Current-status and applications of polysaccharides in drug delivery systems

Marine Origin Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery Systems

Oceans are a vast source of natural substances. In them, we find various compounds with wide biotechnological and biomedical applicabilities. The exploitation of the sea as a renewable source of biocompounds can have a positive impact on the development of new systems and devices for biomedical applications. Marine polysaccharides are among the most abundant materials in the seas, which contrib...

particulate drug delivery systems in dermal applications

Current Approaches and Pharmaceutical Applications of Colloidosome Drug Delivery Systems

Recently a number of lipid based systems like lipospheres, liposomes, niosomes, ethosomes, and transferosomes have been developed. The purpose of this review article on colloidosome drug delivery was to compile the focus on the types, properties, fabrication techniques, characterization and stability of colloidosomes. This system also solves the problem of insolubility, instability, rapid degra...

Sulfated Seaweed Polysaccharides as Multifunctional Materials in Drug Delivery Applications.

In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source of structurally diverse bioactive compounds. The cell walls of marine algae are rich in sulfated polysaccharides, including carrageenan in red algae, ulvan in green algae and fucoidan in brown algae. Sulfated polysa...

Peroral peptide delivery and absorption challenges using novel drug delivery systems: current status