2023

Ocular Nanotechnology Drug Delivery

Entrant Company

Alexander & Turner Inc. Medical Illustration Studio

Category

Marketing & Promotional - Illustration

Client's Name

American Academy of Opthamology

Country / Region

United States

Of the many types of nanocarriers, nanoparticles are the most common for ocular therapeutics due to their biocompatibility and their capacity to be loaded with drugs and gene therapies. The actual pharmaceutical agent or gene therapy is chemically attached, embedded, or encapsulated in the nanocarrier. A conceptual illustration highlighting four types of nanotechnology-based ocular drug delivery systems delivering their payloads to the back of the eye, clockwise starting at noon: nanopolymer, nanoemulsion, nanomicelle, and liposome.