Abstract
Numerous drug delivery colloidal systems are formulated using polymers or surfactants or a mixture of both, typically due to their self-assembly properties. Molecular self-assembly creates the possibility to dissolve and protect drugs from adverse external environments. Therefore, it is important to understand the interactions behind the self-assembly phenomena of surfactant and polymer molecules, polymer-polymer and polymer-surfactant mixtures. A number of colloidal structures used in drug delivery formulations such as micelles, vesicles, liquid crystalline phases, microemulsions, polymer gels, aerosols, polymer-polymer and polymer-surfactant complexes will be illustrated in this chapter and their main physicochemical properties will be highlighted, keeping in mind their relevance to the drug delivery research field.
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Santos, S.d., Medronho, B., Santos, T.d., Antunes, F.E. (2013). Amphiphilic Molecules in Drug Delivery Systems. In: Coelho, J. (eds) Drug Delivery Systems: Advanced Technologies Potentially Applicable in Personalised Treatment. Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6010-3_2
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