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ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS
Volume 65, Issue 11-12, Pages 1420-1446Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.05.009
Keywords
Droplet microfluidics; Single emulsions; Multiple emulsions; Microparticles; Microcapsules; Microgels; Drug delivery; Controlled release; Site-targeting
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- Australian Research Council [DP110100394]
- University of Queensland
- UQ Early Career Researcher Grant
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Considerable effort has been directed towards developing novel drug delivery systems. Microfluidics, capable of generating monodisperse single and multiple emulsion droplets, executing precise control and operations on these droplets, is a powerful tool for fabricating complex systems (microparticles, microcapsules, microgels) with uniform size, narrow size distribution and desired properties, which have great potential in drug delivery applications. This review presents an overview of the state-of-the-art multiphase flow microfluidics for the production of single emulsions or multiple emulsions for drug delivery. The review starts with a brief introduction of the approaches for making single and multiple emulsions, followed by presentation of some potential drug delivery systems (microparticles, microcapsules and microgels) fabricated in microfluidic devices using single or multiple emulsions as templates. The design principles, manufacturing processes and properties of these drug delivery systems are also discussed and compared. Furthermore, drug encapsulation and drug release (including passive and active controlled release) are provided and compared highlighting some key findings and insights. Finally, site-targeting delivery using multiphase flow microfluidics is also briefly introduced. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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