Abstract

NANOMATERIALS IN RELATION TO THEIR DRUG DELIVERY AND RELEASE MECHANISMS: A REVIEW EXEMPLIFIED WITH SOME HERBAL DRUGS

ritha Pal*, Rajib Dey, Satadal Das, Mahua Ghosh Chaudhuri

Abstract

Nanomaterials have large surface area to volume ratio, tuneable size parameters, more precisely functionalization and structural modification property makes them desirable for biological, chemical, environmental and many other applications. Different types of nanomaterials are presently delineate a beneficiary effect of drug loading and delivery, which enhance the importance of sustained release over direct intake of drug or medicine. Polymeric material and silica material are very abundant in earth in respective to other nanomaterials and widely used in food industry, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and several other fields.

Keywords: Nanomaterials, Nanocarrier, Mesoporous silica, Aloe vera, Allium sativum, Sustained Release, Antimicrobial property.