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Kharat prapti, Shinde Ganesh S, Jadhav Ravindra S, Khule S J, Madhvi Joshi, Bhawar Kartik, Gade Supriya, Anushka Sathe, Bhoir Bhumika, Diksha Bhande
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Kharat prapti1, Shinde Ganesh S1*, Jadhav Ravindra S2, Khule S J1, Madhvi Joshi1, Bhawar Kartik1, Gade Supriya1, Anushka Sathe1, Bhoir Bhumika1, Diksha Bhande1
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, Loni.
2Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, Loni.
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Volume - 18,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Nanotechnology has become an integral component of advanced drug delivery systems, offering innovative strategies to overcome the limitations of conventional therapies. Nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems are rapidly evolving, utilizing diverse nanoparticles as carriers to achieve precise, controlled, and targeted drug delivery. These nanocarriers are biocompatible, stable, and multifunctional, enabling their application in both therapeutic and diagnostic (theranostic) approaches. Due to their nanoscale size, large surface area, and tunable physicochemical properties, nanocarriers enhance drug bioavailability, stability, and therapeutic efficacy while reducing systemic toxicity and adverse effects. Nanocarriers have shown significant potential in addressing challenges associated with traditional antitumor drug delivery, such as poor specificity, rapid drug release, severe side effects, and damage to healthy tissues. By facilitating selective accumulation at target sites, nanocarriers improve the therapeutic performance of anticancer agents. Recent advances include the delivery of bio-therapeutic, chemotherapeutic, and immunotherapeutic agents using sophisticated nanocarrier platforms. This review highlights the role of nanocarriers in drug delivery and discusses strategies for achieving optimal therapeutic outcomes. Various nanocarrier systems, including inorganic and organic nanoparticles, dendrimers, liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, polymersomes, micelles, nanoemulsions, carbon nanotubes, and gold nanoparticles, are reviewed with respect to their properties, applications, clinical potential, challenges, and future prospects.
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Kharat prapti, Shinde Ganesh S, Jadhav Ravindra S, Khule S J, Madhvi Joshi, Bhawar Kartik, Gade Supriya, Anushka Sathe, Bhoir Bhumika, Diksha Bhande. Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery Systems: Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives. Research Journal of Science and Technology. 2026; 18(2):223-1. doi: 10.52711/2349-2988.2026.00031
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Kharat prapti, Shinde Ganesh S, Jadhav Ravindra S, Khule S J, Madhvi Joshi, Bhawar Kartik, Gade Supriya, Anushka Sathe, Bhoir Bhumika, Diksha Bhande. Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery Systems: Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives. Research Journal of Science and Technology. 2026; 18(2):223-1. doi: 10.52711/2349-2988.2026.00031 Available on: https://rjstonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-18-2-14
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