Background::
The general purpose of this review was to briefly describe the gastro-retentive drug delivery system
(GRDDS) and primary focuses on mechanisms of flotation for gastric retention. The principle mechanism of floating drug
delivery systems (FDDS) is mainly based on hydro-dynamically controlled low-density system which gets swollen when
come in contact with gastric environment and remain buoyant for extended period of time with improved bioavailability and
therapeutic efficacy. The main perspective of this review was to focus on microbubble drug delivery due to its wide range of
application. Microbubble is a new, economically viable and non-invasive technique which is alternative to conventional
techniques. The size of microbubble ranges from 1-100 micrometers which contain oxygen or air and remain suspended for
prolonged drug release. Due to its great potential microbubble is used in therapeutic delivery of drug molecule or genetic
material at their specific targeted site in various diseases. The recent research also suggests that ultrasound mediated microbubble
is more frequently used in biomedical field for imaging of site-specific molecule targeting for detection of disease
and site-specific drug delivery.
Conclusion::
Gastro-retentive floating drug delivery system was considered as most favorable approach for site-specific
drug delivery. But nowadays, microbubble is gaining more popularity for its potential application in biomedical field. In recent
years, there is much progress in microbubble for site specific delivery of drug or genetic material. Recent research also
suggests that the ultrasound mediated microbubble have shown positive impact in the diagnosis and clinical management of
various diseases such as Liver Cirrhosis, brain tumor, ocular and urinary tract infection.