Table 2.

Summary of polymersomes fabricated from biodegradable copolymers for anti-cancer drug delivery.

Copolymer		Refs.
Polyesters as hydrophobic blocks	PEG-PLA, PEG-PCL	[36, 67]
	PEO-PCL	[68]
	PEG-b-PLGA	[34, 69]
Polycarbonates as hydrophobic blocks	PEG-PTMBPEC	[38]
Polycarbonates as hydrophobic blocks	PEG-PTMC	[70]
Polypeptide based biodegradable polymersomes	PGA-PTMC	[71]
Polypeptide based biodegradable polymersomes	PBLG-HYA	[72]
Other blended biodegradable polymersomes	PEG-PLA + PEG-PBD	[73, 74]
Other blended biodegradable polymersomes	PEG-b-PCL-g-PAE	[75]

PEG-PLA: poly(ethylene glycol)-polylactic acid.

PEG-PCL: poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone).

PEO-PCL: poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(ε-caprolactone).

PEG-b-PLGA: poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). PEG-PTMBPEC: poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidenepentaerythritol carbonate).

PEG-PTMC: poly(ethyleneglycol)-b-poly(trimethylene carbonate).

PGA-PTMC: poly(L-glutamic acid)-b-poly(trimethylene carbonate).

PBLG-HYA: poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)-b-hyaluronan.

PEG-PBD: poly(ethylene glycol)-polybutadiene.

PEG-b-PCL-g-PAE: methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone)-g-poly(β-amino ester.