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59. El-Zaafarany G.M., Soliman M.E., Mansour S., Cespi M., Palmieri G.F., Illum L., Casettari L.*, Awad G.A.S.
A tailored thermosensitive PLGA-PEG-PLGA/emulsomes composite for enhanced oxcarbazepine brain delivery via the nasal route
Pharmaceutics - November 2018 - (IF 2017 = 3.746 - Q1)

 

58. Fagioli L., Pavoni L., Logrippo S., Pelucchini C., Rampoldi L., Cespi M., Bonacucina G.* and Casettari L.
Linear viscoelastic properties of selected polysaccharide gums as function of concentration, pH and temperature
Journal of Food Science - November 2018 - (IF 2017 = 2.018 - Q2)

 

57. Campana R.*, Biondo F., Mastrotto F., Baffone W. and Casettari L.
Chitosans as new tools against biofilms formation on the surface of silicone urinary catheters
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Volume 118, Part B, 15 October 2018, Pages 2193-2200 - (IF 2017 = 3.909 - Q1)

 

56. Martins J.P., D’Auria R., Liu D., Fontana F., Ferreira M.P.A., Correia A., Kemell M., Mäkilä E., Salonen J., Casettari L., Hirvonen J., Sarmento B. and Santos H.A.
Engineered multifunctional albumin-decorated porous silicon nanoparticles for FcRn translocation of insulin
Small - Volume 14, Issue 27, July 2018 - (IF 2017 = 9.598 - Q1)

 

55. Lucarini S., Fagioli L., Cavanagh R., Liang W., Perinelli D.R., Campana M., Stolnik S., Lam J.K.W., Casettari L.* and Duranti A.
Synthesis, Structure–Activity Relationships and In Vitro Toxicity Profile of lactose-Based Fatty Acid Monoesters as Possible Drug Permeability
Pharmaceutics - Volume 10, Issue 3, July 2018, Pages 81 - (IF 2017 = 3.746 - Q1)

 

54. Raik S.V., Andranovitš S., Petrova V.A., Xu Y., Lam J.K.W., Morris G.A., Brodskaia A.V., Casettari L., Kritchenkov A.S., Skorik Y.A.*
Comparative study of diethylaminoethyl-chitosan and methylglycol-chitosan as potential non-viral vectors for gene therapy
Polymers - Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2018, Pages 442-456 - (IF 2017 = 2.935 - Q1)

 

53. Soliman M.E., Elmowafy E., Casettari L.* and Alexander C.
Star-shaped poly(oligoethylene glycol) copolymers-based gels: thermo-responsive behaviour and bioapplicability for risedronate intranasal delivery
International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Volume 543, Issues 1-2, May 2018, Pages 224-233 - (IF 2017 = 3.862 - Q1)

 

52. Perinelli D.R., Fagioli L., Campana R., Lam J.K.W., Baffone W., Palmieri G.F., Casettari L. and Bonacucina G.*
Chitosan-based nanosystems and their exploited antimicrobial activity
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Volume 117, May 2018, Pages 8-20 (IF 2017 = 3.466 - Q1)

 

51. Perinelli D.R., Campana R., Skouras A., Bonacucina G., Cespi M., Mastrotto F., Baffone W. and Casettari L.*
Chitosan loaded into a hydrogel delivery system as a strategy to treat vaginal co-infection
Pharmaceutics - Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017, Pages 23-37 (IF 2017 = 3.746 - Q1)

 

50. Perinelli D.R., Lucarini S., Fagioli L., Campana R., Vllasaliu D., Duranti A. and Casettari L.*
Lactose oleate as new biocompatible surfactant for pharmaceutical applications
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics - Volume 124, March 2018, Pages 55–62 (IF 2017 = 4.491 - Q1)

 

49. Benelli G.*, Pavela R., Giordani C., Casettari L., Curzi G., Cappellacci L., Petrelli R., Maggi F.
Acute and sub-lethal toxicity of eight essential oils of commercial interest against the filariasis mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus and the housefly Musca domestica
Industrial Crops and Products - Volume 112, February 2018, Pages 668–680 (IF 2017 = 3.849 - Q1)

 

