Table 3.
EPS examples with applications and in vivo experiments.
| EPS | DDS | Blend/Encapsulation | Application | Animal Model | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alginate | Scaffold | Octacalcium phosphate | Bone regeneration | Mouse | [176] |
| Dextran | Hydrogel | Microparticles with growth factors loaded in the hydrogel | Wound healing | Wistar rats | [69] |
| XG | Scaffold | GG and HA | Tendon regeneration | Sprague-dawley rats | [177] |
| GG | Scaffold | Chitosan and ondansetron hydrochloride | Nasal administration | Rabbits | [178] |
| Curdlan | Nanoparticles | Doxorubicin/trastuzumab/Polyethylenimine | Cancer treatment | Mice | [101] |
| Levan | Nanoparticles | Indocyanine green | Breast cancer imaging | Mice | [114] |
| HA | Nanoparticles | Carbon dox and doxorubicin | Breast cancer therapy | Mice | [135] |
| Pullulan | Nanogels | Cholesterol-bearing pullulan with prostaglandin E1 | Wound healing | Wistar rats | [150] |
| κ-carrageenan | Hydrogel | Biocompatibility studies for regenerative medicine | Rats | [179] |