Ethosomes-A Novelize Vesicular Drug Delivery System

Ethosomes, a kind of soft, ductile vesicular drug delivery system are widely used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations to capsulate bioactive agent, its protection from degradation, enhancement of bioavailability and also to boost up the therapeutic efficacy. Ethosomes are popular field for researcher owing to its exceptionally skin permeation property and pronounced entrapment efficiency. The present study, a sincere attempt has been made to foreground the properties, characterstics, evaluation parameters, methodology and patents till date regarding ethosomes. Ethosomes have also been put-upon in systemic drug delivery for the treatment of HIV infections, shaking palsy, angiocardiopathy and for manifestation of malignant melanoma.