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. 2022 Mar 5;23(5):2856. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052856

Table 12.

List of excipients commonly used in the manufacture of NLCs.

Lipid Surfactant and Co-Surfactant
Solid Lipid Liquid Lipid
Mixtues of mono, di andtriglycerides Monoglycerides:
Caprylate triglyceride, Caprate triglyceride, Glyceryl and tribehenate/Tribehenin.
Diglycerides:
Glyceryl palmitostearate and Glyceryl dibehenate.
Triglycerides:
Caprylate triglyceride, Caprate triglyceride, Glyceryl and tribehenate/Tribehenin.
Soya bean oil
Oleic acid
Medium chain triglycerides (MCT)
caprylic- and capric triglycerides,
αtocopherol
Vitamin E
Squalene Hydroxyoctacosanylhydroxystearate, Transcutol and Isopropyl myristate.
Poloxamer 188
Poloxamer 407
Soyabean phosphatidylcholin,
Lecithin
Tween 80
Cremophor® RH40,
Sodium taurodeoxycholate,
Sodium oleate
Sodium dodecyl sulphure Butanol, Butyric acid
Waxes Cetyl Palmitate, Carnauba, and wax Beeswax.
Fatty acids Dodecanoic acid, Myristic acid, Palmitic acid and Stearic acid