A note on regulatory concerns and toxicity assessment in Lipid-based Delivery Systems (LDS)

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-322

  Souto, Eliana B ^a,b   Martins Lopes, Paula ^b   Lopes, Carla M ^a,b   Gaivão, Isabel ^c   Silva, Amélia M ^d   Guedes Pinto, Henrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; LDS; Lipid materials; Lipid based delivery systems; Nanoparticles; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BULK COUNTERPART; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENOTOXICITIES; GENOTOXICITY; IN-VIVO; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; NANO-SIZE; NANOMEDICINES; NANOSIZED MATERIALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POLICY MEASURES; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TOXICITY ASSESSMENT;

CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY; NANOPARTICLES; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC RISKS; TOXICITY;

LADDER NETWORKS;

BIOMATERIAL; LIPID; NANOPARTICLE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG TARGETING; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID BASED DELIVERY SYSTEM; LIPID TRANSPORT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERNATIONALITY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LIPIDS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 70450163722     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2009.1041     Document Type: Review

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