Solid Lipid Nanoparticles of platinum compounds, particularly of antitumor
platinum complexes are disclosed. The Nanoparticles of the invention are
obtained by a process comprising: a) preparing a first microemulsion by
mixing a molten lipid, a surfactant, and optionally a co-surfactant and
the platinum compound acqueous solution; b) preparing a solution by
mixing a surfactant and optionally a co-surfactant in water, heating to
complete solution, preferably at the same melting temperature of the
lipid used in a) and adding a co-surfactant; c) dispersing the
microemulsion obtained in a) into the solution obtained in b) obtaining a
multiple microemulsion c); d) dispersing the microemulsion obtained in c)
in aqueous medium at a temperature ranging from 0.5.degree. C. to
4.degree. C. obtaining a dispersion of solid lipid microspheres; e)
washing with aqueous medium through ultrafiltration the obtained lipid
microspheres obtained in d) and lyophilizing, optionally in the presence
of a bulking agent and of a cryoprotecting agent.