FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF TRANSFEROSOMES BASED ANTIFUNGAL CREAM CONTAINING KETOCONAZOLE

Utkarsh Singh* and Ankita Vishwakarma

ABSTRACT

In 1991, Gregor Cevc popularized the word "transfersome" and its meaning. In its broadest sense, a transfersome is a complex aggregation that is very durable and versatile. Its ideal structure is an aqueous core surrounded by a flexible vesicle with a complicated lipid bilayer. The vesicle may self-regulate and optimize due to the interdependence of the bilayer's composition and structure. Because of this special characteristic, transfersomes may effectively carry controlled drugs while getting across a number of transport obstacles. Because transdermal delivery is safe and convenient, it is especially beneficial. Benefits include avoiding first-pass metabolism, optimizing therapeutic response, reducing adverse effects, and guaranteeing stable medication concentrations. The penetration of substances through the skin may be improved by a number of chemical and physical techniques, including lipid vesicles (liposomes, proliposomes), nonionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes, proniosomes), iontophoresis, and sonophoresis. The very flexible membranes of phospholipid vesicles, sometimes referred to as transsomes, further promote transdermal medication administration. Transfersomes can effectively permeate the skin thanks to their membranes, which also enable them to adjust to the skin's natural water gradient and mechanical stressors. Transfersome membranes may be optimized for flexibility and stability by varying the mix of surface-active molecules, therefore mitigating the likelihood of vesicle rupture. All things considered, transfersomes are a major breakthrough in drug delivery technology, especially when it comes to improving the effectiveness and distribution of transdermal medications (Cevc et al., 1991).

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