Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles for Topical Drug Delivery System

Authors

  • Veena Miri Rungta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kohka-Kurud Road, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (India) - 493663
  • Rajendra Kumar Jangde Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010
  • Deependra Singh Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010
  • Preeti K. Suresh Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

Abstract

Human skin not only functions as a permeation barrier (mainly due to the stratum corneum layer), but also provides a unique delivery pathway for therapeutic and other active agents. These compounds penetrate via intercellular, intracellular and transappendageal routes, resulting in topical delivery (into skin strata) and transdermal delivery (to subcutaneous tissues and into the systemic circulation). Lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNPs) are next-generation core–shell nanostructures, conceptually derived from both liposome and polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), where a polymer core remains enveloped by a lipid layer. Although they have garnered significant interest, they remain not yet widely exploited or ubiquitous. Recently, a fundamental transformation has occurred in the preparation of LPHNPs, characterized by a transition from a two-step to a one-step strategy, involving synchronous self-assembly of polymers and lipids. Owing to its two-in-one structure, this approach is of particular interest as a combinatorial drug delivery platform in oncology. In particular, the outer surface can be decorated in multifarious ways for active targeting of anticancer therapy, delivery of DNA or RNA materials, and use as a diagnostic imaging agent.

Keywords: Lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticle, Topical delivery, Drug delivery, Gene delivery.

Keywords:

Lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticle, Topical delivery, Drug delivery, Gene delivery

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v13i4.5789

Author Biographies

Veena Miri, Rungta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kohka-Kurud Road, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (India) - 493663

Rungta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kohka-Kurud Road, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (India) - 493663

Rajendra Kumar Jangde, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

Deependra Singh, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

Preeti K. Suresh, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Amanaka, G.E.Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (India) - 492010

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Miri V, Jangde RK, Singh D, Suresh PK. Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles for Topical Drug Delivery System. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 15 [cited 2026 May 26];13(4):113-20. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5789

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Miri V, Jangde RK, Singh D, Suresh PK. Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles for Topical Drug Delivery System. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 15 [cited 2026 May 26];13(4):113-20. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5789