Abstract
Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles have attracted interest as carriers for imaging and therapeutic agents because of their unique physicochemical properties, including biocompatibility and biodegradability. In addition, the functional groups of the polysaccharide backbone allow facile chemical modification to develop nanoparticles with diverse structures. Some polysaccharides have the intrinsic ability to recognize specific cell types, facilitating the design of targeted-drug delivery systems through receptor-mediated endocytosis. The main objective of this review is to provide an overview of various polysaccharide-based nanoparticles and to highlight the recent efforts that have been made to improve the characteristics of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and biomedical imaging.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3212-3219 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Current Medicinal Chemistry |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2012 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Chemical modification
- Drug delivery
- Imaging agents
- Nanoparticles
- Polysaccharides
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