title: Colloidal drug delivery systems: current status and future directions.
abstract: In this paper, we provide an overview an extensive range of colloidal drug delivery systems with special focus on vesicular and particulates systems that are being used in research or might be potentially useful as carriers systems for drug or active biomolecules or as cell carriers with application in the therapeutic field. We present some important examples of commercially available drug delivery systems with applications in research or in clinical fields. This class of systems is widely used due to excellent drug targeting, sustained and controlled release behavior, higher entrapment efficiency of drug molecules, prevention of drug hydrolysis or enzymatic degradation, and improvement of therapeutic efficacy. These characteristics help in the selection of suitable carrier systems for drug, cell, and gene delivery in different fields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga (Punjab), India 09501223252(M); Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India; Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Goutam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga (Punjab), India; Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Goyal
mesh_terms: D001691:Biological Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003102:Colloids / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008081:Liposomes / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D008081:Liposomes; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations