Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Wireless Network and Application
Publisher : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Source : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 14, Number 1, p.694-704 (2014)
Keywords : animal, Animals, Bio-imaging, Biomedical applications, carbohydrate, Carbohydrates, chemistry, DNA, Drug delivery, gel, Gels, Gene Delivery, Gene delivery systems, Gene Therapy, Gene transfer, Genetic Therapy, genetic transfection, genetics, human, Humans, Hydrogels, Hydrophilic surfaces, Medical applications, methodology, Multifunctionality, nanocapsule, Nanocapsules, Nanogels, Nanostructured materials, Natural polymers, review, Three-dimensional networks, Transfection, ultrastructure
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Year : 2014
Abstract : Nanogels are hydrogels with nanometer-scale three-dimensional networks of physically or chemically cross-linked chains. Nanogels have attracted much interest in recent years for various biomedical applications such as drug delivery systems and bioimaging owing to their specific properties of size tunability and intrinsic hydrophilic surfaces. Nanogels are generally classified either as natural polymer-based or synthetic polymer-based nanogels. Natural polymer-based nanogels are considered better candidates for drug delivery than synthetic polymer-based nanogels. This review summarizes the role of natural polymer-based nanogels, especially carbohydrate-based nanogels as drug and gene delivery systems. Copyright © 2014 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.
Cite this Research Publication : S. Uthaman, Maya, S., Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, Cho, C. - S., and Park, I. - K., “Carbohydrate-based Nanogels as Drug and Gene Delivery Systems”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol. 14, pp. 694-704, 2014.