Injectable Lipid Emulsions—Advancements, Opportunities and Challenges

Ketan Hippalgaonkar1, Soumyajit Majumdar1, Viral Kansara2
1Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 38677, USA
2RNAi Delivery and Process Development, Biologics and Vaccines, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, 770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, Pennsylvania, 19486, USA

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