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] |