LIPOSOMES: Role in Drug Delivery

Bangham was first to develop spherical-shaped nano-vesicles called liposomes in the early 1960s.Today liposomes have emerged as crucial tools for bettering the delivery of drugs that majorly includes-antifungal drug peptide hormones enzymes vaccines antimicrobial agents drugs against cancer and genetic materials. Following the different manufacturing practices and versatile properties liposomes can be categorized in various parameters of size charge poly-dispersity index encapsulation efficiency solubility properties and lamellarity. Alteration in such parameters elevates the loading and bioavailability of a drug by giving more clear target specification desired or controlled release.This comprehensive book provides a detailed overview of methods for the preparation of liposomes with other perspectives that majorly includes—physio-chemical characteristics history of liposomes classification of liposomes applications of liposomes analytical and formulation characterization biology in liposomes dosage regimen advantages over other delivery systems approved liposomal based drugs & future aspects of liposomal based drug delivery. It will help researchers to breakthrough more structurally successful delivery vehicles depending upon their various physic-chemical properties that can deliver drugs more effectively and safely to the desired site. In this book we tried to unleashed the pool of knowledge in drug delivery science through liposomes under one cover