Naslov
Nanosystems for vaginal drug delivery

Autori
Vanić, Željka ; Škalko-Basnet, Nataša

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Encyclopedia of nanoscience and nanotechnology, Volume 29

Urednik/ci
Nalwa, Hari Singh

Izdavač
American Scientific Publishers

Grad
Valencia, California

Godina
2019

Raspon stranica
135-164

ISBN
1-58883-216-3

Ključne riječi
vaginal drug delivery ; nanomedicine ; nanoparticles ; liposomes ; dendrimers

Sažetak
Vaginal route of drug administration is commonly used for local delivery of a variety of therapeutic agents, but it can be also used for systemic drug delivery owing to its drug absorption potential as well as the fact that this route avoids the first-pass metabolism. To overcome defficiencies of conventional vaginal formulations, novel drug delivery nanosystems have been proposed and investigated. This chapter provides an overview of various vaginal drug delivery nanosystems such as polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, niosomes, microemulsions and dedrimers. Their poentials, but also limitations have been critically discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Farmacija

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