Issue 11, 2019

Photo-triggerable liposomal drug delivery systems: from simple porphyrin insertion in the lipid bilayer towards supramolecular assemblies of lipid–porphyrin conjugates

Abstract

Light-responsive liposomes are considered nowadays as one of the most promising nanoparticulate systems for the delivery and release of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in a spatio-temporal manner. Several strategies can be used to design photo-triggered liposomes. One of them consists in the incorporation of a photosensitizer (PS) in the lipid matrix of a liposomal bilayer that induces the release of the cargo either via a photochemical or a photophysical process. Among the described photosensitizers, porphyrin derivatives have appeared as the most potent ones. This review describes the state-of-the-art of photo-triggerable liposomes based on the combination of lipids and porphyrin derivatives either free or conjugated. It focuses on the different light-triggered release mechanisms and the requirements for the development of such systems. It also details the different strategies for the synthesis of lipid–porphyrin conjugates, their self-assembling properties and their biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: Photo-triggerable liposomal drug delivery systems: from simple porphyrin insertion in the lipid bilayer towards supramolecular assemblies of lipid–porphyrin conjugates

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 Jän 2019
Accepted
09 Feb 2019
First published
18 Feb 2019

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 1805-1823

Photo-triggerable liposomal drug delivery systems: from simple porphyrin insertion in the lipid bilayer towards supramolecular assemblies of lipid–porphyrin conjugates

J. Massiot, V. Rosilio and A. Makky, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019, 7, 1805 DOI: 10.1039/C9TB00015A

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