A COMPLETE REVIEW ON: LIPOSOMES

Abstract

In this review article, we discussed about liposome, these are one amongst the various drug delivery system used to target the drug to particular tissue. Because of structure similarity between lipid bilayer & cell membrane, liposome can penetrate effectively deliver drug to such that a free drug would not penetrate. The various other drug delivery devices include niosomes, microparticles, resealed erythrocytes, pharmacosomes etc.

The term liposome means lipid body. It has been derived on the basis of name of subcellular particles, ribosome. Liposomes were first made by A.D Bangham in early 1960s. Their size ranges from 25 to 500 nm.