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Current Nanoscience

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-4137
ISSN (Online): 1875-6786

Development of Stimuli-Responsive Polysaccharides-based Nanotheranostics

Author(s): Congming Xiao

Volume 12, Issue 1, 2016

Page: [33 - 37] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/1573413711666150706182959

Price: $65

Abstract

The intrinsic structure and characteristics of polysaccharides make them suitable for forming stimuli-responsive nanosystems. Recently, a variety of polysaccharides have been applied to develop the sensitive nanomaterials for therapy, diagnosis and their combination. The mini-review intends to present the stimuli-responsive polysaccharides-based nanotheranostics through elucidating the typical examples of designing, preparing and applying the intelligent polysaccharides-based nanosystems published during the last five years. The relationship between the structure of polysaccharides and the function of the obtained nanosystems is discussed as well.

Keywords: Nanotheranotics, polysaccharides-based, stimuli-responsive.

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