Table 1.
Synthetic and natural biodegradable polymers used as drug delivery vehicles adapted from [36].
Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers | Natural Biodegradable Polymers | ||
---|---|---|---|
Polyesters | Polyoxalates | Starch | Chitosan |
Polyorthoesters | Polyiminocarbonates | Hyaluronic acid | Dextran |
Polyanhydrides | Polyurethanes | Heparin | |
Polydioxanones | Polyphosphazenes | Gelatin | |
Poly(a-cyanoacrylates) | Albumin |