vendredi 7 juin 2013

Benefits Of Using Liposome In Administering Drugs

By Rena Hudson


A liposome can be defined as a tiny vesicle, made from the same substance as the cell membrane. In the medical field, it is filled with drugs and is therefore adopted in the delivery of drugs for the treatment of cancer. The use of this technology has increasingly become popular due its benefits. Below are some of the advantages medical researchers say liposomal method of drug delivery can provide.

The main focus of researchers today is to come up with solutions that can accelerate the healing process among humans. The new way of doing things not only does that, but also makes it easier to evaluate the effects at each stage. Efficient adoption of this technology allows the development of a wider parameter for studying the solubility of pharmaceutical compounds. Still, there is also the increased possibility of identifying new formulations for coming up with other drugs.

The structures that are used to deliver the drugs to the lungs as used in the new technology have the ability to break the barriers created by bacteria. The disease-causing micro-organisms normally generate mucus and biofilms to protect them against treatments. The protection makes it very difficult for any drugs delivered by the traditional systems to be effective. However, with the new method, the structures are able to break through such protections.

Not all treatments are friendly for the human body and some normally result into increased toxins in the body. The toxicity is particularly more dangerous when drugs are released to places other than the ones affected by disease. Liposomal technology is very effective in solving this problem and helps in avoiding additional health complications resulting from any kind of treatment. This is also because the structures only access the places where bacteria reside.

Bacteria that cause diseases do create layers of mucus and biofilms to protect themselves from the treatments administered. This plays a key role in hampering the efforts to deal with the microorganisms and treat the disease caused. However, with the coming of the new technology, the lipid structures adopted have the capability of breaking into the barriers to deliver the drugs. The innovation has been much welcome by many pharmaceutical firms in the industry.

The traditional way of administering treatment into the body has been blamed for causing adverse reactions to drugs. This is because areas, which are not necessarily affected by any disease, are also exposed to toxicity and that is potentially dangerous. With the new way of doing things, this problem has been largely avoided as most medical scientists term it as big breakthrough.

Liposomes have also been widely adopted in the cosmetics industry. This is because of their proven ability to deliver moisture to the skin. The lipid that make the delivery system contain moisture and when the bubble breaks the skin is hydrated. This makes the method an excellent ingredient in the manufacturing of dry skin products.

The air is filled with very harmful active agents that can sometimes cause skin infections. It is therefore important to have a protective layer over the skin to act as a barrier against such agents. Liposome is also known to offer such protection apart from mere moistening.




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