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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

A Review of the Structure, Preparation, and Application of NLCs, PNPs, and PLNs.

Qianwen Li, Tiange Cai, Yinghong Huang, Xi Xia, Susan P C Cole, Yu Cai

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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79citing papers in PubMed
10.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 262 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qianwen LiCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. Elven1608@163.com.
Tiange CaiCollege of Life Sciences, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China. caitiange@163.com.
Yinghong HuangGuangzhouGuoyu Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510632, China. jodie_615@163.com.
Xi XiaCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. xiyiyi213@163.com.
Susan P C ColeDivision of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada. spc.cole@queensu.ca.
Yu CaiCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. caiyu8@sohu.com.
Jinan University · CNLiaoning University · CNQueen's University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) are modified solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) that retain the characteristics of the SLN, improve drug stability and loading capacity, and prevent drug leakage. Polymer nanoparticles (PNPs) are an important component of drug delivery. These nanoparticles can effectively direct drug delivery to specific targets and improve drug stability and controlled drug release. Lipid-polymer nanoparticles (PLNs), a new type of carrier that combines liposomes and polymers, have been employed in recent years. These nanoparticles possess the complementary advantages of PNPs and liposomes. A PLN is composed of a core-shell structure; the polymer core provides a stable structure, and the phospholipid shell offers good biocompatibility. As such, the two components increase the drug encapsulation efficiency rate, facilitate surface modification, and prevent leakage of water-soluble drugs. Hence, we have reviewed the current state of development for the NLCs', PNPs', and PLNs' structures, preparation, and applications over the past five years, to provide the basis for further study on a controlled release drug delivery system.

Indexed as

applicationslipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticlesnanostructured lipid carrierspolymeric nanoparticlespreparationstructure

Identifiers

PMID28554993
PMCPMC5485769
OpenAlexW2620373091

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