Lipid Nano- and Microparticles: An Overview of Patent-Related Research

Table 1

The most important patents for types of lipid nano- and microparticles.

Lipid particle type	Patent number	Ref.
SLN	EP0605497	[10]
	WO9614830	[11]
NLC	EP00/04111	[12]
LDC	WO00/67800	[13]
	US6770299	[14]
	WO2010107487	[15]
LNC	WO0164328	[16]
	WO2009037310	[17]
SLM	US20070053988	[18]
Others
Anisometrical SLN	WO9420072	[19]
PLN	US20080102127	[20]
	WO2011116963	[21]
Functionalized LNC	WO2010113111	[22]