Nanocarriers are advanced materials at the nanoscale, designed to enhance drug delivery. Their ability to transport both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs is vital, as hydrophobic drugs often struggle with solubility and bioavailability. Nanocarriers improve these aspects by protecting drugs from degradation and facilitating their transport through the bloodstream. Despite their benefits, challenges such as potential toxicity, especially from inorganic nanomaterials, require careful consideration. Advances in protein-based nanocarriers, which are biocompatible and biodegradable, show promise in overcoming these challenges. In transdermal drug delivery, nanocarriers like liposomes, niosomes, ethosomes, and others, enhance drug penetration through the skin's barriers, improving therapeutic efficacy. However, issues like skin barrier penetration, cytotoxicity, and carrier stability remain areas for ongoing research. As this field evolves, nanocarriers hold significant potential to revolutionize drug delivery by offering targeted, sustained release with minimized systemic toxicity.
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T.
Praveen Kumar
Department of Pharmaceutics, Anurag Pharmacy College (Affiliated
to JNTUH, Hyderabad), Kodad, Telangana, India.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/prrat/v7/2489
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