Abstract
This chapter mainly focuses on drug delivery by utilizing hybrid chitosan (CS)-based drug delivery systems. CS is a cationic polysaccharide that is most importantly a chitin derivative and is a biodegradable natural polymer. But CS has not widely been used clinically due to its low solubility and mechanical properties. Hybrid CS possesses advanced biomedical application comparable to CS due to higher solubility and bioavailability. CS-inorganic materials were of particular concern due to the possible research and technological uses that have combined organic and inorganic species characteristics. This chapter describes the strategies to design different types of hybrid CS, different pathways of administration of hybrid CS, and various applications of hybrid CS.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Hybrid Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 129-164 |
Number of pages | 36 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323857543 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780323903561 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jul 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antibiotic properties
- Chemotherapeutic agents
- Drug delivery
- Hybrid chitosan
- Nanoparticles
- Therapeutic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology