Drug Delivery: Sustained Zero-Order Release of Intact Ultra-Stable Drug-Loaded Liposomes from an Implantable Nanochannel Delivery System (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2/2014)

Controlled and sustained release of pharmaceuticals via single step solvent-free encapsulation

Herein, we report a novel and solvent-free technique for the encapsulation of pharmaceuticals that allows achieving controllable release rates. This method utilizes the deposition of a plasma polymer coating of controlled chemistry and thickness on the outer surface of drug particles placed under continuous agitation.