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ReviewHeliyon2018

Probing nanoliposomes using single particle analytical techniques: effect of excipients, solvents, phase transition and zeta potential.

M Danaei, M Kalantari, M Raji, H Samareh Fekri, R Saber, G P Asnani, S M Mortazavi, M R Mozafari, B Rasti, A Taheriazam

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Review in Heliyon, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

M DanaeiAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
M KalantariAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
M RajiAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
H Samareh FekriAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
R SaberAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
G P AsnaniSinhgad Technical Education Society's, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Pharmacy, Kondhwa, Pune 411 048, (Savitribai Phule Pune University), Maharashtra, India.
S M MortazaviAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
M R MozafariAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
B RastiAustralasian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, 8054 Monash University LPO, Clayton, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
A TaheriazamDepartment of Orthopaedics, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch IAU, Azad University, 19168 93813 Tehran, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been a steady increase in the interest towards employing nanoliposomes as colloidal drug delivery systems, particularly in the last few years. Their biocompatibility nature along with the possibility of encapsulation of lipid-soluble, water-soluble and amphipathic molecules and compounds are among the advantages of employing these lipidic nanocarriers. A challenge in the successful formulation of nanoliposomal systems is to control the critical physicochemical properties, which impact their in vivo performance, and validating analytical techniques that can adequately characterize these nanostructures. Of particular interest are the chemical composition of nanoliposomes, their phase transition temperature, state of the encapsulated material, encapsulation efficiency, particle size distribution, morphology, internal structure, lamellarity, surface charge, and drug release pattern. These attributes are highly important in revealing the supramolecular arrangement of nanoliposomes and incorporated drugs and ensuring the stability of the formulation as well as consistent drug delivery to target tissues. In this article, we present characterization of nanoliposomal formulations as an example to illustrate identification of key in vitro characteristics of a typical nanotherapeutic agent. Corresponding analytical techniques are discussed within the context of nanoliposome assessment, single particle analysis and ensuring uniform manufacture of therapeutic formulations with batch-to-batch consistency.

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Analytical chemistryBiochemistryBioengineeringBiotechnologyMaterials chemistry

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PMID30603716
PMCPMC6307095

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