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Review
. 2002;19(2):99-134.
doi: 10.1615/critrevtherdrugcarriersyst.v19.i2.10.

Nanocapsule technology: a review

Patrick Couvreur  1 , Gillian Barratt, Elias Fattal, Philippe Legrand, Christine Vauthier
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Review

Nanocapsule technology: a review

Patrick Couvreur et al. Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst. 2002.

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).

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