Table 4.

Commonly used nanomaterials for nanoherbal formulations against type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Type of nanoformulation	Nanomaterials used
Inorganic	Gold, silver, copper, zinc oxide, cerium oxide, selenium
Natural polymers	Chitosan, polygalacturonic acid
Synthetic polymers	Poly-ƹ-caprolactone PEG, polyvinyl alcohol, PLGA
Solid lipid nanoparticles	Compritol* 888 ATO, oleic acid, glyceryl monostearate
Nanoliposomes	soya phosphatidylcholine (eg, Lipoid† S45)

ATO = xxxxx; PEG = polyethylene glycol; PLGA = poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid).

^⁎Compitrol * (888 ATO- Gattefosse, Saint-Priest, France).

^†Lipoid (Lipoid Kosmetik, Sennweidstrasse 44, Steinhausen 6312, Switzerland).