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Project

Controlled sorption and desorption of poorly water soluble components in nanoparticle bilayers
Code
3F013208
Duration
01 October 2008 → 31 March 2009
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Catalysis and reacting systems engineering
    • Chemical product design and formulation
    • General chemical and biochemical engineering
    • Process engineering
    • Separation and membrane technologies
    • Transport phenomena
    • Other (bio)chemical engineering
Keywords
nanoparticle bilayers
 
Project description

Many active components are poorly water soluble which hampers intravenous use. By sorption of active components into liposomes this problem can be avoided. The final goal of this project is to develop a strategy to control both sorption and desorption. In pharmaceutical applications this is known as controlled release.