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Lisa C du Toit

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Uwaezuoke O, Kumar P, du Toit L, Ally N, Choonara Y
ACS Omega . 2024 Jul; 9(29):31410-31426. PMID: 39072132
Current challenges with ocular drug delivery and the chronic nature of many ocular ailments render the use of traditional ocular devices for additional drug delivery purposes very attractive. To achieve...
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Sithole M, Mndlovu H, du Toit L, Choonara Y
Curr Pharm Des . 2023 Oct; 29(40):3187-3205. PMID: 37779402
The physicochemical properties of polymeric hydrogels render them attractive for the development of 3D printed prototypes for tissue engineering in regenerative medicine. Significant effort has been made to design hydrogels...
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Sithole M, Kumar P, du Toit L, Erlwanger K, Ubanako P, Choonara Y
Int J Mol Sci . 2023 Apr; 24(8). PMID: 37108772
This research aimed to substantiate the potential practicality of utilizing a matrix-like platform, a novel 3D-printed biomaterial scaffold, to enhance and guide host cells' growth for bone tissue regeneration. The...
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Mndlovu H, du Toit L, Kumar P, Choonara Y
Biomed Mater . 2023 Apr; 18(4). PMID: 37075773
Hydrogels have drawn much attention in the field of tissue regeneration and wound healing owing to the application of biocompatible peptides to tailor structural features necessitating optimal tissue remodeling performance....
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Naik K, du Toit L, Ally N, Choonara Y
Pharmaceutics . 2023 Feb; 15(2). PMID: 36839888
The vitreous humour is a gel-like structure that composes the majority of each eye. It functions to provide passage of light, be a viscoelastic dampener, and hold the retina in...
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Mndlovu H, Kumar P, du Toit L, Choonara Y
AAPS PharmSciTech . 2022 Sep; 23(7):247. PMID: 36050512
Cytocompatibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability are amongst the most desirable qualities of wound dressings and can be tuned during the bioplatform fabrication steps to enhance wound healing capabilities. A three-stepped approach...
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Uwaezuoke O, du Toit L, Kumar P, Ally N, Choonara Y
Pharmaceutics . 2022 Aug; 14(8). PMID: 36015321
Delivering high-molecular-weight hydrophobic peptides, such as cyclosporine A, across the corneal epithelium remains a challenge that is complicated by other physio-anatomical ocular structures that limit the ocular bioavailability of such...
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Giliomee J, du Toit L, Klumperman B, Choonara Y
ACS Omega . 2022 Mar; 7(9):7556-7571. PMID: 35284718
The 3D printability of poly(l-lysine--l-alanine) and four-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (P(KA)/4-PEG) hydrogels as 3D biomaterial inks was investigated using two approaches to develop P(KA)/4-PEG into 3D biomaterial inks. Only the "composite...
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Giliomee J, du Toit L, Kumar P, Klumperman B, Choonara Y
Polymers (Basel) . 2021 Jun; 13(11). PMID: 34073003
In this study, the effect of crosslinking and concentration on the properties of a new library of low-concentration poly(Lys--Ala)-based hydrogels for potential application in wound healing was investigated in order...
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Mahlumba P, Kumar P, du Toit L, Poka M, Ubanako P, Choonara Y
Int J Mol Sci . 2021 Apr; 22(7). PMID: 33805969
The demand for biodegradable sustained release carriers with minimally invasive and less frequent administration properties for therapeutic proteins and peptides has increased over the years. The purpose of achieving sustained...