Issue 11, 2017

Microfluidic-assisted fabrication of carriers for controlled drug delivery

Abstract

The microfluidic technique has brought unique opportunities toward the full control over the production processes for drug delivery carriers, owing to the miniaturisation of the fluidic environment. In comparison to the conventional batch methods, the microfluidic setup provides a range of advantages, including the improved controllability of material characteristics, as well as the precisely controlled release profiles of payloads. This review gives an overview of different fluidic principles used in the literature to produce either polymeric microparticles or nanoparticles, focusing on the materials that could have an impact on drug delivery. We also discuss the relations between the particle size and size distribution of the obtained carriers, and the design and configuration of the microfluidic setups. Overall, the use of microfluidic technologies brings exciting opportunities to expand the body of knowledge in the field of controlled drug delivery and great potential to clinical translation of drug delivery systems.

Graphical abstract: Microfluidic-assisted fabrication of carriers for controlled drug delivery

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
06 mars 2017
Accepted
28 avr. 2017
First published
28 avr. 2017

Lab Chip, 2017,17, 1856-1883

Microfluidic-assisted fabrication of carriers for controlled drug delivery

D. Liu, H. Zhang, F. Fontana, J. T. Hirvonen and H. A. Santos, Lab Chip, 2017, 17, 1856 DOI: 10.1039/C7LC00242D

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