and chitosan

I Henriksen, G Smistad, J Karlsen - International journal of pharmaceutics, 1994 - Elsevier
Negative and neutral liposomes were coated with the cationic polysaccharide chitosan, and
the interaction was studied by photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), electrophoretic light …

Studies on pectin coating of liposomes for drug delivery

…, SJ Alund, M Hiorth, AL Kjøniksen, G Smistad - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2011 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the surface coating of charged liposomes by three different
types of pectin (LM, HM and amidated pectin) by particle size determinations and zeta …

Formulation of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for local administration into the oral cavity

S Pistone, FM Goycoolea, A Young, G Smistad… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The efficacy of treatments for oral ailments is often challenged by a low residence time of the
conventional pharmaceutical formulations in the oral cavity. The residence time in the oral …

Interactions between liposomes and chitosan II: effect of selected parameters on aggregation and leakage

I Henriksen, SR Våagen, SA Sande, G Smistad… - International journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
The interaction between liposomes and chitosan has been described in an earlier paper. In
the present work, the production of liposome-chitosan complexes (Chitosomes) was further …

Studies on pectin-coated liposomes and their interaction with mucin

…, H Jonassen, M Hiorth, AL Kjøniksen, G Smistad - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pectin is a polymer with well-known mucoadhesive properties. In this study, liposomes were
coated with three different types of pectin. Their properties were characterized and their …

The influence of formulation variables on in vitro transfection efficiency and physicochemical properties of chitosan-based polyplexes

K Romøren, S Pedersen, G Smistad, Ø Evensen… - International journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate how a selection of formulation variables affects the in
vitro transfection efficiency and physicochemical properties (particle size, zetapotential and …

The potential of pectin as a stabilizer for liposomal drug delivery systems

G Smistad, S Bøyum, SJ Alund, ABC Samuelsen… - Carbohydrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of different types of pectin as
stabilizers for liposomal drug delivery systems. Positively charged liposomes were coated with …

Preparation of ionically cross-linked pectin nanoparticles in the presence of chlorides of divalent and monovalent cations

…, A Treves, AL Kjøniksen, G Smistad… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles were prepared by ionotropic gelation of low-methoxylated (LM) and amidated
low-methoxylated (AM) pectin with zinc chloride (ZnCl 2 ) in aqueous media. The samples …

Formulation and characterisation of primaquine loaded liposomes prepared by a pH gradient using experimental design

…, SA Sande, S Kristensen, G Smistad - International journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
The effect of different formulation factors (lipid type, cholesterol, charge, internal buffer
capacity, drug-to-lipid incubation ratio) on the encapsulation efficiency and size of primaquine …