48. Bisharat L., Berardi A., Perinelli D.R., Bonacucina G., Casettari L., Cespi M.*, AlKhatib H.S. and Palmieri G.F.
Aggregation of zein in aqueous ethanol dispersions: effect on cast film properties
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Volume 106, January 2018, Pages 360-368 - (IF 2017 = 3.909 - Q1)

 

47. Perinelli D.R., Vllasaliu D., Bonacucina G., Come B., Pucciarelli S., Ricciutelli M., Cespi M., Itri R., Spinozzi F., Casettari L.* and Palmieri G.F.
Rhamnolipids as epithelial permeability enhancers for macromolecular therapeutics
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics - Volume 119, October 2017, Pages 419-425 - (IF 2017 = 4.491 - Q1)

 

46. Perinelli D.R., Cespi M., Pucciarelli S., Vincenzetti S., Casettari L., , Lam J.K.W., Logrippo S., Canala E., Soliman M.E., Bonacucina G.* and Palmieri G.F.
Water-in-Oil Microemulsions for Protein Delivery: Loading Optimization and Stability
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Volume 18, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 410-421 - (IF 2017 = 1.819 - Q2)

 

45. Campana R., Casettari L.*, Ciandrini E., Illum L. and Baffone W.
Chitosans inhibit the growth and the adhesion of Klebsiella pneumonia and Escherichia coli clinical isolates on urinary catheters
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Volume 50, Issue 2, August 2017, Pages 135-141 - (IF 2017 = 4.253 - Q1)

 

44. Berardi A., Bisharat L., Bonacucina G., Casettari L., Logrippo S., Cespi M.*, AlKhatib H.S. and Palmieri G.F.
Formulation, swelling and dissolution kinetics study of zein based matrix tablets
Powder Technology – Volume 310, April 2017, Pages 241-249 (IF 2017 = 3.230 - Q1)

43. Campana R.*, Casettari L., Fagioli L., Cespi M., Bonacucina G. and Baffone W.
Activity of essential oil-based microemulsions against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms developed on stainless steel surface in different culture media and growth conditions
International Journal of Food Microbiology – Volume 241, January 2017, Pages 132-140 - (IF 2017 = 3.451 - Q1)

 

42. Perinelli D.R., Cespi M., Casettari L., Vllasaliu D., Cangiotti M., Ottaviani M.F., Giorgioni G., Bonacucina G.* and Palmieri G.F.
Correlation among chemical structure, surface properties and cytotoxicity of N-acyl alanine and serine surfactants
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics – Volume 109, December 2016, Pages 93-102 - (IF 2016 = 4.159 - Q1)

 

41. Lucarini S., Fagioli L., Campana R., Cole H., Duranti A., Baffone W., Vllasaliu D., and Casettari L.*
Unsaturated fatty acids lactose esters: cytotoxicity, permeability enhancement and antimicrobial activity
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics – Volume 107, October 2016, Pages 88-96 - (IF 2016 = 4.159 - Q1)

40. Logrippo S., Bonacucina G.*, Ganzetti R., Polidori C., Cespi M., Marziali A., Ricciutelli M., Casettari L., Perinelli D.R., Sestili M. and Palmieri G.F.
Chemical and microbiological stability studies of an aqueous solution of pravastatin sodium salt for drug therapy of the dysphagic patients
European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy - Volume 23, Issue 5, September 2016, Pages 288-293 - (IF 201 = 0.718 - Q4)

 

39. Ciandrini E., Campana R., Casettari L., Perinelli D.R., Fagioli L., Manti A., Palmieri G.F., Papa S. and Baffone W*.
Characterization of biosurfactants produced by Lactobacillus spp. and their activity against oral streptococci biofilm
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - Volume 100, Issue 15, August 2016, Pages 6767-6777 - (IF 2016 = 3.420 - Q2)

 

38. Shalaby K.S., Soliman M.E., Bonacucina G., Cespi M., Palmieri G.F., Sammour O.A., El Shamy A.A., Illum L. and Casettari L.*
Nanoparticles based on linear and star-shaped poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) copolymers for the delivery of antitubulin drug
Pharmaceutical Research – Volume 33, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 2010-2024 - (IF 2016 = 3.002 - Q2)

