Abstract
Today, liposomes are one of the most effective carrier systems employed in biological, pharmaceutical, medical and nutritional research. In order to optimize a liposomal formulation for the encapsulation, delivery and release of the entrapped material, it is necessary to study material passage through the lipidic and aqueous phases of the lipid vesicle. Towards this end, this article aims to review the mechanisms of bioactive transfer between different layers of a liposome and it also discusses the bioactive release mechanism. Several methods of detection and observation of bioactive transfer in liposomal systems are presented.
Keywords: Liposomal bilayer, liposome observation, mechanism of transfer, membrane permeability, release mechanism, carrier, drug delivery, cationic amphiphilic drug, phospholipid vesicles, molecular umbrella
Current Drug Targets
Title: Mechanism of Bioactive Transfer through Liposomal Bilayers
Volume: 12 Issue: 4
Author(s): Behnoush Maherani, Elmira Arab-Tehrany and Michel Linder
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Keywords: Liposomal bilayer, liposome observation, mechanism of transfer, membrane permeability, release mechanism, carrier, drug delivery, cationic amphiphilic drug, phospholipid vesicles, molecular umbrella
Abstract: Today, liposomes are one of the most effective carrier systems employed in biological, pharmaceutical, medical and nutritional research. In order to optimize a liposomal formulation for the encapsulation, delivery and release of the entrapped material, it is necessary to study material passage through the lipidic and aqueous phases of the lipid vesicle. Towards this end, this article aims to review the mechanisms of bioactive transfer between different layers of a liposome and it also discusses the bioactive release mechanism. Several methods of detection and observation of bioactive transfer in liposomal systems are presented.
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Maherani Behnoush, Arab-Tehrany Elmira and Linder Michel, Mechanism of Bioactive Transfer through Liposomal Bilayers, Current Drug Targets 2011; 12 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945011794751582
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945011794751582 |
Print ISSN 1389-4501 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-5592 |
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