Lipid Nanoparticles and their Application in Nanomedicine

Title:Lipid Nanoparticles and their Application in Nanomedicine

Volume: 17 Issue: 8

Author(s): Mehdi Rajabi and Shaker A. Mousa

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Keywords: Drug delivery, lipid, lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs), liposome, solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN), nanotechnology.

Abstract: In recent years many different nanotechnology platforms have been developed for both diagnostics and cancer therapy. Researchers have been attracted to use lipid-based nanoparticles with particle size approximately 100 nm as a new pharmaceutical delivery system or pharmaceutical formulation that can be assembled from different types of lipid or other chemical components in order to overcome biological barriers. This mini-review highlights the recently published studies in the development of lipid-based nanoparticles as appropriate vehicles in cancer diagnosis and therapy with focus on their chemical structure, formulation recipes, stability, drug encapsulation, and other factors related to their formulation.

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Rajabi Mehdi and A. Mousa Shaker, Lipid Nanoparticles and their Application in Nanomedicine, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2016; 17 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201017666160415155457