Recent advances in chemistry and material sciences have witnessed the emergence of an
increasing number of novel and complex nanosized carriers for the delivery of drugs and …

Over the years, a plethora of materials–natural and synthetic–have been engineered at a
nanoscopic level and explored for drug delivery. Nanocarriers based on such materials …

Abstract Development of highly engineered and tailor-made pharmaceutical nanocarriers
with multifunctional properties is presently under consideration for modified drug delivery …

Controlled drug delivery including drug targeting are topics attracting increasing attention.
They are of high interest for the delivery of drugs with major side effects (eg cytotoxics …

Nanomedicine is an advanced version of Paul Ehrlich's “magic bullet” concept. Targeted
drug delivery is a system of specifying the drug moiety directly into its targeted body area …

Poor bioavailability and poor pharmacokinetic characteristics are some of the leading
causes of drug development failure. Therefore, poorly-soluble drugs, fragile proteins or …

The enormous growth of nanotechnology paved ways for the development of advanced drug
delivery systems having ultraprecision and control over the release of drugs. Different …

Currently used pharmaceutical nanocarriers, such as liposomes, micelles, nanoemulsions,
polymeric nanoparticles and many others demonstrate a broad variety of useful properties …

In modern-day medicine, nanotechnology and nanoparticles are some of the indispensable
tools in disease monitoring and therapy. The term “nanomaterials” describes materials with …

Nanocarriers can deliver drugs to specific organs or cells, potentially bridging the gap
between a drug's function and its interaction with biological systems such as human …