Bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals as sustained delivery systems for peptides and proteins
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Bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals as sustained delivery systems for peptides and proteins. / Rizwan, Shakila B; Boyd, Ben J; Rades, Thomas; Hook, Sarah.
In: Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, Vol. 7, No. 10, 2010, p. 1133-44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals as sustained delivery systems for peptides and proteins
AU - Rizwan, Shakila B
AU - Boyd, Ben J
AU - Rades, Thomas
AU - Hook, Sarah
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Self-assembling lipid-based liquid crystalline systems are a broad and active area of research. Of these mesophases, the cubic phase with its highly twisted bilayer and two non-intersecting water channels has been investigated extensively for drug delivery. The cubic phase has been shown to accommodate and control the release of drugs with varying physicochemical properties. Also, the lipids used to prepare these delivery systems are generally cheap, safe and biodegradable, making these systems highly attractive. Early research investigating the potential of cubic phases as delivery systems showed that several peptides or proteins entrapped within these gel-based systems showed retarded release. Furthermore, entrapment within the cubic phase protected the selected peptide or protein from chemical and physical degradation with its native confirmation and bioactivity retained.
AB - Self-assembling lipid-based liquid crystalline systems are a broad and active area of research. Of these mesophases, the cubic phase with its highly twisted bilayer and two non-intersecting water channels has been investigated extensively for drug delivery. The cubic phase has been shown to accommodate and control the release of drugs with varying physicochemical properties. Also, the lipids used to prepare these delivery systems are generally cheap, safe and biodegradable, making these systems highly attractive. Early research investigating the potential of cubic phases as delivery systems showed that several peptides or proteins entrapped within these gel-based systems showed retarded release. Furthermore, entrapment within the cubic phase protected the selected peptide or protein from chemical and physical degradation with its native confirmation and bioactivity retained.
U2 - 10.1517/17425247.2010.515584
DO - 10.1517/17425247.2010.515584
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20858165
VL - 7
SP - 1133
EP - 1144
JO - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
JF - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
SN - 1742-5247
IS - 10
ER -
ID: 40343705