Abstract
The poor penetration and low bioavailability are the main challenges for transdermal drug delivery. Nanocrystals technology is an attractive method for water-insoluble drug transdermal delivery, as the literature demonstrated that the penetration and bioavailability of the transdermal delivered water-insoluble drugs significantly enhanced and improved by the nanocrystals technology. Currently, the nanocrystals technology has been applied in transdermal delivery of cosmeceutical and for therapy of skin diseases, such as diclofenac acid, tretinoin and rutin. This review focused on the advantages of the nanocrystals technology for transdermal delivery. The special features of nanocrystals for the transdermal delivery of poorly soluble drugs are reviewed (skin disease treatment, safety and compliance, applying to cosmeceutical). Furthermore, the factors of influencing the nanocrystals penetration and the approaches of improving nanocrystals transdermal delivery are also discussed in detail.
Keywords: Nanocrystals, transdermal, drug delivery, safety, penetration, bioavailability.
Current Drug Delivery
Title:Nanocrystals Technology for Transdermal Delivery of Water-Insoluble Drugs
Volume: 15 Issue: 9
Author(s): Yangyang Liu, Juan Zhao, Lulu Wang, Beibei Yan, Yu Gu, Ping Chang and Yancai Wang*
Affiliation:
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353,China
Keywords: Nanocrystals, transdermal, drug delivery, safety, penetration, bioavailability.
Abstract: The poor penetration and low bioavailability are the main challenges for transdermal drug delivery. Nanocrystals technology is an attractive method for water-insoluble drug transdermal delivery, as the literature demonstrated that the penetration and bioavailability of the transdermal delivered water-insoluble drugs significantly enhanced and improved by the nanocrystals technology. Currently, the nanocrystals technology has been applied in transdermal delivery of cosmeceutical and for therapy of skin diseases, such as diclofenac acid, tretinoin and rutin. This review focused on the advantages of the nanocrystals technology for transdermal delivery. The special features of nanocrystals for the transdermal delivery of poorly soluble drugs are reviewed (skin disease treatment, safety and compliance, applying to cosmeceutical). Furthermore, the factors of influencing the nanocrystals penetration and the approaches of improving nanocrystals transdermal delivery are also discussed in detail.
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Liu Yangyang , Zhao Juan , Wang Lulu , Yan Beibei , Gu Yu , Chang Ping and Wang Yancai *, Nanocrystals Technology for Transdermal Delivery of Water-Insoluble Drugs, Current Drug Delivery 2018; 15 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201815666180518124345
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201815666180518124345 |
Print ISSN 1567-2018 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5704 |
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