Nanocapsule technology: a review.
Nanocapsules are submicroscopic colloidal drug carrier systems composed of an oily or an aqueous core surrounded by a thin polymer membrane. Two technologies can be used to obtain such nanocapsules: the interfacial polymerization of a monomer or the interfacial nanodeposition of a preformed polymer. This article is an extended review of these nanocapsule technologies and their applications for the treatment of various diseases (including cancer and infections).
Université de Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 8612, Chatenay-Malabry, France. patrick.couvreur@cep.u-psud.fr
Patrick
P
Couvreur
Gillian
G
Barratt
Elias
E
Fattal
Philippe
P
Legrand
Christine
C
Vauthier
D000818:Animals; D002214:Capsules / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*
D002214:Capsules