Delivery Vehicles
There are different types of drug delivery vehicles, such as, polymeric micelles, liposomes, lipoprotein-based drug carriers, nano-particle drug carriers, dendrimers etc. An ideal drug delivery vehicle must be non-toxic, biocompatible, non-immunogenic, biodegradable and avoid recognition by the host's defense mechanisms.
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