Table 1.

Some antiviral drugs with their nanoparticle carriers.

Drugs	Nanomaterial	Target virus	Advantage of nanomaterial	Reference
Chloroquine	Poly (lactic) acid	Herpes simplex virus-1	Enhanced release and targeted transportation	[57]
Zidovudine	Cellulose poly (ethylene glycol)	Human immunodeficiency virus	Enhanced release, enhanced encapsulation and targeted transportation	[58]
Zidovudine	Poly (vinyl pyrrolidone/sialic acid, poly (ethylene glycol)	Human immunodeficiency virus	Enhanced cellular internalization	[59]
Latency-reversing molecules	Polylactide-co-glycolide	Human immunodeficiency virus	Reduced toxicity	[60]
Glutathione	Silver sulfide	Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus	Decreased viral titer	[61]
Oseltamivir	Zinc oxide	Influenza A virus	Enhanced the viability of infected cells	[62]
Zanamivir	Selenium	Influenza A virus	Enhanced the viability of infected cells	[63]