Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 590-596 , August 2010

Enhanced transdermal delivery of an anti-HIV agent via ethanolic liposomes

Received 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 3 January 2010.

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 The authors are thankful to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for providing financial assistance in the form of a Senior Research Fellowship to V. Dubey.

PII: S1549-9634(10)00009-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2010.01.002

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 590-596 , August 2010

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