Elongated supramolecular assemblies in drug delivery.
This review presents different lipid-based elongated microstructures: tubules, cochleate cylinders and ribbons. Their composition, process of preparation and the mechanism behind their formation is discussed as well as their use as a drug delivery system.
Zarif
Leila
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BioDelivery Sciences International Inc., UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School, 185 So Orange Avenue, ADMC #4, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. lzarif@bdsinternational.com
D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D008081:Liposomes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances