Combination of micelles and liposomes as a promising drug delivery system: a review

Among various nanocarriers, liposomes, and micelles are relatively mature drug delivery systems with the advantages of prolonging drug half-life, reducing toxicity, and improving efficacy. However, both have problems, such as poor stability and insufficient targeting. To further exploit the excellen...

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Published inDrug delivery and translational research Vol. 13; no. 11; pp. 2767 - 2789
Main Authors Qian, Jiecheng, Guo, Yankun, Xu, Youfa, Wang, Xinyu, Chen, Jianming, Wu, Xin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.11.2023
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology
Review Article
Micelle
Liposome
Drug delivery
Composite carrier
Nanoformulation
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Summary:Among various nanocarriers, liposomes, and micelles are relatively mature drug delivery systems with the advantages of prolonging drug half-life, reducing toxicity, and improving efficacy. However, both have problems, such as poor stability and insufficient targeting. To further exploit the excellent properties of micelles and liposomes and avoid their shortcomings, researchers have developed new drug delivery systems by combining the two and making use of their respective advantages to achieve the goals of increasing the drug loading capacity, multiple targeting, and multiple drug delivery. The results have demonstrated that this new combination approach is a very promising delivery platform. In this paper, we review the combination strategies, preparation methods, and applications of micelles and liposomes to introduce the research progress, advantages, and challenges of composite carriers. Graphical Abstract
ISSN:2190-393X
2190-3948
DOI:10.1007/s13346-023-01368-x