Marcilio Cunha-Filho

Marcilio Cunha-Filho

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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-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 July 2020 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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BMBreno N. Matos
Breno N. Matos
MPMaíra N. Pereira
Maíra N. Pereira
MBMartha de O. Bravo
Martha de O. Bravo
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho
FSFelipe Saldanha-Araújo
Felipe Saldanha-Araújo
GGGuilherme M Gelfuso
Guilherme M Gelfuso

1 February 2021 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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STSeila Tolentino
Seila Tolentino
MPMaira N. Pereira
Maira N. Pereira
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho
TGTais Gratieri
Tais Gratieri
GGGuilherme M Gelfuso
Guilherme M Gelfuso

1 April 2018 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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LSLuis Antonio D. Silva
Luis Antonio D. Silva
SASusana L. Almeida
Susana L. Almeida
EAEllen C.P. Alonso
Ellen C.P. Alonso
PRPriscila B.R. Rocha
Priscila B.R. Rocha
FMFelipe T. Martins
Felipe T. Martins
RMRicardo Neves Marreto
Ricardo Neves Marreto

1 August 2018 in Chemico-Biological Interactions
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NFNeemias Cintra Fernandes
Neemias Cintra Fernandes
LBLara Barroso Brito
Lara Barroso Brito
GCGessyca Gonçalves Costa
Gessyca Gonçalves Costa
STStephânia Fleury Taveira
Stephânia Fleury Taveira
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho
RMRicardo Neves Marreto
Ricardo Neves Marreto

1 May 2020 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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CUCamila Y. Ushirobira
Camila Y. Ushirobira
LALuana A.F. Afiune
Luana A.F. Afiune
MPMaira N. Pereira
Maira N. Pereira
MCMarcilio Cunha-Filho
Marcilio Cunha-Filho
GGGuilherme M Gelfuso
Guilherme M Gelfuso
TGTaís Gratieri
Taís Gratieri