Controlling molecular transport and sustained drug release in lipid-based liquid crystalline mesophases

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 188, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-43

  Zabara, Alexandru ^a   Mezzenga, Raffaele ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cubosomes; Delivery; Drug release; Hexasomes; Isosomes; Lipids; Lyotropic liquid crystals; Mesophases; Release; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DIFFUSION; LIPIDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CUBOSOMES; DELIVERY; DRUG RELEASE; HEXASOMES; ISOSOMES; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; MESOPHASES; RELEASE;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; GLYCEROL OLEATE; LIPID; N OLEOYLETHANOLAMINE; NANOCHANNEL; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG;

COLLOID; DIFFUSION; LIPID BILAYER; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODULATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG LIBERATION; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84903200004     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.05.052     Document Type: Review

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