Nanostructured lipid-based mucoadhesive particles formed from pH responsive vesicles

Category

Overcoming Barriers in the GI Tract

Year

2014

Authors

Joanne D. Du, Qingtao Liu, Tri-Hung Nguyen and Ben J. Boyd

Institutions

Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

Summary

This study assessed the colloidal stability and the mucoadhesiveness of a pH triggered vesicular to hexosomal liquid crystalline delivery system, highlighting the potential of the induced mucoadhesive liquid crystalline system for topical mucosal drug delivery.