Article | REF: J2310 V1

Lipid nanocarriers as drug delivery systems

Authors: Anne-Claude COUFFIN, Thomas DELMAS

Publication date: March 10, 2013

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1. Lipids, constituents of lipid vectors

Lipids, under their very generic term, constitute the fatty matter of living beings. The nomenclature of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) gives a rather vague definition of lipids as substances of biological origin that are soluble in apolar solvents .

As a result, no single classification of these fats has yet been established. The term "lipids" covers fatty acids and derivatives, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids (phospholipids), also known as glyceroglycolipids, sphingolipids, sterols and derivatives, and prenols...

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