Thiolation of Biopolymers for Developing Drug Delivery Systems with Enhanced Mechanical and Mucoadhesive Properties: A Review

Thiolation of Biopolymers for Developing Drug Delivery Systems with Enhanced Mechanical and Mucoadhesive Properties: A Review

Biopolymers are extensively used for developing drug delivery systems as they are easily available, economical, readily modified, nontoxic, biodegradable and biocompatible. Thiolation is a well reported approach for enhancing mucoadhesive and mechanical properties of polymers. In the present review...

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Main Authors: Vivek Puri, Ameya Sharma, Pradeep Kumar, Inderbir Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
thiolation
biopolymers
drug delivery systems
mechanical properties
mucoadhesive properties
patents
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/8/1803

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