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Paola Mura is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics as well as Medicine. Their scholarly work includes 32 publications in Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics and 18 in Medicine. Specific subfields of study include Pharmaceutical Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pharmacology, Biomaterials, and Materials Chemistry.

The primary topics addressed in Mura's research cover drug solubility and delivery systems, advanced drug delivery systems, advancements in transdermal drug delivery, pharmaceutical studies and practices, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, curcumin's biomedical applications, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery.

Mura's frequent publication venues include:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Marine Drugs
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The expert's recent papers illustrate a focus on drug delivery technologies and pharmaceutical formulations. Notable recent publications are:

  • Multiple Roles of Chitosan in Mucosal Drug Delivery: An Updated Review, 2022, Marine Drugs
  • Evaluation and Comparison of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) as Vectors to Develop Hydrochlorothiazide Effective and Safe Pediatric Oral Liquid Formulations, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Advantages of the combined use of cyclodextrins and nanocarriers in drug delivery: A review, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Development and microbiological evaluation of chitosan and chitosan-alginate microspheres for vaginal administration of metronidazole, 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Development of a Cyclodextrin-Based Mucoadhesive-Thermosensitive In Situ Gel for Clonazepam Intranasal Delivery, 2021, Pharmaceutics

Mura collaborates frequently with other researchers including Marzia Cirri, Francesca Maestrelli, Natascia Mennini, Giulia Nerli, and Diletta Biagi. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications, with the highest coauthorship counts being 19 and 18 papers alongside Marzia Cirri and Francesca Maestrelli, respectively.

Best Publications

  • Analytical techniques for characterization of cyclodextrin complexes in the solid state: A review.

    Paola Mura

  • Analytical techniques for characterization of cyclodextrin complexes in aqueous solution: a review.

    Paola Mura

  • Preparation and characterisation of liposomes encapsulating ketoprofen-cyclodextrin complexes for transdermal drug delivery

    Francesca Maestrelli;Maria Luísa González-Rodríguez;Antonio Maria Rabasco;Paola Mura

  • Interactions of ketoprofen and ibuprofen with β-cyclodextrins in solution and in the solid state

    P Mura;G.P Bettinetti;A Manderioli;M.T Faucci

  • The influence of polyvinylpyrrolidone on naproxen complexation with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin

    Paola Mura;M.Teresa Faucci;Gian Piero Bettinetti

  • Development, characterization and in vivo evaluation of benzocaine-loaded liposomes.

    Paola Mura;Francesca Maestrelli;Maria Luisa González-Rodríguez;Ilaria Michelacci

  • Effect of preparation technique on the properties of liposomes encapsulating ketoprofen-cyclodextrin complexes aimed for transdermal delivery

    Francesca Maestrelli;Maria Luisa González-Rodríguez;Antonio Maria Rabasco;Paola Mura

  • Evaluation of transcutol as a clonazepam transdermal permeation enhancer from hydrophilic gel formulations.

    P Mura;M.T Faucci;G Bramanti;P Corti

  • Development of a new delivery system consisting in "drug--in cyclodextrin--in nanostructured lipid carriers" for ketoprofen topical delivery.

    M. Cirri;M. Bragagni;N. Mennini;P. Mura

  • Utilization of differential scanning calorimetry as a screening technique to determine the compatibility of ketoprofen with excipients

    P. Mura;A. Manderioli;G. Bramanti;S. Furlanetto

  • Development and Evaluation of Glyburide Fast Dissolving Tablets Using Solid Dispersion Technique

    M. Valleri;P. Mura;F. Maestrelli;M. Cirri

  • Sustained-release matrix tablets of metformin hydrochloride in combination with triacetyl-β-cyclodextrin

    Giovanna Corti;Marzia Cirri;Francesca Maestrelli;Natascia Mennini

  • A new drug nanocarrier consisting of chitosan and hydoxypropylcyclodextrin.

    Francesca Maestrelli;Marcos Garcia-Fuentes;Paola Mura;Maria José Alonso

  • Compatibility study between ibuproxam and pharmaceutical excipients using differential scanning calorimetry, hot-stage microscopy and scanning electron microscopy

    P. Mura;M.T. Faucci;A. Manderioli;G. Bramanti

  • Development of enteric-coated calcium pectinate microspheres intended for colonic drug delivery.

    Francesca Maestrelli;Marzia Cirri;Giovanna Corti;Natascia Mennini

  • Ternary systems of naproxen with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and aminoacids

    Paola Mura;Francesca Maestrelli;Marzia Cirri

  • Design, characterization and in vivo evaluation of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) as a new drug delivery system for hydrochlorothiazide oral administration in pediatric therapy.

    Marzia Cirri;Lavinia Maestrini;Francesca Maestrelli;Natascia Mennini

  • Influence of formulation and process variables on in vitro release of theophylline from directly-compressed Eudragit matrix tablets

    A. Ceballos;M. Cirri;F. Maestrelli;G. Corti

  • Quality by design approach for developing chitosan-Ca-alginate microspheres for colon delivery of celecoxib-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-PVP complex.

    N. Mennini;S. Furlanetto;M. Cirri;P. Mura

  • Properties of Solid Dispersions of Naproxen in Various Polyethylene Glycols

    P. Mura;A. Manderioli;G. Bramanti;L. Ceccarelli

  • Influence of the preparation method on the physicochemical properties of ketoprofen-cyclodextrin binary systems.

    P. Mura;M.T. Faucci;P.L. Parrini;S. Furlanetto

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Furlanetto
Sandra Furlanetto University of Florence
Carla Ghelardini
Carla Ghelardini University of Florence
Claudiu T. Supuran
Claudiu T. Supuran University of Florence
Andrea Scozzafava
Andrea Scozzafava University of Florence
Angela Casini
Angela Casini Technical University of Munich
Fabrizio Carta
Fabrizio Carta University of Florence
Andrea Gazzaniga
Andrea Gazzaniga University of Milan
César Viseras
César Viseras University of Granada
Alberto Chiarugi
Alberto Chiarugi University of Florence
Gaetano Zaccara
Gaetano Zaccara Santa Maria Nuova Hospital

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