Arle Kõrkjas

Mr. Arle Kõrkjas

Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

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

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26 September 2019 in Pharmaceutics
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EHEnni Hakkarainen
Enni Hakkarainen
AKArle Kõrkjas
Arle Kõrkjas
ILIvo Laidmäe
Ivo Laidmäe
ALAndres Lust
Andres Lust
KSKristian Semjonov
Kristian Semjonov
Jyrki HeinämäkiJyrki Heinämäki
Jyrki Heinämäki
We investigated nozzleless ultrasound-enhanced electrospinning (USES) as means to generate nanofibrous drug delivery systems (DDSs) for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. Traditional electrospinning (TES) equipped with a conventional spinneret was used as a reference method. High-molecular polyethylene oxide (PEO) and chitosan were used as carrier polymers and theophylline anhydrate as a water-soluble model drug. The nanofibers were electrospun with the diluted mixture (7:3) of aqueous acetic acid (90% v/v) and formic acid solution (90% v/v) (with a total solid content of 3% w/v). The fiber diameter and morphology of the nanofibrous DDSs were modulated by varying ultrasonic parameters in the USES process (i.e., frequency, pulse repetition frequency and cycles per pulse). We found that the USES technology produced nanofibers with higher fiber diameter (402 ± 127 nm) than TES (77 ± 21 nm). An increase of a burst count in USES increased the fiber diameter (555 ± 265 nm) and the variation in fiber size. The slight-to-moderate changes in a solid state (crystallinity) were detected when compared the nanofibers generated by TES and USES. In conclusion, USES provides a promising alternative for aqueous-based fabrication of nanofibrous DDSs for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.

2 November 2022 in Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
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AKArle Kõrkjas
Arle Kõrkjas
KLKaarel Laar
Kaarel Laar
ASAri Salmi
Ari Salmi
JMJoni Mäkinen
Joni Mäkinen
EHEdward Hæggström
Edward Hæggström
ILIvo Laidmäe
Ivo Laidmäe

15 November 2021 in Acta Pharmaceutica Hungarica
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AKArle Kõrkjas
Arle Kõrkjas
ILIvo Laidmäe
Ivo Laidmäe
KKKarin Kogermann
Karin Kogermann
ASAri Salmi
Ari Salmi
HNHeikki J. Nieminen
Heikki J. Nieminen
JHJyrki Heinämäki
Jyrki Heinämäki