Abstract
Among the several drug delivery systems, liposomes – phospholipid nanosized vesicles with a bilayered membrane structure – have drawn a lot of interest as advanced and versatile pharmaceutical carriers for both low and high molecular weight pharmaceuticals. At present, liposomal formulations span multiple areas, from clinical application of the liposomal drugs to the development of various multifunctional liposomal systems to be used in therapy and diagnostics. This chapter provides a brief overview of various liposomal products currently under development at experimental and preclinical level.
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ElBayoumi, T.A., Torchilin, V.P. (2010). Current Trends in Liposome Research. In: Weissig, V. (eds) Liposomes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 605. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-360-2_1
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