Novel aspects of encapsulation and delivery using polymersomes

Highlights • Polymersomes are a novel vesicular system based on amphiphilic copolymers. • There are several methods to prepare polymersomes and to encapsulate relevant payloads. • Polymersomes can be designed to respond to specific stimuli to release their cargo on demand.

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Published in:Current opinion in pharmacology 2014-10, Vol.18, p.104-111
Main Authors: Messager, Léa, Gaitzsch, Jens, Chierico, Luca, Battaglia, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug Compounding - methods
Drug Delivery Systems
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Polymers - chemistry
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Summary:Highlights • Polymersomes are a novel vesicular system based on amphiphilic copolymers. • There are several methods to prepare polymersomes and to encapsulate relevant payloads. • Polymersomes can be designed to respond to specific stimuli to release their cargo on demand.
ISSN:1471-4892
1471-4973
DOI:10.1016/j.coph.2014.09.017