Breakdown of the Blood-Ocular Barrier as a Strategy for the Systemic Use of Nanosystems

Several drug delivery systems have been proposed to overcome physiological barriers, improving ocular bioavailability. Systemic routes are seldom used due to the blood-ocular barrier. Novel drug delivery systems based on nanotechnology techniques have been developed to overcome ocular physiological...

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Main Authors: Vital P. Costa, Marcelo L. Occhiutto, Fatima R. Freitas, Raul C. Maranhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/4/2/252