Liposomal drug transport: A molecular perspective from molecular dynamics simulations in lipid bilayers

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue 12-13, 2006, Pages 1357-1378

  Xiang, Tian Xiang ^a   Anderson, Bradley D ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Diffusion; Drug permeability; Membrane binding; Membrane transport; Partition coefficients

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DRUG PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PARTITION COEFFICIENTS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

7 TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL 10 HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN; ADAMANTANE; ALPRENOLOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAMPTOTHECIN DERIVATIVE; DB 67; DB67 AB; LIPOSOME; NIFEDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE DERIVATIVE; PINDOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 33751237947     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2006.09.002     Document Type: Review

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