European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ON TRANSFEROSOMAL GELS

B. Premkumar*, M. Shibani, P. Manju Deepa, M. Saranya, S. Marylin Jeya Praya, T. Gayathiri, Sheba Sebastian, S. Punithavel and A. Logesh

ABSTRACT

Transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS), which are self-administrable and non-invasive, can improve bioavailability and patient compliance by bypassing first-pass metabolism. Vesicular-based TDDS have attracted a lot of attention in recent years because they're designed for controlled, efficient, and targeted drug delivery. One of these delivery technologies, transferosomal-based formulations, has grown in popularity due to its ability to achieve all of the desired criteria and quality qualities. Transferosomes combine the characteristics of liposomes and niosomes because they contain both liposomes (phospholipids and cholesterols) and niosomes as components (nonionic surfactants; edge activators). As a result, they are referred to as the first generation of elastic liposomes. However transdermal drug delivery is difficult due to the presence of the skin's protective barrier, transferosomal drug delivery overcomes all obstacles due to its unique characteristics, such as its ultradeformable vesicular nature.

Keywords: Transferosomes, Preparation, Mechanism, Merits & Limitations.