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Current Pharmaceutical Design

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ISSN (Print): 1381-6128
ISSN (Online): 1873-4286

Functionally Engineered Nanosized Particles in Pharmaceutics: Improved Oral Delivery of Poorly Water-soluble Drugs

Author(s): Tetsuya Ozeki and Tatsuaki Tagami

Volume 19, Issue 35, 2013

Page: [6259 - 6269] Pages: 11

DOI: 10.2174/1381612811319350004

Price: $65

Abstract

The development of drug nanoparticles has attracted substantial attention because of their potential to improve the dissolution rate and oral availability of poorly water-soluble drugs. This review summarizes the recent articles that discussed nanoparticle-based oral drug delivery systems. The preparation methods were categorized as top-down and bottom-up methods, which are common methods for preparing drug nanoparticles. In addition, methods of handling drug nanoparticles (e.g., one-step preparation of nanocomposites which are microparticles containing drug nanoparticles) were introduced for the effective preservation of drug nanoparticles. The carrier-based preparation of drug nanoparticles was also introduced as a potentially promising oral drug delivery system.

Keywords: Carrier-based oral drug delivery system, down-sizing and bottom-up methods, drug nanoparticles, nanocomposite, poorly watersoluble drugs, spray dryer.


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