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. 2021 Nov 30;13(12):2049. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13122049

Table 6.

Applications of nanoparticle in N2B delivery for treatment of depression.

Drug Nanocarrier Lipids Surfactant/Co-Surfactant Surface Modification Size,
nm
Z-Potential,
mV
PDI EE,
%
DTE,
%
DTP,
%
Ref.
Venlafaxine Chitosan Nanoparticle - - - 167 ± 6.5 +23.83± 1.76 0.367 ± 0.045 79.3 ± 2.6 508.59 80.34 [256]
Alginate Nanoparticle - - - 173.7 ± 2.5 +37.40 ± 1.74 0.391 ± 0.045 81.3 ± 1.9 425.77 76.52 [134]
Desvenlafaxine PLGA Nanoparticle - - Chitosan 172.5 ± 10.2 +35.63 ± 8.25 0.254 ± 0.02 76.4 ± 4.2 544.23 81.62 [257]
Buspirone TC Nanoparticle - - - 226.7 ± 2.52 - 0.483 ± 0.031 81.13 ± 2.8 78.94 ± 15.31 95.97 ± 11.31 [258]
Agomelatine SLN Gelucire 43/01 PVA/SDC - 167.70 ± 0.42 −17.90 ± 2.70 0.12 ± 0.1 91.25 ± 1.7 190.02 47.37 [259]
Selegiline TC Nanoparticle - - - 215 ± 34.71 +17.06 0.214 ± 0.0421 70 ± 2.71 - - [131]

Abbreviations: PDI: polydispersity index; EE: Encapsulation efficiency; DTE: Drug targeting efficiency; DTP: Direct transport percentage; PEG: polyethylene glycol; PLGA: poly lactic-co-glycolic acid; PVA: polyvinyl alcohol; SDC: sodium deoxycholate; SLN: solid lipid nanoparticle; TC: thiolated-chitosan.