Abstract

REVIEW ON NIOSOMES AS A NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

*Pawar A. B., Deokar K. A. and Gadade A. B.

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Abstract

Novel drug delivery system also known as new drug delivery system or traditional drug delivery system. Niosomes are a novel drug delivery system. They are non-ionic surfactant. Their salient features such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, chemical stability, low production cost, easy storage the application a number of disease. Niosomes may be unilamellaror multilamellar depending on the method used to prepare them. In which the medication is encapsulated in vesicle. The vesicle is composed of bilayer of non-ionic surfactant active agent. It has application in oral, topical, parentral and novel drug delivery as controlled and targeted delivery niosomes are the mixture of cholesterol and non-ionic surfactant. Niosomal drug delivery system can be considered as an emerging novel drug delivery system. Which consists of microscopic, non-ionic vesicles composed of non-ionic surfactant. These are nontoxic. The article focuses on composition, type of niosomes, preparation method, application salient feature and general characteristics of niosomes.

Keywords: Niosomes, Surfactant, Preparation Method, Evaluation, Biodegradability, Osmotically.