Sunaina Indermun

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 948 citations indexed

About

Sunaina Indermun is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunaina Indermun has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 948 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Sunaina Indermun's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (6 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (6 papers) and Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (3 papers). Sunaina Indermun is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (6 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (6 papers) and Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (3 papers). Sunaina Indermun collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and Netherlands. Sunaina Indermun's co-authors include Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Viness Pillay, Lisa C. du Toit, Mershen Govender, Girish Modi, Regina Lüttge, Sandy van Vuuren, Dinesh Naidoo and Leith C. R. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Controlled Release, Carbohydrate Polymers and International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

In The Last Decade

Sunaina Indermun

16 papers receiving 929 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A review of the chemical modification techniques of starch

2016 465 citations Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →
Current advances in the fabrication of microneedles for transdermal delivery

2014 319 citations Sunaina Indermun, Regina Lüttge et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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Sunaina Indermun

BIOMA

Anna Froelich Poland

Tomasz Osmałek Poland

Shwe Phyu Hlaing South Korea

Špela Zupančič Slovenia

Claudia Cencetti Italy

Sabrina Barbosa de Souza Ferreira Brazil

Prasopchai Patrojanasophon Thailand

Chen Fan China

Dominique Jasmin Lunter Germany

Franklin Afinjuomo Australia

Anna Froelich Poland

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169 ×0.9

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16 of 16 papers shown

Govender, Mershen, Sunaina Indermun, & Yahya E. Choonara. (2024). 3D bioprinted microneedles: merging drug delivery and scaffold science for tissue-specific applications. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 21(11). 1559–1572. 11 indexed citations

Indermun, Sunaina, Pradeep Kumar, Mershen Govender, & Yahya E. Choonara. (2022). Can Nanomedicinal Approaches Provide an Edge to the Efficacy of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors?. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 30(13). 1482–1501. 3 indexed citations

Govender, Mershen, et al.. (2022). A nano-enclatherated-gel-composite for the treatment of alcohol abuse and addiction. 7. 1 indexed citations

Indermun, Sunaina, Mershen Govender, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2019). Antineoplastic nano-lipobubbles for passively targeted ovarian cancer therapy. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 177. 160–168. 6 indexed citations

Govender, Mershen, Sunaina Indermun, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2018). In Vitro–In Vivo Evaluation of an Oral Ghost Drug Delivery Device for the Delivery of Salmon Calcitonin. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 107(6). 1605–1614. 7 indexed citations

Indermun, Sunaina, Mershen Govender, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2018). Drug Delivery Strategies for Antivirals against Hepatitis B Virus. Viruses. 10(5). 267–267. 15 indexed citations

Govender, Mershen, Sunaina Indermun, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2018). In vitro and in vivo evaluation of an oral Multi-Layered Multi-Disk Tablet for specialized chronotherapeutic drug delivery. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 45. 39–44. 3 indexed citations

Govender, Mershen, Sunaina Indermun, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, & Viness Pillay. (2018). 3D Printed, PVA–PAA Hydrogel Loaded-Polycaprolactone Scaffold for the Delivery of Hydrophilic In-Situ Formed Sodium Indomethacin. Materials. 11(6). 1006–1006. 15 indexed citations

Indermun, Sunaina, Mershen Govender, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2018). Targeted Delivery of Amantadine-loaded Methacrylate Nanosphere-ligands for the Potential Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. 21(1). 94–109. 5 indexed citations

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Indermun, Sunaina, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2017). In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of a Hydrogel-Based Microneedle Device for Transdermal Electro-Modulated Analgesia. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 106(4). 1111–1116. 9 indexed citations

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Choonara, Yahya E., Pradeep Kumar, Mershen Govender, et al.. (2016). In vivo evaluation of an Ultra-fast Disintegrating Wafer matrix: A molecular simulation approach to the ora-mucoadhesivity. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 37. 123–133. 5 indexed citations

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Choonara, Yahya E., Pradeep Kumar, Lisa C. du Toit, et al.. (2016). A review of the chemical modification techniques of starch. Carbohydrate Polymers. 157. 1226–1236. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Indermun, Sunaina, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2015). Ex vivo evaluation of a microneedle array device for transdermal application. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 496(2). 351–359. 16 indexed citations

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Indermun, Sunaina, Regina Lüttge, Yahya E. Choonara, et al.. (2014). Current advances in the fabrication of microneedles for transdermal delivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 185. 130–138. 319 indexed citations breakdown →

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Indermun, Sunaina, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2013). Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Therapeutic Interventions Using Transdermal Electro-Activated and Electro-Modulated Drug Delivery. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 103(2). 353–366. 6 indexed citations

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Indermun, Sunaina, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2013). An interfacially plasticized electro-responsive hydrogel for transdermal electro-activated and modulated (TEAM) drug delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 462(1-2). 52–65. 62 indexed citations

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