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Patrick Couvreur1, Gillian Barratt, Elias Fattal, Philippe Legrand, Christine Vauthier.
Abstract
Nanocapsules are submicroscopic colloidal drug carrier systems composed of an oily or an aqueous core surrounded by a thin polymer membrane. Two technologies can be used to obtain such nanocapsules: the interfacial polymerization of a monomer or the interfacial nanodeposition of a preformed polymer. This article is an extended review of these nanocapsule technologies and their applications for the treatment of various diseases (including cancer and infections).Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12197610 DOI: 10.1615/critrevtherdrugcarriersyst.v19.i2.10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst ISSN: 0743-4863 Impact factor: 4.889