Figures & data
Table 1 Examples of drugs for pulmonary delivery using colloidal carrier self-assembly systems
Figure 1 Examples of drugs for pulmonary colloidal carriers (nanocarrier systems).
Table 2 Various polymers for colloidal pulmonary drug delivery systems
Figure 2 Chemical structures of polymers for polymeric nanoparticles in pulmonary delivery systems.
Figure 3 A schematic representation of the spray-drying process.
Figure 4 Molecular structures of sugar carriers: A) α-lactose monohydrate, B) anhydrous β-lactose and C) D-mannitol.
Figure 5 Schematic representations of A) SAS and B) SFEE processes.
Table 3 Methods to characterize the physicochemical and aerodynamic properties of particles (microparticles and nanoparticles) for pulmonary inhalation delivery