Jojoba Oil Soft Colloidal Nanocarrier of a Synthetic Retinoid: Preparation, Characterization and Clinical Efficacy in Psoriatic Patients.

Background: Nanotechnology has provided substantial benefits in drug delivery, especially in the treatment of dermatological diseases. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease in which topical delivery of antipsoriatic agents is considered the first line treatment.

Objective: To investigate whether the encapsulation of the synthetic retinoid tazarotene in a nanocarrier based on jojoba oil would decrease its irritation potential and clinically improve its therapeutic outcome in psoriatic patients.

Topical colloidal indocyanine green-mediated photodynamic therapy for treatment of basal cell carcinoma.

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a near-IR fluorescent dye with a great potential for application as photosensitizer in topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) of skin diseases. Despite its merits, its use has been hampered by its high degradation rate. Therefore, in the current article, ICG was encapsulated in a vesicular colloidal nanocarrier (transfersomes), with the aim of enhancing its therapeutic efficacy.

A highlight on lipid based nanocarriers for transcutaneous immunization.

Transcutaneous vaccination has become a widely used technique for providing immunity against several types of pathogens, taking advantage of the immune components found in the skin. The success in the field of vaccination has not only relied on the type of antigen and adjuvant delivered, but also on how they are delivered. In this regard, particulate carriers, especially nanoparticles have evoked considerable interest, owing to the desirable properties that they impart to the substance being delivered.