Title :
Ultrathin capsules
Author :
Khopade, A.J. ; Caruso, F. ; Möhwald, H.
Author_Institution :
Sun Pharma Adv. Res. Centre, Baroda, India
Abstract :
This article provides the work on the formation of ultrathin films by electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly followed by production of hollow ultrathin capsules using decomposable spherical particles as templates. Various other types of ultrathin capsular membranes are also discussed which are suitable for drug delivery.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; biomembranes; drug delivery systems; liquid phase deposition; polymer films; prosthetics; decomposable spherical particles; drug delivery; electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly; ultrathin capsular membranes; ultrathin films; Assembly; Atomic force microscopy; Biomembranes; Drug delivery; Electrostatic self-assembly; Ellipsometry; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical films; Optical modulation; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2004. 4th IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8536-5
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2004.1392417
