Advanced characterizations of nanoparticles for drug delivery: investigating their properties through the techniques used in their evaluations

Nanotechnology Reviews

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Syed Mahmood¹  Uttam Kumar Mandal¹  Bappaditya Chatterjee¹  Muhammad Taher¹ 

[1] Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

关键词: atomic force microscopy;    confocal laser scanning microscopy;    DLS;    scanning electron microscopy;    transmission electron microscopy;   

DOI  :  10.1515/ntrev-2016-0050

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

Nanomedicine has achieved a huge success in delivering a wide variety of drug molecules into the target site of the body. In this respect, the characterization of nanoformulation is very important to investigate the drug molecule together with its carrier as a nanoform during formulation, storage, and in vivo transport through the body. This review article summarizes important advanced characterization techniques of nanoformulation with respect to their theories, use of required instrumental parameters, sample preparation techniques, data interpretation, etc., to exploit them for the best possible results. This review article also sheds a glimpse to the shortcomings of these techniques together with further advancements required in future.

【 授权许可】

CC BY