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Microemulsions as carriers for therapeutic molecules
Surinder K Mehta1, Gurpreet Kaur
1Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India. skmehta@pu.ac.in
Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation
|October 8, 2009
Summary
Microemulsions offer versatile colloidal systems for enhanced drug delivery. These systems improve drug solubility, stability, and bioavailability, and are patented for various applications including nanoparticle synthesis.
Area of Science:
- Colloidal systems
- Drug delivery systems
- Nanoparticle synthesis
Background:
- Microemulsions possess domains of variable polarity, making them suitable for diverse drug delivery applications.
- Research groups are actively exploring microemulsions for various drug delivery routes.
- Microemulsion media enhance drug solubility, stability, and bioavailability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review patent literature on microemulsion drug delivery systems.
- To highlight different microemulsion carriers and administration routes.
- To discuss microemulsions in solubility/permeability enhancement and nanoparticle templating.
Main Methods:
- Review of patent articles concerning microemulsion technology.
- Analysis of patents related to drug delivery routes and formulations.
- Examination of patents on microemulsion applications in nanoparticle synthesis.
Main Results:
- Diverse microemulsion carriers and delivery routes are patented.
- Patents demonstrate microemulsions for enhancing drug solubility and permeability.
- Microemulsions are patented as templates for synthesizing drug nanoparticles.
Conclusions:
- Microemulsions represent a significant area of patented innovation in drug delivery.
- Their application spans enhanced therapeutic efficacy and novel nanoparticle fabrication.
- The patent landscape indicates a strong future for microemulsions in pharmaceutical development.
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