Function of nanoparticles in transdermal and transmucosal drug delivery systems.
- Author:
Jun LI
1
;
An-jie DONG
Author Information
1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Administration, Cutaneous;
Animals;
Chitosan;
Drug Delivery Systems;
Humans;
Lipids;
Liposomes;
Nanotechnology;
methods;
Polymers
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2004;29(3):193-196
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nanoparticles had received much attention in the development of new kind of pharmaceutical formation because of the special nano-effectivity. Recently, some studies discovered the special functions of the nanoparticles in transdermal and transmucosal drug delivery systems. Even though the acting mechanism of the nanoparticles in these drug delivery systems are not known, these discoveries of the special function of the nanoparticles provide new developing prospect to the drug delivery systems. This paper mainly reviews the present studying results about the nanoparticles used in the transdermal and transmucosal drug delivery systems, including the lipid nanopaticles, natural polymer and the synthesized polymer nanoparticles.
