Research work · 2002
Nanocapsule Technology: A Review
Patrick Couvreur, GILLIAN M. BARRATT, Elias Fattal, Christine Vauthier
Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems
Abstract
Nanocapsules are submicroscopic colloidal drug carrier systems composed of an oily or an aqueous core surrounded by a thin polymer membrane. Two technologies can be used to obtain such nanocapsules: the interfacial polymerization of a monomer or the interfacial nanodeposition of a preformed polymer. This article is an extended review of these nanocapsule technologies and their applications for the treatment of various diseases (including cancer and infections).