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ReviewPharmaceutical nanotechnology2025

An Insight into Cubosomal Drug Delivery Approaches: An Explicative Review.

Swarupananda Mukherjee, Ayon Dutta, Dipanjana Ash, Dipanjan Karati

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Review in Pharmaceutical nanotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Swarupananda MukherjeeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, 700053, West Bengal, India.
Ayon DuttaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Brainware University, 398, Ramkrishnapur Road, Barasat, Kolkata, 700125, West Bengal, India.
Dipanjana AshDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, 78/1, Jessore Road, Hridaypur (S), Barasat, Kolkata, 700127, West Bengal, India.
Dipanjan Karati4Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Techno India University, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cubosomes, a novel drug delivery system, have gained significant attention in recent years due to their unique self-assembled structures and enhanced drug encapsulation capabilities. They are administered by oral, ophthalmic, transdermal, and chemotherapeutic routes, to name a few. Due to their many potential benefits-which include high drug dispersal due to the cubic structure, a large surface area, a relatively simple manufacturing process, biodegradability, the capacity to encapsulate hydrophobic, hydrophilic, and amphiphilic compounds, targeted and controlled release of bioactive agents, and the biodegradability of lipids-cubosomes show enormous promise in drug nanoformulations for cancer therapeutics. The most common preparation method involves emulsifying a monoglyceride with a polymer, homogenizing, and then sonicating the mixture. Two distinct approaches to preparing are top-down and bottom-up. This evaluation will examine the materials, methods of preparation, cubosome-related drug encapsulating techniques, drug loading, release mechanism, and their uses. The following databases were used for literature searches: PubMed, Frontiers, Science Direct, Springer, Wiley, and MDPI. For the purpose of finding pertinent articles and contents (2015-2024), the keywords "cubosome; drug delivery systems, nano-carrier, theranostic, drug release mechanism" and others of a similar nature were utilized. This review will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cubosome-related composition, production methods, drug encapsulating strategies, drug release mechanisms, and applications. Moreover, the difficulties encountered in fine-tuning different parameters to improve loading capabilities and prospects are also discussed. Innovation in pharmaceutical research and development can be stimulated by the knowledge gathered about cubosomal drug delivery methods. Through the clarification of the mechanisms involved in drug release from cubosomes and the investigation of innovative fabrication procedures, scientists can enhance the cubosomal formulation design for targeted therapeutic uses.

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Drug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsNanoparticlesAnimalsDrug LiberationHumansLipidsDrug CarriersLipidscancer therapeutics.Cubosomedrug delivery systemsdrug release mechanismlipidnano-carriertheranostic

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