How coatings of silica nanoparticles improve the performance of lipid based encapsulation and delivery systems

Clive Allan Prestidge, Spomenka Simovic, Nasrin Ghouchi Eskandar, Timothy J. Barnes, Angel Tan

Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationLetterOther

Abstract

Many commercial products (e.g., agrochemicals, paints, household products, foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics) contain active ingredients in lipid-based colloidal carriers. For example, emulsions, lipid nanoparticles, micelles, liquid crystals and liposomes are attractive as encapsulation and delivery systems for both oil- and water-soluble molecules. A challenge for the formulation scientist in optimizing such lipid-based carriers is to enhance their shelf lives and carrier performance without utilizing large quantities of surfactants that may have detrimental human toxicological and environmental concerns.
Original languageEnglish
Pages12-14
Number of pages3
Volume28
No.5
Specialist publicationControlled Release Society Newsletter
PublisherControlled Release Society
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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