Nanoemulsions as emerging antifungal carriers: Potential beyond conventional boundaries

Mahyar Keymaram; Ali  Zandieh; Ensieh  Lotfali

doi:10.61882/jcbior.6.2.305

Authors

Mahyar Keymaram Department of Medical Mycology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Ali Zandieh Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ensieh Lotfali Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6709-1320

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61882/jcbior.6.2.305

Keywords:

Nanoemulsion, Antifungal therapy, Drug delivery system, Fungal infection

Abstract

No Abstract.

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