 

37. Perinelli D.R., Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Naylor A., Whitaker M., Lam J.K.W., Howdle S.M., Casettari L.* and Palmieri G.F.
PEGylated biodegradable polyesters for PGSS microparticles formulation: processability, physical and release properties
Current Drug Delivery - Volume 13, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 673-681 - (IF 2016 = 2.516 - Q2)

 

36. Martarelli D., Casettari L.*, Shalaby K.S., Soliman M.E., Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Fagioli L., Perinelli D.R., Lam J.K.W. and Palmieri G.F.
Optimization of melatonin dissolution from extended release matrices using artificial neural networking
Current Drug Delivery - Volume 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 565-573 - (IF 2016 = 2.516 - Q2)

 

35. Man D.K.W., Chow M.Y.T., Casettari L., Gonzalez-Juarrero M. and Lam J.K.W.*
Potential and development of inhaled RNAi therapeutics for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
Advanced Drug Delivery Review - Volume 102, July 2016, Pages 21-32 - (IF 201 = 11.764 - Q1)

 

34. Bonacucina G., Perinelli D.R., Cespi M., Casettari L., Cossi R., Blasi P., Palmieri G.F.*
Acoustic spectroscopy: a powerful analytical method for the pharmaceutical field?
International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Volume 503, Issue 1-2, April 2016, Pages 174-195 - (IF 2016 = 3.649 - Q1) 

 

33. Casettari L., Bonacucina G., Cespi M.*, Perinelli D.R., Micheli M., Cacciatore I., Di Stefano A., Palmieri G.F.
Effect of manufacturing temperature and molecular weights on compression, mechanical and dissolution properties of PEOs matrix tablets
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology - Volume 32, Part B, April 2016, Pages 236-240 - (IF 2016 = 1.194 - Q4)

               

32. Rajabnezhad S., Casettari L., Lam J.K.W., Nomani A., Torkaman M.R., Palmieri G.F., Rajabnejad M.R. and Darbandi M.A.*
Pulmonary delivery of rifampicin microspheres using lower generations polyamidoamine dendrimers as a carrier
Powder Technology -Volume 291, 1 April 2016, Pages 366–374 - (IF 2016 = 2.942 - Q1)

 

31. Abdal-hay A.*, Hussein K.H., Casettari L., Khalil K.A. and Hamdy A.S.
Fabrication of novel high performance ductile poly(lactic acid) nanofiber scaffold coated with poly(vinyl alcohol) for tissue engineering applications
Materials Science and Engineering: C - Volume 60, March 2016, Pages 143–150 (IF 2016 = 4.164 - Q2)

 

30. Perinelli D.R., Casettari L., Cespi M., Fini F., Man D.K.W., Giorgioni G., Canala S., Lam J.K.W., Bonacucina G.* and Palmieri G.F.
Chemical-physical properties and cytotoxicity of N-decanoyl amino
acid-based surfactants: effect of polar heads
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects -Volume 492, March 2016, Pages 38–46 - (IF 2016 = 2.714 - Q2)

 

29. Kwok P.C.L., Grabarek A., Chow M.Y.T., Lan Y., Li J.C.W., Casettari L., Mason A.J. and Lam J.K.W.*
Inhalable spray-dried formulation of D-LAK antimicrobial peptides targeting tuberculosis
International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Volume 491, Issues 1–2, 1 August 2015, Pages 367–374 - (IF 2015 = 3.994 - Q1)

 

28. Man D.K.W., Casettari L., Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Palmieri G.F., Sze S.C.W., Leung G. P. H., Lam J.K.W.*, Kwok P.C.L.
Oleanolic acid-loaded PEGylated nanoparticles with enhanced cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines
Molecular Pharmaceutics - Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2015, Pages 2112-2125 - (IF 2015 = 4.342 - Q1)

 

27. Casettari L., Bonacucina G., Morris G.A., Perinelli D.R., Lucaioli P., Cespi M.*, Palmieri G.F
Dextran and its potential use as tablet excipient
Powder Technology -Volume 273, March 2015, Pages 125–132 - (IF 2015 = 2.759 - Q1)

