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Review
. 2022 Jan;12(1):105-123.
doi: 10.1007/s13346-021-00935-4. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Exploring the role of mesoporous silica nanoparticle in the development of novel drug delivery systems

Senitta Stephen  1 , Bapi Gorain  2   3 , Hira Choudhury  4   5 , Bappaditya Chatterjee  6
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Exploring the role of mesoporous silica nanoparticle in the development of novel drug delivery systems

Senitta Stephen et al. Drug Deliv Transl Res. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

The biocompatible nature of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) attracted researchers' attention to deliver therapeutic agents in the treatment of various diseases, where their porous nature, high drug loading efficiency, and suitability to functionalize with a specific ligand of MSN helped to obtain the desired outcome. The application of MSN has been extended to deliver small chemicals to large-sized peptides or proteins to fight against complex diseases. Recently, formulation researches with MSN have been progressed for various non-conventional drug delivery systems, including liposome, microsphere, oro-dispersible film, 3D-printed formulation, and microneedle. Low bulk density, retaining mesoporous structure during downstream processing, and lack of sufficient in vivo studies are some of the important issues towards the success of mesoporous silica-based advanced drug delivery systems. The present review has aimed to evaluate the application of MSN in advanced drug delivery systems to critically analyze the role of MSN in the respective formulation over other functionalized polymers. Finally, an outlook on the future direction of MSN-based advanced drug delivery systems has been drawn against the existing challenges with this platform.

Keywords: 3D printing; Advanced drug delivery system; Hydrogel; Mesoporous silica nanoparticles; Microneedle; Microsphere.

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