Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs)-based drug delivery systems have, for many years, shown great promises for the delivery of chemical therapeutics and bioactive molecules to mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo. This system offers high efficiency and drug loading density, as well as excellent protection of loaded molecules from undesired degradation. Toxicological studies have also found LDHs to...

Background: Drug nano-carriers are one of the most important tools for targeted cancer therapy so that undesired side effects of chemotherapy drugs are minimized. In this area, the use of ultrasound can be helpful in controlling drug release from nanoparticles to achieve higher treatment efficiency.Objective: Here, we studies the effects of ultrasound irradiation on the release profile of 5-flu...

Present research is a preliminary report on the novel pH-responsive micelles based on an amphiphilic brush copolymer P(PEGMA)-b-P(DMAEMA-co-CPLAMA) used as the promising drug carrier. The copolymer was synthesized using cholesteryl poly(L-lactic acid) methacrylate (CPLAMA), poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) with appropri...

PURPOSE This study aimed to develop an anti-inflammation system consisting of epigallo-catechin-3-gallate (EGCG) encapsulated in poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) particles to promote wound healing. METHODS Nano- and microscale PLGA particles were fabricated using a water/oil/water emulsion solvent evaporation method. The optimal particle size was determined based on drug delivery efficie...

By targeting dendritic cells, polymeric carriers in the nano to lower micron range constitute very interesting tools for antigen delivery. In this critical review, we review how new immunological insights can be exploited to design new carriers allowing one to tune immune responses and to further increase vaccine potency (137 references).

Interest in lipid based drug delivery has developed over the past decade fuelled by a better understanding of the multiple roles lipids may play in enhancing oral bioavailability. Moreover, the emergence of novel excipients with acceptable regulatory and safety profiles coupled with advances in formulation technologies have greatly improved the potential for successful lipid based formulations....

Approximately 40 % of newly discovered chemical entities have low solubility and possess bioavailability after oral administration. Lipid-based drug delivery systems (LBDDS) recently become very popular because their remarkable ability to deliver drugs with poor absorption using lipids as carriers. Self-emulsifying (SEDDS) are one type LBDDS employed for the incorporation hydrophobic drugs. SED...

objective(s): in a new approach, following the development in metal oxide chemistry, the ibuprofen as low water soluble nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diffused into synthetic sol-gel derived nano porous g-alumina by an impregnation method in order to increase the solubility and control the drug release in physiological environment. methods: sol-gel method was utilized for the fabrication o...

Colloidal drug carrier is one of the most important entities essentially required for successful transport of loaded drugs. They are drug vectors, which sequester, transport and retain the active drug en route, while they elute or deliver it within or in the vicinity of target. Targeting the drug to the desired site of action would not only improve the therapeutic efficacy but also enable a red...

Solid lipid nanoparticles are at the forefront of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology with several potential applications in drug delivery, research and clinical medicine, as well as in other varied sciences. Solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) dispersions have been proposed as a new type of colloidal drug carrier system suitable for intravenous administration. Solid lipid nanoparticles (...