Abstract

SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLE (SLN): A CONTEMPORARY METHOD FOR DRUG DELIVERY

Sudhanshu Kumar*, Tez Pratap Kushwaha

ABSTRACT

As an alternative carrier system to emulsions, liposomes, and polymeric nanoparticles, lipid nanoparticles were created in the final ten years of the previous century. The two primary forms of lipid nanoparticles are solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC). The usability of SLN in terms of its benefits, production process, characterization, and applications is the main topic of this review. Lipid nanoparticles present the opportunity to create novel treatments because of their special size-dependent characteristics. A new drug delivery prototype that may be utilized for secondary and tertiary levels of therapeutic targeting is provided by the capacity to insert pharmaceuticals into nanocarriers. Solid lipid nanoparticles have so drawn a lot of interest from researchers due to their significant potential for achieving the objective of site-specific and regulated medication delivery.

Keywords: Solid Lipid Nanoparticle, SLN, Lipid Nanoparticle, Nanoparticle, Colloidal Drug Delivery.