Advances in lyotropic liquid crystal systems for skin drug delivery

AVP Silvestrini, AL Caron, J Viegas… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are organized mesophases with
intermediate properties between liquids and solids. The LLC and its liquid crystalline …

Advances in the design of ph-sensitive cubosome liquid crystalline nanocarriers for drug delivery applications

O Mertins, PD Mathews, A Angelova - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanostructure bicontinuous cubic phase self-assembled materials are receiving expanding
applications as biocompatible delivery systems in various therapeutic fields. The …

A short review on the applicability and use of cubosomes as nanocarriers

AS Palma, BR Casadei, MC Lotierzo, RD de Castro… - Biophysical …, 2023 - Springer
Cubosomes are nanostructured lipid-based particles that have gained significant attention in
the field of drug delivery and nanomedicine. These unique structures consist of a three …

Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Activity and Anti-Migratory Effect of Berberine–Phytantriol Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticle Formulation on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer In …

AM Alnuqaydan, AG Almutary, M Azam, B Manandhar… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of lung cancer, which is a
leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid that …

Lyotropic liquid crystalline nanostructures as drug delivery systems and vaccine platforms

M Chountoulesi, S Pispas, IK Tseti, C Demetzos - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lyotropic liquid crystals result from the self-assembly process of amphiphilic molecules,
such as lipids, into water, being organized in different mesophases. The non-lamellar …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer-hybrid nanosystems for antiviral applications: Current advances

DCF Soares, F Poletto, MJ Eberhardt… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of many new viruses in recent times has resulted in a significant scientific
challenge for discovering drugs and vaccines that effectively treat and prevent viral …

Liposomal n anoparticles based on steroids and isoprenoids for nonviral gene delivery

B Maiti, S Bhattacharya - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural lipid molecules are an essential part of life as they constitute the membrane of cells
and organelle. In most of these cases, the hydrophobicity of natural lipids is contributed by …

Nisin induces lamellar to cubic liquid-crystalline transition in pectin and polygalacturonic acid liposomes

NA Lopes, O Mertins, CMB Pinilla, A Brandelli - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Liposomes modified with biomolecules can present better stability and specific structural
characteristics, representing a profitable alternative to conventional liposomes. In this study …

Effects of a cationic surfactant incorporation in phytantriol bulk cubic phases and dispersions loaded with the anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil

P Astolfi, E Giorgini, FC Adamo, F Vita… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ordered lyotropic liquid crystalline phases, which are particularly interesting for several
biological and biomedical applications, can show the advantage of having a tunable three …

Cubic-to-inverted micellar and the cubic-to-hexagonal-to-micellar transitions on phytantriol-based cubosomes induced by solvents

MCG Lotierzo, BR Casadei, RD de Castro… - Drug Delivery and …, 2020 - Springer
Cubosomes are nanoparticles composed of a specific combination of some types of
amphiphilic molecules like lipids, such as phytantriol (PHY), and a nonionic polymer, like …