Abstract
Polysaccharide is a kind of biological material, which has good biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and nonimmunogenicity. So, the polysaccharide has been widely applied in drug delivery system. The chemical modifications of chitosan and hyaluronic acid as drug carriers were summarized herein.
Keywords: Chemical modifications, Chitosan, drug carriers, hyaluronic acid.
Current Organic Synthesis
Title:Chemical Modifications of Two Polysaccharides as Drug Carriers
Volume: 12 Issue: 3
Author(s): Gangliang Huang, Hualiang Huang, Qilin Tang and Xinya Mei
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Keywords: Chemical modifications, Chitosan, drug carriers, hyaluronic acid.
Abstract: Polysaccharide is a kind of biological material, which has good biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and nonimmunogenicity. So, the polysaccharide has been widely applied in drug delivery system. The chemical modifications of chitosan and hyaluronic acid as drug carriers were summarized herein.
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Huang Gangliang, Huang Hualiang, Tang Qilin and Mei Xinya, Chemical Modifications of Two Polysaccharides as Drug Carriers, Current Organic Synthesis 2015; 12 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570179412666150218201607
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570179412666150218201607 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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