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Polysaccharide Based Nanoparticles

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Abstract

Nanoparticles made of biodegradable polymers have outstanding merits as a drug delivery system. Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles have been well explored because of their safety, stability, biocompatibility, biodegradability and hydrophilicity. The present review emphasizes the efforts articulated to improve polysaccharide-based nanoparticles as drug delivery tool for effective therapy and site-specific targeting of mainly anticancer agents. This review updates reports of recent research on polysaccharides-based systems particularly chitosan, alginate, cyclodextrins, hyaluronic acid, pullulan, dextran and their combinations with potential applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1315-1329
Number of pages15
JournalIsrael Journal of Chemistry
Volume58
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018

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© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • alginate
  • cancer
  • chitosan
  • cyclodextrin
  • drug delivery
  • nanoparticles
  • polysaccharides

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