Low-energy nanoemulsification to design veterinary controlled drug delivery devices

Abstract

The unique properties of nanomaterials related to structural stability and quantum- scale reactive properties open up a world of possibilities that could be exploited to design and to target drug delivery or create truly microscale biological sensors for veterinary applications. We developed cost-saving and solvent-free nanoemulsions. Formulated with a lowenergy method, these nanoemulsions can find application in the delivery of controlled amounts of drugs into the beverage of breeding animals (such as poultry, cattle, pigs) or be used for the controlled release of injectable poorly water-soluble drugs. © 2010 Vandamme and Anton, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.