Light-Activated Liposomes Coated with Hyaluronic Acid as a Potential Drug Delivery System

• Main Authors: Otto K. Kari (Author), Shirin Tavakoli (Author), Petteri Parkkila (Author), Simone Baan (Author), Roosa Savolainen (Author), Teemu Ruoslahti (Author), Niklas G. Johansson (Author), Joseph Ndika (Author), Harri Alenius (Author), Tapani Viitala (Author), Arto Urtti (Author), Tatu Lajunen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Light-activated liposomes permit site and time-specific drug delivery to ocular and systemic targets. We combined a light activation technology based on indocyanine green with a hyaluronic acid (HA) coating by synthesizing HA-lipid conjugates. HA is an endogenous vitreal polysaccharide and a potenti...