Table 1.
Polymers used in liposome complexation.
| No. | Polymer | Liposome | API | Application | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aldehyde modified xanthan gum | PE | - | Cell carrier and tissue engineering | [87] |
| 2. | Alginate | DPPC, DSPC, DSPE-PEG2000, and MSPC | Bupisome | Magnetic-responsive, controlled release, protein delivery | [88, 89, 90, 91] |
| 3. | Anti-miR-191 | Soy-lecithin and cholesterol | Anti-miR-191 | Breast cancer therapy | [92] |
| 4. | Atelocollagen | DSPG and cholesterol | Doxorubicin | Magnetic drug targeting | [93] |
| 5. | Chitosan | P90H, P50, and cholesterol; PC and cardiolipin; | Quercetin and cisplatin | Intestinal drug delivery, multidrug delivery | [2, 12] |
| 6. | Chitosan-xanthan gum | P50 and P90H; Soy-lecithin and cholesterol | Rifampicin and C-phycocyanin | Pulmonary delivery, colon targeted | [94, 95] |
| 7. | Cyclodextrin | Egg yolk | Barnidipine | Photodegradable drug delivery | [5, 50, 51, 52] |
| 8. | Gelatin and methacrylic anhydride | Soy-lecithin and cholesterol | Deferoxamine and paclitaxel | Controlled release and bone regeneration | [96] |
| 9. | Hyaluronic acid | Egg phosphatidylcholine and egg L-α-phosphatidylglycerol; DPPE | Corticoid, prednisolone | Sustained-release, targeted delivery | [11, 97, 98, 99] |
| 10. | Lactoferrin | Soy-lecithin and cholesterol | 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone | Sustained release | [1] |
| 11. | mPEG-P(HPMA-g-His)-cholesterol | DPPC | Doxorubicin | Intracellular drug delivery and cancer targeting | [53, 54] |
| 12. | PEG-SH and PEG-Mal | Egg yolk and cholesterol | - | Phototriggered targeted drug delivery | [100] |
| 13. | PTMP and cholesterol-bearing pullulan (CHP) | DMPC | - | Multidrug delivery and controlled release | [30] |
| 14. | pGL4.50 [luc2/CMV/Hygro] vector | DOTAP, DSPC, and cholesterol | pDNA | Colon targeted | [101] |
| 15. | Polyacrylamide and DNA | DOPC and cholesteryl–tetraethyleneglycol (TEG)-modified | DiIC18(5) and calcein | Controlled release and endonuclease-responsive | [102] |
| 16. | Poly (acrylic acid) | Soy-lecithin and cholesterol; Soy-lecithin and dansyl-PE | Calcein; Doxorubicin | Controlled release; Selective tumor targeted | [17, 27, 103] |
| 17. | Polyethylenimine | DPPC, DOTAP, DPPG, and cholesterol | DNA/siRNA | Gene delivery | [104] |
| 18. | Silk fibroin, alginate, and chitosan | Egg yolk | Calcein | pH-triggered release | [15] |
| 19. | Stearoyl-PEG-PSD | Soy-lecithin and cholesterol | Gemcitabine | Selective tumor targeting and controlled release | [77] |
| 20. | Transferrin | DOTAP, phosphatidylcholine, DSPE-mPEG2000, cholesterol | Erianin | Suppress the growth of liver cancer | [105] |