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. 2021 Dec 10;13(12):2131. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13122131

Table 2.

Summary of the most important data based on the qualification according to the type of nanosystem, type of CD used, types of polymers, and results regarding drug loading, release mechanism, and in vivo studies (if available) from Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.

System CD API Loading Capacity Loading Efficiency Drug Release Mechanism In Vivo Studies Ref.
Polymeric nanosystems based on CDs βCD polymer-based nanosponge βCD Temoporfin - - Diffusive release under tumor spheroid conditions - [97]
βCD polymer-based nanocarrier βCD Sorafenib ~5.7 and ~9.9 mg/g - Diffusive release under cell and mice pshysiological conditions Toxicity and accumulation [98]
βCD-based polymer with RGD peptides βCD DOX - - Diffusive release under carcinogenic cellular conditions - [99]
Cationic βCD polymer with fluorescent probe nanocarrier βCD Diclofenac 16% 100% Diffusive release under physiological conditions - [100]
βCD polymer-based nanoparticle βCD Ethionamide and BDM-smart420-booster ~21 and ~6 mg/g - - - [102]
25 mg/g - Diffusive release in vivo Efficacy [101]
Pseudopolyrotaxane-βCD-based polymer βCD Novobiocin 23% - Diffusive release under physiological conditions - [103]
Vancomycin 6% -
Novobiocin 18% -
Vancomycin 6% -
βCD-based nanosponge tablet βCD Paracetamol, aceclofenac and caffeine - 81–89% Diffusive release from the tablet - [104]
βCD-based nanosponge suspension βCD Nifedipine - 78% Diffusive release under simulated gastric fluid Oral bioavailability [105]
βCD polymer-based nanosponge βCD Atorvastatin - 34% Diffusive release in dialysis sac methods Oral bioavailability, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy [106]
βCD-based nanosponge tablet βCD Febuxostat - 88–100% Diffusive release using dissolution apparatus Oral bioavailability [107]
βCD polymer-based nanosponge functionalized with gold nanoparticles βCD Phenylethylamine 90% - - - [110]
2-amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-thiazole 150% -
Graphene derivatives Multi-walled carbon nanotubes CD-Maleic Anhydride-N-Isopropylacrylamide-Fluorescein-folic acid βCD Curcumin + DOX 29 wt% (curcumin) and 19 wt% (DOX) 92% Temperature change, pH change and laser irradiation at 808 nm Progression and regression of tumor in BALB/c mice model [116]
Graphene oxide-L-phenylalanine-βCD βCD DOX 85%, 79% pH change - [118]
Graphene oxide-Fe3O4-βCD Mono-6-deoxy-6-ethylenediamino-βCD DOX 4% 37% pH change - [119]
Methotrexate 2% 23%
Graphene oxide-βCD-poly(amido amine) dendrimer aminated-βCD DOX 0.4 mg/mg - pH change - [120]
Camptothecin 4.0 mg/mg
Protoporphyrin IX 0.8 mg/mg
Graphene oxide + mPEG−QPDMAEMA/α-CD supramolecular hydrogel αCD 5-fluorouracil 4.6 mg/g - Temperature change, pH change and UV irradiation responsive release - [121]
βCD/Ni nanoparticle-modified GO and mitochondrial ion-targeting peptide-grafted hyaluronic acid Mono-6-deoxy-6-ethylenediamino-βCD DOX >36% - AMF responsive release - [122]
Core: Curcumin@CD-oxide graphene, Shell: Gallic acid@Chitosan 6-O-monotosyl-βCD Curcumin pH change - [123]
Gallic acid
βCD/Carbon dots βCD DOX 27% - pH change - [125]
Associated to inorganic nanoparticles Tetra-ortho-methoxy-substituted azobenzene/βCD-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles aminated-βCD p-Coumalic acid - - Green light (520 nm) - [128]
Gold nanostar modified with cationic βCD-based polymer βCD Phenylethylamine and piperine 95% 91–76% - - [143]
Electrospun CD/Ag nanoparticles nanofibers HPβCD Ag nanoparticles - - ions on agar plates - [144]
Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with loaded mono-6-thio-βCD 6-thio-βCD DOX 90% - pH change - [41]
Nickel ferrite nanoparticles covered with CD-dextran polymers Mono-6-deoxy-6-aminoethylamino-βCD camptothecin - - pH change - [146]
ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots on βCD/chitosan polymer βCD Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid 22% - pH change Biodistribution in a melanoma animal model injected subcutaneously [148]
Other nanosystems Mesoporous silica nanoparticles modified with CDs/2-diazo-1,2-naphthoquinone nanovalves βCD DOX 5% 69% NIR light irradiation Intratumoral injection in tumor-bearing mice [150]
MOF nanoparticles functionalized with iron (III) polycarboxylates/CDs Phosphated CD Azidothymidine-triphosphate 8% - [154]
Janus gold nanostar–mesoporous silica nanoparticle modified with a thiolated photolabile molecule and proton-responsive benzimidazole-βCD β-CD DOX - - NIR light irradiation - [156]
βCD functionalized polyurethane fibrous membranes βCD Gentamicin sulphate 68% - Diffusive release in PBS at pH 7.4 Antibacterial activity against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram negative Escherichia Coli [157]