Title:Nanostructured Lipid Carrier for Dermatological Application: A
Comprehensive Review and Future Perspective
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Author(s): Bhawana Singh, Manish Kumar, Prabhat Kumar Upadhyay*Amit Kumar Singh
Affiliation:
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura-281406, UP, India
Keywords:
NLC, topical delivery, dermatological problem, skin, atopic dermatitis, cosmetic agent.
Abstract: Dermatological disease states have psychological impacts that affect a patient’s life. In
the management of such disorders, topical delivery has an important role. However, the conventional
topical delivery systems suffer from various limitations, like skin irritation, a minute quantity
of drugs reaching disease sites, and over and under medication, which leads to an adverse reaction
and therapeutic failure, respectively. Therefore, researchers continuously search for an alternate
delivery system for treating skin disease. In recent years, nanostructured lipid carriers
(NLC) have emanated as promising carrier systems for topical delivery. The current review provides
an in-depth insight into topical administration for treating a variety of dermatological issues
using NLCs as a carrier. This review highlights the suitability of NLCs as carriers for topical delivery,
their method of preparation, and their characterization. In the present review, the main
emphasis has been given to the management of various dermatological problems by using NLCs
as a carrier; a plethora of literature investigating NLC as the carrier for topical delivery has been
included in this review. In this paper, an attempt has been made to provide a summary of the research
carried out in this field that will encourage further research in this arena.