Title :
Nanobiotechnology and its applications in drug delivery system: a review
Author :
Khan, Imran ; Khan, Momin ; Umar, Muhammad Naveed ; Deog-Hwan Oh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biotechnol., Quaid-i-Azam Univ., Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract :
Nanobiotechnology holds great potential in various regimes of life sciences. In this review, the potential applications of nanobiotechnology in various sectors of nanotechnologies, including nanomedicine and nanobiopharmaceuticals, are highlighted. To overcome the problems associated with drug delivery, nanotechnology has gained increasing interest in recent years. Nanosystems with different biological properties and compositions have been extensively investigated for drug delivery applications. Nanoparticles fabricated through various techniques have elevated therapeutic efficacy, provided stability to the drugs and proved capable of targeting the cells and controlled release inside the cell. Polymeric nanoparticles have shown increased development and usage in drug delivery as well as in diagnostics in recent decades.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; cellular biophysics; drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; polymers; reviews; biological properties; cell; drug delivery system; nanobiopharmaceuticals; nanobiotechnology; nanomedicine; nanosystems; polymeric nanoparticles; review; therapeutic efficacy;
Journal_Title :
Nanobiotechnology, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-nbt.2014.0062