Paulo H. S. Picciani

Dr. Paulo H. S. Picciani


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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

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

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1 September 2015 in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
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TBThaís Barradas
Thaís Barradas
VCVânia Emerich Bucco de Campos
Vânia Emerich Bucco de Campos
JSJuliana Perdiz Senna
Juliana Perdiz Senna
CCCristal dos Santos Cerqueira Coutinho
Cristal dos Santos Cerqueira Coutinho
BTBruna Santuzzi Tebaldi
Bruna Santuzzi Tebaldi
CMClaudia Regina Elias Mansur
Claudia Regina Elias Mansur

1 November 2018 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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TBThaís Barradas
Thaís Barradas
JSJuliana Perdiz Senna
Juliana Perdiz Senna
SCStephani Araujo Cardoso
Stephani Araujo Cardoso
PPPaulo H. S. Picciani
Paulo H. S. Picciani
CMClaudia R. Elias Mansur
Claudia R. Elias Mansur

1 July 2017 in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
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TBThaís Barradas
Thaís Barradas
JSJuliana Perdiz Senna
Juliana Perdiz Senna
SCStephani Araujo Cardoso
Stephani Araujo Cardoso
SNSara Nicoli
Sara Nicoli
CPCristina Padula
Cristina Padula
CMClaudia R. Elias Mansur
Claudia R. Elias Mansur

13 June 2017 in Materials
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MFMarjorie Freire
Marjorie Freire
FAFrancisco Alexandrino-Junior
Francisco Alexandrino-Junior
HMHenrique Rodrigues Marcelino
Henrique Rodrigues Marcelino
PPPaulo Henrique de Souza Picciani
Paulo Henrique de Souza Picciani
PPPaulo H. S. Picciani
Paulo H. S. Picciani
EEEryvaldo Socrates Egito
Eryvaldo Socrates Egito
Understanding the factors that can modify the drug release profile of a drug from a Drug-Delivery-System (DDS) is a mandatory step to determine the effectiveness of new therapies. The aim of this study was to assess the Amphotericin-B (AmB) kinetic release profiles from polymeric systems with different compositions and geometries and to correlate these profiles with the thermodynamic parameters through mathematical modeling. Film casting and electrospinning techniques were used to compare behavior of films and fibers, respectively. Release profiles from the DDSs were performed, and the mathematical modeling of the data was carried out. Activation energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy of the drug release process were determined. AmB release profiles showed that the relationship to overcome the enthalpic barrier was PVA-fiber > PVA-film > PLA-fiber > PLA-film. Drug release kinetics from the fibers and the films were better fitted on the Peppas–Sahlin and Higuchi models, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters corroborate these findings, revealing that the AmB release from the evaluated systems was an endothermic and non-spontaneous process. Thermodynamic parameters can be used to explain the drug kinetic release profiles. Such an approach is of utmost importance for DDS containing insoluble compounds, such as AmB, which is associated with an erratic bioavailability.

7 July 2010 in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
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PPPaulo H. S. Picciani
Paulo H. S. Picciani
EMEliton S. Medeiros
Eliton S. Medeiros
ZPZhongli Pan
Zhongli Pan
DWDelilah F. Wood
Delilah F. Wood
WOWilliam J. Orts
William J. Orts
BSBluma G Soares
Bluma G Soares

1 October 2013 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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TBThaís Barradas
Thaís Barradas
LLLea Maria Almeida Lopes
Lea Maria Almeida Lopes
EREduardo Ricci-Júnior
Eduardo Ricci-Júnior
PPPaulo H. S. Picciani
Paulo H. S. Picciani
CMClaudia Regina Elias Mansur
Claudia Regina Elias Mansur