Table 1. Classification of therapeutic nanocarriers in clinical practice .
A. Nano structured | |
Polymer based | Dendrimers, Polymeric nanoparticles, Micelles, Drug conjugates, Protein nanoparticles, Nanogels |
Lipid based | Liposomes, Exosomes, Solid-lipid nanoparticles |
Non-polymeric | Carbon nanotubes, Nanorods, Metallic nanoparticles, Quantum dots, Silica-based nanoparticles |
B. Nanocrystalline | Nanocrystals conjugated with ligands, stimuli-responsive polymers, encapsulation, cross linking |