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Advances in drug delivery and medical imaging using colloidal lyotropic liquid crystalline dispersions.
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The overarching goal of this feature article is to review the recent developments in the field of drug delivery specifically involving colloidal lyotropic liquid crystalline dispersions, and the types of therapeutic compounds and medical imaging agents that can be incorporated as well as their methods of preparation.About:
This article is published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.The article was published on 2013-03-01. It has received 268 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug delivery.read more
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Nanomaterials for In Vivo Imaging
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Advances in Structural Design of Lipid-Based Nanoparticle Carriers for Delivery of Macromolecular Drugs, Phytochemicals and Anti-Tumor Agents
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TL;DR: This review comprehensively covers recent advances in nanoencapsulation of carotenoids with biopolymeric nanocarriers (polysaccharides and proteins), and lipid-based nanoccarriers, their functionalities, aptness and innovative developments in preparation strategies.
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Lyotropic liquid crystal engineering moving beyond binary compositional space – ordered nanostructured amphiphile self-assembly materials by design
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Non-Lamellar Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Lipid Nanoparticles for the Next Generation of Nanomedicine
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