Lipid Nanoparticles for Topical and Transdermal Delivery of Pharmaceuticals and Cosmeceuticals

January 2018 in “ Elsevier eBooks ”

Vaishali Sengar, Kiran Jyoti, Upendra Kumar Jain, Om Prakash Katare, Ramesh Chandra, Jitender Madan

lipid nanoparticles solid lipid nanoparticles nanostructured lipid carriers topical delivery transdermal delivery alopecia scarring alopecia dermatopharmacokinetics stratum corneum epidermal barrier SLNs NLCs

Studysummary This review discusses the use of lipid nanoparticles for topical and transdermal delivery of pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals and reports no new clinical results.

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