 

26. Perinelli D.R., Bonacucina G., Pucciarelli S., Cespi M., Casettari L., Polzonetti V., Carpi F.M., Palmieri G.F.*
Could albumin affect the self-assembling properties of a block co-polymer system and drug release? An in-vitro study
Pharmaceutical Research – Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1094-1104 (IF 2015 = 3.260 - Q2)

 

 

25. Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Pucciarelli S., Cocci P., Perinelli D.R., Casettari L., Illum L., Palmieri G.F., Palermo F.A.*, Mosconi G.
Evaluation of thermosensitive poloxamer 407 gel systems for the sustained release of estradiol in a fish model
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics -Volume 88, Issue 3, November 2014, Pages 954–961 (IF 2014 = 3.850 - Q1)

24. Shalaby K.S., Soliman M.E.*, Casettari L., Bonacucina G., Cespi M., Palmieri G.F., Sammour O.A., El Shamy A.A.
Determination of factors controlling the particle size and entrapment efficiency of Noscapine in PEG/PLA nanoparticles using artificial neural networks
International Journal of Nanomedicine - Volume 9, Issue 1, October 2014, Pages 4953–4964 (IF 2014 = 4.383 - Q1)

 

23. Cespi M., Perinelli D.R., Casettari L., Bonacucina G., Caporicci G., Rendina F., Palmieri G.F.*
Use of in-die powder densification parameters in the implementation of Process Analytical Technologies for tablet production on industrial scale
International Journal of Pharmaceutics -Volume 477, September 2014, Pages 140–147 (IF 2014 = 3.650 - Q1)

22. Casettari L. and Illum L.*
Chitosan in nasal delivery systems for therapeutic drugs
Journal of Controlled Release - Volume 190, September 2014, Pages 189–200 (IF 2014 = 7.705 - Q1)

21. Perinelli D.R., Bonacucina G., Cespi M., Naylor A., Whitaker M., Palmieri G.F., Giorgioni G., Casettari L.*
Evaluation of P(L)LA-PEG-P(L)LA as processing aid for biodegradable particles from gas saturated solutions (PGSS) process
International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Volume 468, Issue 1-2, July 2014, Pages 250-257 - 2014 (IF 2014 = 3.650 - Q1)

20. Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Roberts M., Hanson S., Jones S., Makevica E., Casettari L., Palmieri G.F.*
Evaluation of citrus fibres as a tablet excipient
AAPS PharmSciTech - Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 279-286 (IF 2014 = 1.641 - Q3)

 

19. Cespi M., Casettari L., Palmieri G.F., Perinelli D.R., Bonacucina G.*
Rheological characterization of polyvinyl caprolactampolyvinyl acetate-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer (Soluplus®) water dispersion
Colloid and Polymer Science - Volume 292, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 235-241 (IF 2014 = 1.865 - Q2)

18. Cespi M., Casettari L., Bonacucina G., Giorgioni G., Perinelli D.R. and Palmieri G.F.*
Evaluation of PEG-PLA di-block copolymers as additive in hypromellose film coating
Polymers for Advanced Technologies - Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2013, Pages 1018-1024 (IF 2013 = 1.964 - Q2)

 

17. Perinelli D.R., Cespi M., Pucciarelli S., Casettari L., Palmieri G.F. and Bonacucina G.*
Effect of phosphate buffer on the micellization process of poloxamer 407: microcalorimetry, acoustic spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering (DLS) studies
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume 436, September 2013, Pages 123-129 (IF 2013 = 2.354 - Q2)

16. Vllasaliu D., Casettari L.*, Bonacucina G., Cespi M., Palmieri G.F and Illum L.
Folic acid conjugated chitosan nanoparticles for tumor targeting of therapeutic and imaging agents
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology - Volume 1, Issue 3, July 2013, Pages 184-203.

15. Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Casettari L., Ronchi S. and Palmieri G.F.*
Effect of temperature increase during the tableting of pharmaceutical materials
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 448, Issue 1, May 2013, Pages 320–326 (IF 2013 = 3.785 - Q1).

14. Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Casettari L. and Palmieri G.F.*
Rheological and thermo-mechanical properties of Sepifilm-Sepisperse water dispersion and films
Thermochimica Acta, Volume 557, April 2013, Pages 7–12. (IF 2013 = 2.105 - Q2)

 

13. Bonacucina G., Cespi M., Mencarelli G., Casettari L. and Palmieri G.F.*
The use of acoustic spectroscopy in the characterisation of ternary phase diagrams
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 441, Issues 1–2, January 2013, Pages 603–610. (IF 2013 = 3.785 - Q1)

12. Casettari L., Cespi M., Palmieri G.F. and Bonacucina G.*
Characterisation of the interaction between chitosan and inorganic sodium phosphates by means of rheological and optical microscopy studies
Carbohydrate Polymers, Volume 91, Issue 2, January 2013, Pages 597-602. (IF 2013 = 3.916 - Q1)

 

11. Casettari L.*, Vllasaliu D., Lam J., Soliman M., Illum L.
Biomedical applications of amino acid-modified chitosans: A review
Biomaterials, Volume 33, Issue 30, October 2012, Pages 7565-7583. (IF 2012 = 7.604 - Q1)

 

10. Casettari L.*, Gennari L., Angelino D., Ninfali P., Castagnino E.
ORAC of chitosan and its derivatives
Food Hydrocolloids, Volume 28, Issue 2, August 2012, Pages 243-247. (IF 2012 = 3.494 - Q1)

 

9. Vllasaliu D.*, Casettari L., Fowler R., Exposito-Harris R., Garnett M., Illum L., Stolnik S.
Absorption-promoting effects of chitosan in airway and intestinal cell lines: a comparative study
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 430, Issue 1-2, July 2012, Pages 151-160. (IF 2012 = 3.458 - Q1)

8. Casettari L., Vllasaliu D., Castagnino E., Stolnik S., Howdle S., Illum L.*
PEGylated chitosan derivatives: Synthesis, characterizations and pharmaceutical applications
Progress in Polymer Science, Volume 37, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 659-685. (IF 2012 = 26.383 - Q1)

 

7. Casettari L., Cespi M., Castagnino E.*
Evaluation of dibutyrylchitin as new excipient for sustained drug release
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, Volume 38, Issue 8, August 2012, Pages 979-984. (IF 2012 = 1.539 - Q3)

 

6. Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Casettari L., Mencarelli G. and Palmieri G.F.*
Poloxamer Thermogel Systems as Medium for Crystallization
Pharmaceutical Research – Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 818-826. (IF 2012 = 4.742 - Q1)

 

5. Cespi M., Bonacucina G., Mencarelli G., Casettari L., Palmieri G.F.*
Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of hypromellose 2910 free films
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Vol. 72, Issue 2, July 2011, Pages 458-463. (IF 2011 = 4.269 - Q1)

4. Casettari L., Castagnino E., Stolnik S., Lewis A., Howdle S.M., Illum L.*
Surface Characterisation of Bioadhesive PLGA/Chitosan Microparticles Produced by Supercritical Fluid Technology.
Pharmaceutical Research, Volume 28, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 1668-1682. (IF 2011 = 4.093 - Q1)

3. Casettari L., Vllasaliu D.*, Mantovani G., Howdle S.M., Stolnik S., Illum L.
Effect of PEGylation on the toxicity and permeability enhancement of chitosan.
Biomacromolecules, Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2010, Pages 2825-3218. (IF 2010 = 5.327 - Q1)

 

2. Vllasaliu D., Exposito-Harris R., Heras A., Casettari L., Garnett M., Illum L., Stolnik S.*
Tight junction modulation by chitosan nanoparticles: Comparison with chitosan solution.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 400, Issue 1-2, November 2010, Pages 183-193. (IF 2010 = 3.607 - Q1) 

 

1. Castagnino E.*, Ottaviani M.F., Cangiotti M., Morelli M., Casettari L., Muzzarelli R.A.A.
Radical scavenging activity of 5-methylpyrrolidinone chitosan and dibutyryl chitin.
Carbohydrate Polymers, Volume 74, Issue 3, 4 November 2008, Pages 640-647. (IF 2008 = 2.644 - Q1)