Progress of Multicompartmental Particles for Medical Applications

Abstract

Particulate materials are becoming increasingly used in the literature for medical applications, but translation to the clinical setting has remained challenging as many particle systems face challenges from in vivo barriers. Multicompartmental particles that can incorporate several materials in an individual particle may allow for more intricate control and addressing of issues that otherwise standard particles are unable to. Here, some of the advances made in the use of multicompartmental particles for medical applications are briefly described.

Multicompartmental particles comprise a broad class of anisotropic particles that have become of interest in a variety of applications. As more sophisticated and reliable materials processing techniques are developed, increasingly robust data are published demonstrating their potential, particularly in medical applications. Here, the recent progress in the development of multicompartmental particles in medicine is reviewed.

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