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Nanoformulations

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Existing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders are restricted to access the CNS. Meanwhile, the blood–brain barrier (BBB) hinders the delivery of many potentially important diagnostic and therapeutic agents to the brain. To resolve these problems, various nanoformulation technologies were developed to improve the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents into CNS. In this chapter, we discussed the manufacture, characteristics, and potential problems of widely used nanoformulations including liposomes, polymeric micelles, and nanosuspensions. We expect that this chapter would provide novel nanoformulation tools for the basic and clinical research of neuroscientists.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA

    Xin-Ming Liu Ph.D. & Tatiana K. Bronich Ph.D.

  2. Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA

    Xin-Ming Liu Ph.D. & Tatiana K. Bronich Ph.D.

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Liu, XM., Bronich, T.K. (2014). Nanoformulations. In: Xiong, H., Gendelman, H.E. (eds) Current Laboratory Methods in Neuroscience Research. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8794-4_16

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