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THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages 461-473Publisher
FUTURE SCI LTD
DOI: 10.4155/tde-2017-0002
Keywords
drug delivery; enhanced stability; improved performance; increased drug solubility; ionic liquid-nanosystem combined structures; ionic liquids; nanotechnology; size and morphology control
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There is a growing need to develop drug-delivery systems that overcome drawbacks such as poor drug solubility/loading/release, systemic side effects and limited stability. Ionic liquids (ILs) offer many advantages and their tailoring represents a valuable tuning tool. Nano-based systems are also prized materials that prevent drug degradation, enhance their transport/distribution and extend their release. Consequently, structures containing ILs and nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed to attain synergistic effects. This overview on the properties of ILs, NPs and of their combined structures, reveals the recent advances in these areas through a review of pertinent literature. The IL-NP structures present enhanced properties and the subsequent performance upgrade proves to be useful in drug delivery, although much is yet to be done.
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