NDLI: Novel lipid-based colloidal dispersions as potential drug administration systems

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Author	Westesen, K.
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	Colloidal drug carriers offer a number of potential advantages as delivery systems for, for example, poorly soluble compounds. The first generation of colloidal carriers, in particular liposomes and sub-micron-sized lipid emulsions, are, however, associated with several drawbacks which so far have prevented the extensive use of these carriers in drug delivery. As an alternative colloidal delivery system melt-emulsified nanoparticles based on solid lipids have been proposed. Careful physicochemical characterization has demonstrated that these lipid-based nanosuspensions (solid lipid nanoparticles) are not just “emulsions with solidified droplets”. During the development process of these systems interesting phenomena have been observed, such as gel formation on solidification and upon storage, unexpected dynamics of polymorphic transitions, extensive annealing of nanocrystals over significant periods of time, stepwise melting of particle fractions in the lower-nanometer-size range, drug expulsion from the carrier particles on crystallization and upon storage, and extensive supercooling. These phenomena can be related to the crystalline nature of the carrier matrix in combination with its colloidal state. Observation of the supercooling effect has led to the development of a second new type of carrier system: nanospheres of supercooled melts. This novel type of colloidal lipidic carrier represents an intermediate state between emulsions and suspensions. Moreover, these dispersions are particularly suited to the study of the basic differences between colloidal triglyceride emulsions and suspensions. For many decades drug carriers have represented the only group of colloidal drug administration systems. Nowadays a fundamentally different group of dispersions is also under investigation: drug nanodispersions. They overcome a number of carrier-related drawbacks, such as limitations in drug load as well as side effects due to the matrix material of the carrier particles. Utilizing this concept virtually insoluble drugs can be formulated as colloidal particles, of solid or supercooled nature. For example, coenzyme Q10 (Q10) has been successfully processed into a dispersion of a supercooled melt. Droplet sizes in the lower nanometer range and shelf lives of more than 3 years can easily be achieved for Q10 dispersions. The drug load of the emulsion particles reaches nearly 100%.
Starting Page	608
Ending Page	618
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0303402X
Journal	Colloid and Polymer Science
Volume Number	278
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	14351536
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2000-07-04
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Colloid and Surface Chemistry Materials Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Polymers and Plastics

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