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Liposomes: structure, composition, types, and clinical applications
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Liposomes are now considered the most commonly used nanocarriers for various potentially active hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules due to their high biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low immunogenicity. Liposomes also proved to enhance drug solubility and controlled distribution, as well as their capacity for surface modifications for targeted, prolonged, and sustained release. Based on the composition, liposomes can be considered to have evolved from conventional, long-circulating, targeted, and immune-liposomes to stimuli-responsive and actively targeted liposomes. Many liposomal-based drug delivery systems are currently clinically approved to treat several diseases, such as cancer, fungal and viral infections; more liposomes have reached advanced phases in clinical trials. This review describes liposomes structure, composition, preparation methods, and clinical applications.
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“Each class possesses unique properties: lipid particles (liposomes, exosomes) offer biocompatibility [23–25]; polymeric particles (Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), dendrimers) provide biodegradability and functionalization [19,26]; superparamagnetic iron oxide Nps (SPIONs) enable MRI contrast…”
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- Authors
- Nsairat, H., Khater, D., Sayed, U., Odeh, F., Al Bawab, A., & Alshaer, W.
- Affiliations
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University (JO)
- Applied Science Private University (JO)
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Corresponding author
- Alshaer, Walhan
- Venue
- Heliyon
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-05
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e09394
- ISSN
- 2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9118483
- OpenAlex
- W4280621631
- Cited by
- 1,561
- References
- 219
- Citations by year
- 2026: 366 · 2025: 601 · 2024: 405 · 2023: 179 · 2022: 10
- FWCI
- 20.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Keywords
- liposomes, liposomal drug delivery, nanocarriers, liposome structure, liposome composition, liposome preparation, targeted liposomes, long-circulating liposomes, stimuli-responsive liposomes, sustained drug release, drug solubility enhancement, biocompatibility, clinical application, cancer therapy
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