Active Targeted Drug Delivery for Microbes Using Nano-Carriers

Active Targeted Drug Delivery for Microbes Using Nano-Carriers

Although vaccines and antibiotics could kill or inhibit microbes, many infectious diseases remain difficult to treat because of acquired resistance and adverse side effects. Nano-carriers-based technology has made significant progress for a long time and is introducing a new paradigm in drug delivery. However, it still has some challenges like lack of specificity toward targeting the infectious...

Nano- or submicron-sized liposomes as carriers for drug delivery.

Liposomes are tiny spheres ranging in diameters from 50 nm to several microns. The scope of this mini review is to introduce the concept of liposomes and to describe some aspects and mechanisms of stimulating topical and injectable products with liposomes. Two examples discussed in this article are topical delivery across skin and injectable formulations for anticancer drugs. Classic liposomes ...

Polymeric worm micelles as nano-carriers for drug delivery.

Nanoscale carriers of active compounds, especially drugs, need not be spherical in shape. Worm micelles as blends of degradable polylactic acid (PLA) and inert block copolymer amphiphiles were prepared for controlled release and initial study of carrier transport through nano-porous media. The loading capacity of a typical hydrophobic drug, Triamterene, and the release of hydrophobic dyes were ...

Advances in Targeted Drug Delivery

Advances in Targeted Drug Delivery