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  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,282 Views
12 Pages

Enhancing Ocular Bioavailability of Ciprofloxacin Using Colloidal Lipid-Based Carrier for the Management of Post-Surgical Infection

  • Fakhria A. Al-Joufi,
  • Mounir M. Salem-Bekhit,
  • Ehab I. Taha,
  • Mohamed A. Ibrahim,
  • Magdy M. Muharram,
  • Sultan Alshehri,
  • Mohammed M. Ghoneim and
  • Faiyaz Shakeel

23 January 2022

Conjunctivitis and endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis mostly occurred after ophthalmic surgery. Therefore, the present study aimed to maximize the ocular delivery of ciprofloxacin (CPX) using colloidal lipid-based carrier to control the post-surgic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomedicine Based Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Developments and Future Prospects)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,010 Views
35 Pages

31 January 2025

Naturally available antioxidants offer remarkable medicinal applications in wound healing. However, the encapsulation of these phytoactive moieties into suitable nano-scale drug delivery systems has always been challenging due to their inherent chara...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomaterials for Advanced Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
124 Citations
17,620 Views
22 Pages

Recent Progress of Lipid Nanoparticles-Based Lipophilic Drug Delivery: Focus on Surface Modifications

  • Yoseph Seo,
  • Hayeon Lim,
  • Hyunjun Park,
  • Jiyun Yu,
  • Jeongyun An,
  • Hah Young Yoo and
  • Taek Lee

Numerous drugs have emerged to treat various diseases, such as COVID-19, cancer, and protect human health. Approximately 40% of them are lipophilic and are used for treating diseases through various delivery routes, including skin absorption, oral ad...

(This article belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,178 Views
18 Pages

Phase Transitions of Isotropic to Anisotropic Biocompatible Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems Overcoming Insoluble Benznidazole Loading

  • Letícia Streck,
  • Víctor H. V. Sarmento,
  • Paula R. L. Machado,
  • Kleber J. S. Farias,
  • Matheus F. Fernandes-Pedrosa and
  • Arnóbio Antônio Da Silva-Júnior

Previous studies reported low benznidazole (BNZ) loading in conventional emulsions due to the weak interaction of the drug with the most common oils used to produce foods or pharmaceuticals. In this study, we focused on how the type of surfactant, su...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,666 Views
13 Pages

Lipid-Based Nanocarriers for Delivery of Neuroprotective Kynurenic Acid: Preparation, Characterization, and BBB Transport

  • Ádám Juhász,
  • Ditta Ungor,
  • Norbert Varga,
  • Gábor Katona,
  • György T. Balogh and
  • Edit Csapó

18 September 2023

Encapsulation possibilities of an extensively investigated neuroprotective drug (kynurenic acid, KYNA) are studied via lipid-based nanocarriers to increase the blood–brain barrier (BBB) specific permeability. The outcomes of various preparation...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Science)
  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
5,754 Views
25 Pages

Usnic acid is one of the most investigated lichen secondary metabolites, with several proven biological properties with potential medical relevance. However, its unfavorable physico-chemical properties, as well as observed hepatotoxicity, have discou...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Products in Drug Delivery Systems)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,043 Views
11 Pages

22 July 2021

In recent years, lipid-based nanosystems have emerged as a promising class of nanocarriers for encapsulating many active agents. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) provide good stability (colloidal as well as physical) and high biocompatibility. Approp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanoemulsion Processes Design and Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
501 Citations
17,787 Views
23 Pages

Lipid-Based Nanoparticles: Application and Recent Advances in Cancer Treatment

  • Beatriz García-Pinel,
  • Cristina Porras-Alcalá,
  • Alicia Ortega-Rodríguez,
  • Francisco Sarabia,
  • Jose Prados,
  • Consolación Melguizo and
  • Juan M. López-Romero

19 April 2019

Many therapeutically active molecules are non-soluble in aqueous systems, chemically and biologically fragile or present severe side effects. Lipid-based nanoparticle (LBNP) systems represent one of the most promising colloidal carriers for bioactive...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanotechnology Applications in the Pharmaceutical Field: Lipid-Based Nanoparticles)
  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
5,956 Views
26 Pages

The advancement of efficient drug delivery systems continues to pose a significant problem in pharmaceutical sciences, especially for compounds with limited water solubility. Lipid-based systems, including solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) and nanostr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Cyclodextrin)
  • Review
  • Open Access
307 Views
50 Pages

Layer by Layer Engineered Lipid-Based Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Delivery and Next-Generation Design

  • Eunseok Jang,
  • Gaeun Lee,
  • Yoseph Seo,
  • Hyunjun Park,
  • Suk Min Yun,
  • Sang Deuk Lee,
  • Giwon Lee,
  • Chulhwan Park and
  • Taek Lee

The biological fate of lipid-based nanocarriers (LBNs) is shaped at the interface. Whereas core architecture governs cargo loading, protection, and baseline release, surface architecture mediates the carrier’s initial interactions with proteins...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovative Nanomaterials and Metal Complexes as a Platform for Targeted Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
678 Views
20 Pages

Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Enhance Ciprofloxacin Antibacterial Activity Through Diffusion-Controlled Release and Modulation of Bacterial Growth Kinetics

  • Javiera Carrasco-Rojas,
  • Felipe I. Sandoval,
  • Javiera Solas-Soto,
  • Christina M. A. P. Schuh,
  • Lorena Rubio-Quiroz,
  • Carlos F. Lagos,
  • Francisco Arriagada and
  • Andrea C. Ortiz

Background: The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections highlights the need for drug-delivery strategies that improve antimicrobial exposure and sustain therapeutic activity. In this study, ciprofloxacin-loaded nanostructure...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lipid-Based Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems: Preparation, Biomedical Applications, and Evaluation, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,856 Views
26 Pages

Development and Optimization of Resveratrol-Loaded NLCs via Low-Energy Methods: A Promising Alternative to Conventional High-Energy or Solvent-Based Techniques

  • Nicoly T. R. Britto,
  • Lilian R. S. Montanheri,
  • Juliane N. B. D. Pelin,
  • Raquel A. G. B. Siqueira,
  • Matheus de Souza Alves,
  • Tereza S. Martins,
  • Ian W. Hamley,
  • Patrícia S. Lopes,
  • Vânia R. Leite-Silva and
  • Newton Andreo-Filho

22 January 2026

High-energy methods dominate the development of lipid nanoparticles but often require specialized equipment that increases production costs. Low-energy approaches, particularly those free of organic solvents, offer a promising alternative. This study...

(This article belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,466 Views
22 Pages

Lipid-Based Nano-Sized Cargos as a Promising Strategy in Bone Complications: A Review

  • Supandeep Singh Hallan,
  • Jhaleh Amirian,
  • Agnese Brangule and
  • Dace Bandere

30 March 2022

Bone metastasis has been considered the fatal phase of cancers, which remains incurable and to be a challenge due to the non-availability of the ideal treatment strategy. Unlike bone cancer, bone metastasis involves the spreading of the tumor cells t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Nanomaterials Science)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,153 Views
22 Pages

Promising Strategies of Colloidal Drug Delivery-Based Approaches in Psoriasis Management

  • Sukhbir Singh,
  • Neelam Sharma,
  • Tapan Behl,
  • Bidhan Chandra Sarkar,
  • Hasi Rani Saha,
  • Kanika Garg,
  • Supriya Kamari Singh,
  • Sandeep Arora,
  • Md. Shah Amran and
  • Md. Sohanur Rahman
  • + 3 authors

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that moderately affects social and interpersonal relationships. Conventional treatments for psoriasis have certain problems, such as poor drug penetration through the skin, hyper-pigmentation, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
7,876 Views
18 Pages

Formulation of Cannabidiol in Colloidal Lipid Carriers

  • Nadine Monika Francke,
  • Frederic Schneider,
  • Knut Baumann and
  • Heike Bunjes

In this study, the general processability of cannabidiol (CBD) in colloidal lipid carriers was investigated. Due to its many pharmacological effects, the pharmaceutical use of this poorly water-soluble drug is currently under intensive research and c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanosystems in Pharmaceutical Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,804 Views
16 Pages

In the present work, we demonstrate studies involving the influence of the formulation composition on the physicochemical properties of nanocarriers: solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs). Novel lipid-origin platfo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanostructured Formulations in Pharmaceutical, Medical and Cosmetic Applications 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,688 Views
23 Pages

