Abstract

DRUG DELIVERY THROUGH NANOCAPSULES: AN OVERVIEW

Jayanti Mukherjee* and Shivani Khoware

ABSTRACT

Nanocapsules, a characteristic class of nanoparticles, are made up of one or more active materials (core) and a protective matrix (shell)[1] in which the therapeutic substance may be confined. These have been developed as drug delivery systems for several drugs by different routes of administrations such as oral and parental by reducing the toxicity of drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles are named nanocapsules[2] when they contain a polymeric wall composed of non-ionic surfactants, macromolecules, phospholipids[3] and an oil core.[4]

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