In the first part, medical applications of liposomes loaded with small molecular weight drugs
is discussed and the use of sterically stabilized liposomes containing doxorubicin in cancer …

The introduction of colloidally stable liposomes with low drug leakage rates resulted in a
renaissance in liposome applications in cancer therapy. Furthermore, a platform of sterically …

The use of an efficient carrier for nucleic acid-based medicines is considered to be a
determinant factor for the successful application of gene therapy. The drawbacks associated …

It has been a central aim of experimental and clinical therapeutics to deliver therapeutic
agents as close as possible to, or if possible within, a diseased cell. Such targeting achieves …

Liposomes were first proposed and tested as a drug delivery system 25 years ago. Since
then, advances in our understanding of the face and behaviour of liposomes at the cellular …

Biotechnology, based on the concept of natural macromolecules as therapeutic agents while
successful has been thwarted by a need for in vivo delivery. Sterically stabilized liposomes …

The recent clinical successes experienced by liposomal drug delivery systems stem from the
ability to produce well-defined liposomes that can be composed of a wide variety of lipids …

Liposomes have received increased attention in recent years. Nevertheless, liposomes, due
to their various forms and applications, require further investigation. These structures can …

Liposomes and biopolymers in drug and gene delivery Page 1 392 Liposomes and biopolymers
in drug and gene delivery Danilo D Lasic* and Demetrios PapahadjopoulosT Only the coupling …

A growing amount of literature describes the development and applications of novel
targeting and/or release triggering schemes to improve the therapeutic index of drugs …