Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery

The recent utilization of transferosomes (a type of vesicular drug-carrier system) has shown promising results in enhancing the transport of drugs through the skin when administered topically. Phospholipids and surface active agents constitute the primary components of these entities. Surface activ...

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Main Authors: Mohsin Hussein Abdulameer, Nidhal Khazaal Maraie, Zainab H. Mahdi
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Language:English
Published: College of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah University 2025-01-01
Series:Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/1107
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Nidhal Khazaal Maraie
Zainab H. Mahdi
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description The recent utilization of transferosomes (a type of vesicular drug-carrier system) has shown promising results in enhancing the transport of drugs through the skin when administered topically. Phospholipids and surface active agents constitute the primary components of these entities. Surface active agents play a crucial role in enhancing the permeability and flexibility of lipid bilayers. The present research critically examines previous studies to gain insights into the influence of surface active agents on the characteristics and performance of transferosomes. Specifically, it focuses on the effects of these agents on transferosome size, entrapment efficiency (EE), zeta potential, stability, and transdermal flux. The type of surface active agent generally exerts a notable influence on the size of vesicles, encapsulation efficiency (EE), and zeta potential. This phenomenon could potentially be attributed to variations in the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), the hydrophilicity of the surface active agent, and the length of the carbon chain. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the influence of surface active agent properties in the development of transferosomes. The evaluation of the cytocompatibility of surface active compounds was also incorporated into the study.
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spelling doaj-art-380773b236d1480988617954306e09602025-01-24T13:47:27ZengCollege of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah UniversityAl-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1815-09932959-183X2025-01-0125110.32947/ajps.v25i1.1107Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug DeliveryMohsin Hussein Abdulameer0Nidhal Khazaal Maraie1Zainab H. Mahdi2Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Al Farahidi University, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan The recent utilization of transferosomes (a type of vesicular drug-carrier system) has shown promising results in enhancing the transport of drugs through the skin when administered topically. Phospholipids and surface active agents constitute the primary components of these entities. Surface active agents play a crucial role in enhancing the permeability and flexibility of lipid bilayers. The present research critically examines previous studies to gain insights into the influence of surface active agents on the characteristics and performance of transferosomes. Specifically, it focuses on the effects of these agents on transferosome size, entrapment efficiency (EE), zeta potential, stability, and transdermal flux. The type of surface active agent generally exerts a notable influence on the size of vesicles, encapsulation efficiency (EE), and zeta potential. This phenomenon could potentially be attributed to variations in the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), the hydrophilicity of the surface active agent, and the length of the carbon chain. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the influence of surface active agent properties in the development of transferosomes. The evaluation of the cytocompatibility of surface active compounds was also incorporated into the study. https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/1107lipid based vesiclessurface active agentsurfactanttransferosome
spellingShingle Mohsin Hussein Abdulameer
Nidhal Khazaal Maraie
Zainab H. Mahdi
Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery
Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
lipid based vesicles
surface active agent
surfactant
transferosome
title Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery
title_full Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery
title_fullStr Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery
title_full_unstemmed Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery
title_short Role of Surface Active Agents in Transferosome for Systemic Drug Delivery
title_sort role of surface active agents in transferosome for systemic drug delivery
topic lipid based vesicles
surface active agent
surfactant
transferosome
url https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/1107
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