Clinical Application of Lipid-Based Nanocarriers: Is There a Chance?
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2020) | Viewed by 158
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery systems; nanoparticulate lipid matrix systems; nanocarriers for the transport of active molecules
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Dear Colleagues,
Recently, various nanotechnology platforms in the area of medical biology and therapies have gained remarkable attention. Moreover, research and development of engineered multifunctional nanoparticles as pharmaceutical drug carriers have spurred the exponential growth of applications in medicine during the last decade. Design principles of these nanoparticles—including nanoemulsions, dendrimers, nanogold, liposomes, drug–carrier conjugates, antibody–drug complexes, and magnetic nanoparticles—are primarily based on the unique assemblies of synthetic, natural, or biological components, including but not limited to synthetic polymers, metal ions, oils, and lipids as building blocks. It is a fact that the potential success of these systems in the clinic is dependent on the consideration of important parameters such as formulation strategies, their physical properties, drug-loading efficiencies, drug release potential and, most importantly, minimal toxicity of the carrier itself.
The Special Issue of the journal Applied Sciences “Clinical Application of Lipid-Based Nanocarriers: Is There a Chance?” will cover recent advances in the development of lipid-based nanocarriers, highlighting the efforts of researchers in concretizing the clinical application of these innovative systems.
Prof. Dr. Carmelo Puglia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- colloidal drug delivery systems (CDDS)
- nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)
- solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN)
- drug delivery
- prolonged release
- controlled release
- drug targeting
- improved drug bioavailability
- main administration routes
