Skip to main content
. 2015 Oct 27;20(10):19620–19646. doi: 10.3390/molecules201019620

Table 1.

Polysaccharide-based carriers for the bioavailability enhancement of poorly soluble drugs.

Supramolecular Forces Used Polysaccharides Architecture Types Drugs References
Non-covalent bond Hydrogen bond Hydrolyzed xyloglucan Hydrogel Ondansetron Indomethacin Mytomycin C [133,134,135,136]
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Hydrogel Indomethacin [137]
Metal coordination Alginate-calcium ion Nanoparticle Rifampicin, Doxorubicin [138,139]
N-succinyl chitosan-alginate Hydrogel Nifedipine [140]
Alginate-calcium carbonate Hydrogel Ibuprofen [141]
Ionic interaction Chitosan-tripolyphosphate Nanoparticle Ciprofloxacin [142]
Chitosan-tripolyphosphate-hydroxypropylcyclodextrin Nanoparticle Furosemide, Triclosan [143]
Chitosan-tripolyphosphate-dextran sulfate Microsphere Ibuprofen [144]
Chitosan-dextran sulfate Nanoparticle Amphotericin B [145]
Chitosan-glycyrrhetic acid Nanoparticle Glycyrrhetic acid [146]
Chitosan-β-glycerophosphate Hydrogel Paclitaxel [147]
Carrageenan Dextran sulfate Nanosphere Ciprofloxacin [148]
Hydrophobic interaction Ceramide modified hyaluronic acid Nanoparticle Docetaxel, Doxorubicin [149,150]
Deoxycholic acid modified hyaluronic acid Nanoparticle Paclitaxel [151]
Histidine modified hyaluronic acid Nanoparticle Doxorubicin [152]
Pullulan acetate Nanoparticle Silymarin [153]
Cholesterol modified chitosan Nanoparticle Epirubicin [154]
Deoxycholic acid-modified chitosan Nanoparticle Adriamycin, Doxorubicin [155,156]
5β-cholanic acid modified chitosan Nanoparticle Paclitaxel, Camptothecin [157,158]
Stearic acid-g-chitosan Nanosphere Doxorubicin [159,160]
N-acetyl histidine-conjugated glycol chitosan Nanoparticle Paclitaxel [161]
Cholic acid modified dextran Nanosphere Indomethacin [162]
CD polymer-dextran polymer Nanogel Benzophenone, Tamoxifen [163]
Acetylated chondroitin sulfate Nanogel Doxorubicin [164]
Covalent bond Cross-linker or Copolymer Chitosan (glutaraldehyde, sulphuric acid) Microsphere Diclofenac, Docetaxol Clozapine [165,166,167]
Polyacrylamide-g-chitosan copolymer Microsphere Nifedipine [168]
Chitosan-Pluronic copolymer Nanoparticle Indometacin, Doxorubicin [169,170]
Pullulan-g-poly(l-lactide) copolymers Hydrogel Doxorubicin [171]
Poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide)-grafted pullulan Nanosphere Adriamycin [172]
Cellulose-graft-poly(l-lactide) copolymers Nanosphere Paclitaxel [173]
Dextran-b-poly(DL-lactide-coglycolide) copolymer Nanosphere Doxorubicin, Amphotericin B [174,175]
Poly[lactic-co-(glycolic acid)]-grafted hyaluronic acid copolymer Nanoparticle Doxorubicin [176]
Dextran-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanoparticle Doxorubicin [177]
Chondroitin sulfate-Pluronic copolymer Nanoparticle Doxorubicin [178]
Starch (epichlorohydrin) Microsphere Ampicillin [179]
Hyaluronic acid (1,3-diaminopropane) Hydrogel Ibuprofen [180]