21 February 2026

Background: Hydrolyzed collagen peptides (HCP) are widely used as bioactive ingredients in anti-aging and skin rejuvenation formulations due to their role in supporting skin hydration, elasticity, and extracellular matrix integrity. However, their hi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Anti-Aging and Skin Rejuvenation Ingredients: Design and Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
317 Views
19 Pages

15 September 2026

In this study, a chitosan-based colloidal delivery systems (CDs) was developed as a natural delivery system for phenolic compounds from propolis extracts obtained via accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) and evaluated for improving the functional pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,434 Views
17 Pages

A Novel Artificial Hemoglobin Carrier Based on Heulandite-Calcium Mesoporous Aluminosilicate Particles

  • Dino Jordanoski,
  • Damjana Drobne,
  • Neža Repar,
  • Iztok Dogsa,
  • Polona Mrak,
  • Romana Cerc-Korošec,
  • Andrijana Sever Škapin,
  • Peter Nadrah and
  • Natasa Poklar Ulrih

Tetraethyl-orthosilicate (TEOS)-based nanoparticles are most extensively used as a silica-based hemoglobin carrier system. However, TEOS-based nanoparticles induce adverse effects on the hemoglobin structure. Therefore, a heulandite-calcium-based car...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Materials Science)
  • Review
  • Open Access
126 Citations
22,820 Views
20 Pages

Encapsulation and Protection of Omega-3-Rich Fish Oils Using Food-Grade Delivery Systems

  • Vishnu Kalladathvalappil Venugopalan,
  • Lekshmi Ramadevi Gopakumar,
  • Ajeeshkumar Kizhakkeppurath Kumaran,
  • Niladri Sekhar Chatterjee,
  • Vishnuja Soman,
  • Shaheer Peeralil,
  • Suseela Mathew,
  • David Julian McClements and
  • Ravishankar Chandragiri Nagarajarao

6 July 2021

Regular consumption of adequate quantities of lipids rich in omega-3 fatty acids is claimed to provide a broad spectrum of health benefits, such as inhibiting inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. Lipids...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
127 Citations
12,663 Views
23 Pages

Nanoliposomes and Tocosomes as Multifunctional Nanocarriers for the Encapsulation of Nutraceutical and Dietary Molecules

  • Ali Zarrabi,
  • Mandana Alipoor Amro Abadi,
  • Sepideh Khorasani,
  • M.-Reza Mohammadabadi,
  • Aniseh Jamshidi,
  • Sarabanou Torkaman,
  • Elham Taghavi,
  • M.R. Mozafari and
  • Babak Rasti

1 February 2020

Nanoscale lipid bilayers, or nanoliposomes, are generally spherical vesicles formed by the dispersion of phospholipid molecules in a water-based medium by energy input. The other nanoscale object discussed in this entry, i.e., tocosome, is a recently...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
124 Citations
11,564 Views
21 Pages

Lipid nanocarriers have a great potential for improving the physicochemical characteristics and behavior of poorly water-soluble drugs, such as aqueous dispersibility and oral bioavailability. This investigation presents a novel nanostructured lipid...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lipid-based Nanoparticle Systems for Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,184 Views
20 Pages

Jamamina: A Green Nanostructured Lipid Carrier with NaDES and Curcumin for Redox Modulation and Inflammatory Disorders

  • Luís Felipe Romera,
  • Luísa Schuh,
  • Caio Leal,
  • Leonardo Froes de Azevedo Chang,
  • Brenda Martins dos Santos,
  • Pedro Henrique Almeida de Jesus da Rocha,
  • Marina Arantes Radicchi,
  • Eliana Fortes Gris,
  • Leila Falcao and
  • Victor Carlos Mello
  • + 1 author

28 August 2025

Plant-derived compounds offer immense therapeutic potential, yet many suffer from limited solubility, instability, and poor bioavailability, restricting their clinical application. Curcumin, a polyphenol extracted from Curcuma longa, is one such mole...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds for Pharmacological Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
778 Views
20 Pages

