The Application of Chitosan and Its Derivatives as Nanosized Carriers for the Delivery of Chemical Drugs and Genes or Proteins

Title:The Application of Chitosan and Its Derivatives as Nanosized Carriers for the Delivery of Chemical Drugs and Genes or Proteins

Volume: 17 Issue: 7

Author(s): Qilin Tang, Gangliang Huang, Rui Ran, Yanghua Huang, Qiaoping Lou and Yuzhu Chen

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Keywords: Polysaccharides, carriers, drug delivery, chemical drugs, genes, proteins.

Abstract: The carrier technology provides an intelligent approach for drug delivery by entrapping the drug into a carrier, such as nanoparticles, microspheres, hydrogels, and so on, which can increase the bioavailability of drug, enhance targeting, reduce toxicity and side effects of drug. The polysaccharides, e.g., chitosan and its derivatives, as carriers for delivery of chemical drugs and genes or proteins were summed up herein.

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Tang Qilin, Huang Gangliang, Ran Rui, Huang Yanghua, Lou Qiaoping and Chen Yuzhu, The Application of Chitosan and Its Derivatives as Nanosized Carriers for the Delivery of Chemical Drugs and Genes or Proteins, Current Drug Targets 2016; 17 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450116666151019100106