Soft drug delivery systems

28 July 2006

journal article
review article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Soft Matter

Vol. 2 (9) , 760-769
https://doi.org/10.1039/b608348j

Abstract

This brief review aims at providing some illustrative examples on the use of soft drug delivery systems formed by surfactants, polymers, and lipids. Such delivery systems are discussed and exemplified regarding both more traditional soft drug delivery systems such as micelles, liquid crystalline phases, liposomes and polymer gels, as well as more novel structures, e.g., carbon nanotubes, polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules, and liquid crystalline particles.

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