Livia L. Sa-Barreto

Dr. Livia L. Sa-Barreto


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 March 2019 in Pharmaceutics
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MAMaisa R. P. Araújo
Maisa R. P. Araújo
LSLivia L. Sa-Barreto
Livia L. Sa-Barreto
TGTaís Gratieri
Taís Gratieri
GGGuilherme M Gelfuso
Guilherme M Gelfuso
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho
The pharmaceutical industry is set to join the fourth industrial revolution with the 3D printing of medicines. The application of 3D printers in compounding pharmacies will turn them into digital pharmacies, wrapping up the telemedicine care cycle and definitively modifying the pharmacotherapeutic treatment of patients. Fused deposition modeling 3D printing technology melts extruded drug-loaded filaments into any dosage form; and allows the obtainment of flexible dosages with different shapes, multiple active pharmaceutical ingredients and modulated drug release kinetics—in other words, offering customized medicine. This work aimed to present an update on this technology, discussing its challenges. The co-participation of the pharmaceutical industry and compounding pharmacies seems to be the best way to turn this technology into reality. The pharmaceutical industry can produce drug-loaded filaments on a large scale with the necessary quality and safety guarantees; while digital pharmacies can transform the filaments into personalized medicine according to specific prescriptions. For this to occur, adaptations in commercial 3D printers will need to meet health requirements for drug products preparation, and it will be necessary to make advances in regulatory gaps and discussions on patent protection. Thus, despite the conservatism of the sector, 3D drug printing has the potential to become the biggest technological leap ever seen in the pharmaceutical segment, and according to the most optimistic prognostics, it will soon be within reach.

1 April 2018 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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LMLorena F.B. Malaquias
Lorena F.B. Malaquias
LSLivia L. Sa-Barreto
Livia L. Sa-Barreto
DFDaniel O. Freire
Daniel O. Freire
ISIZABEL CRISTINA RODRIGUES DA SILVA
IZABEL CRISTINA RODRIGUES DA SILVA
KKKapish Karan
Kapish Karan
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho

1 October 2019 in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
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FPFelipe Q. Pires
Felipe Q. Pires
Joyce Kelly Da SilvaJoyce Kelly Da Silva
Joyce Kelly Da Silva
LSLivia L. Sa-Barreto
Livia L. Sa-Barreto
TGTaís Gratieri
Taís Gratieri
GGGuilherme M Gelfuso
Guilherme M Gelfuso
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho

1 March 2020 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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TGTaís Gratieri
Taís Gratieri
LPLudmila Alvim Gomes Pinho
Ludmila Alvim Gomes Pinho
MOMarlange Almeida Oliveira
Marlange Almeida Oliveira
LSLivia L. Sa-Barreto
Livia L. Sa-Barreto
RMRicardo Neves Marreto
Ricardo Neves Marreto
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho

1 January 2017 in European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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MPMaíra N. Pereira
Maíra N. Pereira
HSHeidi L. Schulte
Heidi L. Schulte
NDNatane Duarte
Natane Duarte
ELEliana Martins Lima
Eliana Martins Lima
LSLivia L. Sa-Barreto
Livia L. Sa-Barreto
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho

1 April 2017 in Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
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FPFelipe Q. Pires
Felipe Q. Pires
TATamara Angelo
Tamara Angelo
Joyce Kelly Da SilvaJoyce Kelly Da Silva
Joyce Kelly Da Silva
LSLivia L. Sa-Barreto
Livia L. Sa-Barreto
ELEliana Martins Lima
Eliana Martins Lima
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho