Pharmaceutical Particulates and Membranes for the Delivery of Drugs and Bioactive Molecules

摘要

The delivery of drugs and bioactive molecules using pharmaceutical particulates and membranes are of great significance for various applications such as the treatment of secondary infections, cancer treatment, skin regeneration, orthopedic applications and others. Several techniques can be utilized for the preparation of the particulates and membranes, which include, but are not limited to, lyophilization, microemulsification, nano-spray-drying, nano-electro-spinning, slip casting and 3D printing. The particulates and membranes possess great prospects to improve the existing strategies and develop new ones for sustained and controlled drug delivery. Therefore, the development of this subject as an area of research has been rapid in the last two decades, and their applications are now very broad. However, these depend on the properties of the designed particulates and membranes.