Liquid crystal is a state of matter being intermediate between solid and liquid. Liquid crystal
materials exhibit both orientational order and fluidity. While liquid crystals have long been …

Cubosomes are highly stable nanoparticles formed from the lipid cubic phase and stabilized
by a polymer based outer corona. Bicontinuous lipid cubic phases consist of a single lipid …

Minimally invasive transcatheter embolization is a common nonsurgical procedure in
interventional radiology used for the deliberate occlusion of blood vessels for the treatment …

Nonlamellar lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) lipid nanomaterials have emerged as a
promising class of advanced materials for the next generation of nanomedicine, comprising …

Amphiphilic lipids aggregate in aqueous solution into a variety of structural arrangements.
Among the plethora of ordered structures that have been reported, many have also been …

Liquid crystals (LCs) possess unique physicochemical properties, translatable into a wide
range of applications. To date, lipidic lyotropic LCs (LLCs) have been extensively explored …

The necessity for long-term treatments of chronic diseases has encouraged the
development of novel long-acting parenteral formulations intending to improve drug …

Written at a level comprehensible to non-experts, this handbook covers the current state of
encapsulation and controlled released technologies, presenting the fundamental processes …

Liquid crystal materials are a suitable environment for the synthesis of nanostructures of
uniform size and shape due to their order and yet mobility at the molecular level. Dense …

Pharmaceutical design has enabled important advances in the prevention, treatment, and
diagnosis of diseases. The use of nanotechnology to optimize the delivery of drugs and …