Abstract
This study aims to prepare and characterize a new dual nanocarrier of miconazole (MCZ) and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) based on chitosan(CS)-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), as well as to evaluate its effect on oral candidiasis microcosm biofilm, its cytotoxicity on a reconstituted oral mucosal epithelium, and its efficacy in the treatment of oral candidiasis induced in rats. T…