Nanostructured Lipid Carriers as Physicochemical Modulators of Complex Natural Extracts: Release Behavior and Bile-Induced Remodeling in Biorelevant Media

  • Javiera Carrasco-Rojas,
  • Javiera Solas-Soto,
  • Rubén Veas-Albornoz,
  • Carlos F. Lagos,
  • Mario J. Simirgiotis,
  • Francisco Arriagada and
  • Andrea C. Ortiz

19 March 2026

Propolis is a chemically complex natural product with recognized antioxidant potential, but its compositional heterogeneity and poor aqueous solubility complicate formulation and interpretation of in vitro release behavior. In this study, a nanostruc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications in Biomedicine—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,315 Views
18 Pages

mAb-Functionalized Biomimetic MamC-Mediated-Magnetoliposomes as Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy

  • Francesca Oltolina,
  • Maria del Carmen Santaella Escolano,
  • Ylenia Jabalera,
  • Maria Prat and
  • Concepcion Jimenez Lopez

11 September 2023

In cancer therapy, new therapeutic nanoformulations able to mediate targeted chemotherapy are required. Recently, biomimetic magnetic nanoparticles (BMNPs) mediated by MamC, a magnetosome protein from Magnetococcus marinus MC-1, have proven, in vitro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Interplay among Biomolecules and Nanomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
7,876 Views
21 Pages

Exploring the Interplay between Drug Release and Targeting of Lipid-Like Polymer Nanoparticles Loaded with Doxorubicin

  • Tatyana Kovshova,
  • Nadezhda Osipova,
  • Anna Alekseeva,
  • Julia Malinovskaya,
  • Alexey Belov,
  • Andrey Budko,
  • Galina Pavlova,
  • Olga Maksimenko,
  • Shakti Nagpal and
  • Svetlana Gelperina
  • + 4 authors

5 February 2021

Targeted delivery of doxorubicin still poses a challenge with regards to the quantities reaching the target site as well as the specificity of the uptake. In the present approach, two colloidal nanocarrier systems, NanoCore-6.4 and NanoCore-7.4, load...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Preparation, Characterization, and Effect of Lipid Nanoparticles Used in Different Application Fields)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,238 Views
19 Pages

2 November 2019

Periodontitis treatment is usually focused on the reduction or eradication of periodontal pathogens using antibiotics against anaerobic bacteria, such as metronidazole (MTR). Moreover, recently the correlation between periodontal diseases and overexp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Medical Application of Polymer-Based Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
476 Views
26 Pages

6 August 2026

Background: Niosomes are spherical, non-ionic surfactant-based vesicular carriers structured as lipid bilayers that are widely utilised in pharmaceutical and cosmetic research for integration into topical formulations like gels and creams. Objective:...

(This article belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
949 Views
28 Pages

Injectable Thermoresponsive Dual Nanocarrier Hydrogel for Local Tacrolimus Delivery with a Two-Phase Release Profile

  • Sanjida Ahmed Srishti,
  • Paromita Paul Pinky,
  • Diponkor Kumar Shill,
  • Vidya Surti and
  • Jelena M. Janjic

Background: Overexpression of immune cell populations leads to self-amplifying cytokine loops, contributing to chronic inflammation in both allograft rejection and autoimmune conditions. Tacrolimus (TAC), despite being a potent immunosuppressant, has...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,580 Views
16 Pages

Background/Objective: Buccal delivery offers a potential route to circumvent gastrointestinal degradation and hepatic first-pass metabolism, but hydrophilic peptides typically exhibit limited mucosal permeation. Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Formulation Strategies to Overcome Biological Barrier Permeability Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,439 Views
37 Pages

Ergosterol-Enriched Liposomes with Post-Processing Modifications for Serpylli Herba Polyphenol Delivery: Physicochemical, Stability and Antioxidant Assessment

  • Aleksandra A. Jovanović,
  • Predrag Petrović,
  • Andrea Pirković,
  • Ninoslav Mitić,
  • Francesca Giampieri,
  • Maurizio Battino and
  • Dragana Dekanski

Background/Objectives: In the present study, ergosterol, a novel natural and animal-free alternative sterol, was investigated, and its effects on liposomal properties were assessed. Importantly, ergosterol’s fungal origin offers a sustainable s...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)