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Varsha Pokharkar

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Poona College of Pharmacy Pune
Verified email at bharatividyapeeth.edu
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Chitosan reduced gold nanoparticles as novel carriers for transmucosal delivery of insulin

…, HM Joshi, M Sastry, VB Pokharkar - Pharmaceutical …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose Colloidal metallic systems have been recently investigated in the area of nanomedicine.
Gold nanoparticles have found themselves useful for diagnostic and drug delivery …

Studies on effect of pH on cross-linking of chitosan with sodium tripolyphosphate: a technical note

DR Bhumkar, VB Pokharkar - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2006 - Springer
and Conclusions The ionotropic gelation method for formation of crosslinked chitosan particles
can be easily modified from ionic cross-linking to deprotonation by adjusting the pH of …

Enhanced mucosal immune responses against tetanus toxoid using novel delivery system comprised of chitosan‐functionalized gold nanoparticles and botanical …

…, M Gautam, S Gairola, S Jadhav, V Pokharkar - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Approaches based on combined use of delivery systems and adjuvants are being favored to
maximize efficient mucosal delivery of antigens. Here, we describe a novel delivery system …

Exploring micellar-based polymeric systems for effective nose-to-brain drug delivery as potential neurotherapeutics

V Pokharkar, S Suryawanshi… - Drug Delivery and …, 2020 - Springer
Non-invasive nose-to-brain delivery presents a competitive strategy for effective drug
targeting. This strategy can potentially evade the blood-brain barrier (BBB) depending on the …

Gold nanoparticles as carriers for efficient transmucosal insulin delivery

HM Joshi, DR Bhumkar, K Joshi, V Pokharkar… - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials have gained tremendous importance in biology and medicine because they
can be used as carriers for delivering small molecules such as drugs, proteins, and genes. …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using marine polysaccharide: study of in-vitro antibacterial activity

V Venkatpurwar, V Pokharkar - Materials Letters, 2011 - Elsevier
The present contribution deals with one pot method for synthesis of silver nanoparticles
through green route using sulfated polysaccharide isolated from marine red algae (Porphyra …

Montelukast-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers: part I oral bioavailability improvement

A Patil-Gadhe, V Pokharkar - European Journal of Pharmaceutics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of the study was to formulate montelukast-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier (MNLC)
to improve its systemic bioavailability, avoid hepatic metabolism and reduce hepatic …

Quetiapine nanoemulsion for intranasal drug delivery: evaluation of brain-targeting efficiency

M Boche, V Pokharkar - AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017 - Springer
To evaluate the possibility of improved drug delivery of quetiapine fumarate (QTP), a
nanoemulsion system was developed for intranasal delivery. Effects of different HLBs of Emalex …

Natural gum reduced/stabilized gold nanoparticles for drug delivery formulations

…, EM Reddy, A Shiras, V Pokharkar… - … A European Journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
“Gellan Gum”, widely used in food and confectionary industry as a thickening and gelling
agent, has been employed as a reducing and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of gold …

Preparation and evaluation of miconazole nitrate-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for topical delivery

MR Bhalekar, V Pokharkar, A Madgulkar, N Patil… - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2009 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to prepare miconazole nitrate (MN) loaded solid lipid
nanoparticles (MN-SLN) effective for topical delivery of miconazole nitrate. Compritol 888 ATO as …