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Title
Current Insights on Lipid-Based Nanosystems
Subject
Pharmaceuticals
Description
Lipid-based nanosystems, including solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), cationic lipid nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and liposomes, have been extensively studied to improve drug delivery through different administration routes. The main advantages of these systems are their ability to protect, transport, and control the release of lipophilic and hydrophilic molecules (either small-molecular- weight molecules or macromolecules); the use of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) excipients that minimize the toxicity of the formulations; and the possibility to modulate pharmacokinetics and enable the site-specific delivery of encapsulated payloads. In addition, the versatility of lipid-based nanosystems has further been demonstrated for the delivery of vaccines, the protection of active cosmetic ingredients, and the improvement of moisturizing properties of cosmetic formulations. Lipid-based nanosystems are well established and there are already different commercially approved formulations for various human disorders. This success has paved the way for the diversification of the pipeline of development, to address unmet medical needs for several indications, such as cancer, neurological disorders, and autoimmune, genetic, and infectious diseases. This Special Issue aims to update readers on the latest research on lipid-based nanosystems, both at the preclinical and clinical levels. A series of 15 articles (six reviews and nine studies) is presented, with authors from 12 different countries, showing the globality of the investigations that are being carried out in this area.
Creator
Ana Catarina Silva (Ed) João Moreira (Ed) José Manuel Sousa Lobo (Ed)
Source
mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/6557
Publisher
MDPI AG St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland Tel: +41 61 683 77 34 www.mdpi.com/books books@mdpi.com
Date
January 2023
Contributor
J®F
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND
Format
Pdf
Language
English
Type
Textbook
Identifier
ISBN 978-3-0365-6166-0 (Hbk) ISBN 978-3-0365-6165-3 (PDF)