Applications of Important Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery

Title:Applications of Important Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery

Volume: 21 Issue: 25

Author(s): Gangliang Huang, Xinya Mei, Feng Xiao, Xin Chen, Qilin Tang and Daquan Peng

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Keywords: Applications, drug carriers, drug delivery, polysaccharides, sustained-controlled release, tumor targeting.

Abstract: Polysaccharide is a kind of biological material, which has good biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and non-immunogenicity. So, the polysaccharide has widely been applied in drug delivery system. The applications of chitosan, hyaluronic acid and dextran in drug delivery have been summarized herein.

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Huang Gangliang, Mei Xinya, Xiao Feng, Chen Xin, Tang Qilin and Peng Daquan, Applications of Important Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2015; 21 (25) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150109144613