Polymeric micelles and alternative nanonized delivery vehicles for poorly soluble drugs
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Poorly soluble drugs often encounter low bioavailability and erratic absorption patterns in the clinical setting. Due to the rising number of compounds having solubility issues, finding ways to enhance the solubility of drugs is one of the major challenges in the pharmaceutical industry today. Polymeric micelles, which form upon self-assembly of amphiphilic macromolecules, can act as solubilizing agents for delivery of poorly soluble drugs. This manuscript examines the fundamentals of polymeric micelles through reviews of representative literature and demonstrates possible applications through recent examples of clinical trial developments. In particular, the potential of polymeric micelles for delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs, especially in the areas of oral delivery and in cancer therapy, is discussed. Key considerations in utilizing polymeric micelles' advantages and overcoming potential disadvantages have been highlighted. Lastly, other possible strategies related to particle size reduction for enhancing solubilization of poorly water-soluble drugs are introduced.
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- Authors
- Lu, Y., & Park, K.
- Affiliations
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Corresponding author
- Park, Kinam
- ORCID
- Park, Kinam
- Venue
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-08
- Volume
- 453
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 198-214
- ISSN
- 0378-5173 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3760723
- OpenAlex
- W2041255666
- Cited by
- 572
- References
- 129
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- FWCI
- 3.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (CA129287, R01CA129287)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM065284, GM095879, R01GM095879)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
- Keywords
- polymeric micelles, poorly water-soluble drugs, drug solubilization, bioavailability enhancement, oral drug delivery, anticancer drug delivery, nanoparticle drug delivery, particle size reduction, amphiphilic polymers, self-assembly, clinical trials
- MeSH terms
- Administration, Oral, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Humans, Micelles, Neoplasms, Polymers, Solubility, Drug Delivery Systems, Nanostructures
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