Over the last three decades, polymeric micelles have emerged as a highly promising drug
delivery platform for therapeutic compounds. Particularly, poorly soluble small molecules …

Poloxamer 407, also known by the trademark Pluronic® F127, is a water-soluble, non-ionic
triblock copolymer that is made up of a hydrophobic residue of polyoxypropylene (POP) …

Micelles as colloidal suspension have attracted considerable attention due to their potential
use for both cancer diagnosis and therapy. These structures have proven their ability to …

Though much progress has been made in drug delivery systems, the design of a suitable
carrier for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs is still a major challenge for researchers. The …

Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Nanogels are swollen nanosized networks composed of hydrophilic or amphiphilic polymer
chains. They are developed as carriers for the transport of drugs, and can be designed to …

Surfactants are used to stabilize biologics. Particularly, polysorbates (Tween® 20 and
Tween® 80) dominate the group of surfactants in protein and especially antibody drug …

Micelles, self-assembling nanosized colloidal particles with a hydrophobic core and
hydrophilic shell are currently successfully used as pharmaceutical carriers for water …

The review concentrates on the use of polymeric micelles as pharmaceutical carriers.
Micellization of biologically active substances is a general phenomenon that increases the …