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ArticleNanoscale advances2025

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Muhammad Sarfraz, Goutam Behl, Sweta Rani, Niall O'Reilly, Peter McLoughlin, Orla O'Donovan, Alison L Reynolds, John Lynch, Laurence Fitzhenry

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Article in Nanoscale advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Nanotechnology-Based Treatment for Ophthalmic Diseases.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Muhammad SarfrazOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1363-7935
Goutam BehlOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.
Sweta RaniOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.
Niall O'ReillyOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.
Peter McLoughlinOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.
Orla O'DonovanOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.
Alison L ReynoldsUCD School of Veterinary Medicine Dublin Ireland.
John LynchOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.
Laurence FitzhenryOcular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG), Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), South East Technological University Waterford X91 KOEK Waterford Ireland muhammad.sarfraz@setu.ie laurence.fitzhenry@setu.ie.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional eye drops show low bioavailability (below 20%) due to the eye's inherent tissue barriers and unique microenvironment. Recent advancements in pharmaceutical nanotechnology have explored various nanoparticle systems, such as micelles, liposomes, and nanoemulsions, to enhance corneal permeation and prolong drug retention. In this study, we propose a twin nanoparticulate system, combining the advantages of two nanoparticles to improve drug targeting and therapeutic efficacy. A dexamethasone-loaded liposome-microemulsion (LME) twin nanoparticulate system was developed using high-pressure homogenization and successfully scaled up. Both liposomes and microemulsions were of similar size (∼60 nm) and displayed uniform distribution (polydispersity index < 0.2) upon combination. The final formulation was hypo-osmolar (osmolality < 100 mOsm per Kg), making it ideal for dry eye relief. Drug release was extended for up to 8 h, following a non-Fickian diffusion pattern. The LME formulation, tested under different conditions (2-8 °C and 25 °C with 60% relative humidity), was found to be stable for 6 months. It showed no cytotoxicity in human corneal epithelial cells up to 10 μM drug concentration. Fluorescence microscopy revealed rapid nanoparticle uptake by cells within 5 minutes. Human corneal epithelial cells showed a marked reduction in inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α) after drug-loaded LME treatments, compared to the control. Corneal tissue imaging confirmed prolonged retention of nanoparticles within the tissue. A whole eye

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PMID40276153
PMCPMC12015632

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