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Carbohydrate-based Nanogels as Drug and Gene Delivery Systems

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)

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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.

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