Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as Efficient Drug and Gene Delivery Systems: Recent Breakthroughs.

Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi1, Hadi Valizadeh2, Hamed Hamishehkar3

  • 1Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Summary

Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are versatile colloidal systems for advanced drug and gene delivery. This review covers SLN properties, production, characterization, and their application in targeted delivery systems.

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