Figure 2.
General overview of the types of nanocarriers used in the delivery of proteins, antibiotics and anticancer drugs, along with the materials applied in the carrier matrix (inside the circle), the ligands used for surface functionalization and the associated molecules of interest (the cargo). The circle indicates the carrier. BSA: bovine serum albumin, EpCAM: epithelial cell adhesion molecule, HSA: human serum albumin, IgG: immunoglobulin G, NP: nanoparticles, PEG: polyethylene glycol, PEI: polyamidoamine, PGA-co-PDL: poly(glycerol adipate-co-ω-pentadecalactone), PLA: polylactic acid, PLGA: polylactic-co-glycolic acid, RGD: tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp, siRNA: small interfering RNA, SLN: solid lipid nanoparticles, SPIO: superparamagnetic iron oxide, TRAIL: tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, # copolymer based on methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ethylenimine)-poly(L-glutamate), * lipids: glyceryl monostearate, cholesterol.