Light-Activated Liposomes Coated with Hyaluronic Acid as a Potential Drug Delivery System

Light-activated liposomes permit site and time-specific drug delivery to ocular and systemic targets. We combined a light activation technology based on indocyanine green with a hyaluronic acid (HA) coating by synthesizing HA–lipid conjugates. HA is an endogenous vitreal polysaccharide and a potenti...

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Main Authors: Otto K. Kari, Shirin Tavakoli, Petteri Parkkila, Simone Baan, Roosa Savolainen, Teemu Ruoslahti, Niklas G. Johansson, Joseph Ndika, Harri Alenius, Tapani Viitala, Arto Urtti, Tatu Lajunen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/8/763