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Injectable Supramolecular Polymer-Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Cell and Drug Delivery Applications

Injectable Supramolecular Polymer-Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Cell and Drug Delivery Applications

Published on: February 7, 2021

Hydroxyethyl starch based smart nanomedicine.

Huimin Wang¹, Hang Hu², Hai Yang¹

¹National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China zifuli@hust.edu.cn.

|April 15, 2022

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Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) shows promise as a versatile drug delivery carrier due to its unique properties. This review highlights HES-based systems with significant potential for clinical applications.

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Area of Science:

Nanomedicine
Biomaterials Science
Drug Delivery Systems

Background:

Hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a clinical plasma volume expander, possesses unique characteristics for drug delivery.
These characteristics include biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ample modification potential.
HES offers advantages over other polysaccharides for developing advanced drug carriers.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) based drug delivery systems.
To discuss various HES-based formulations, including conjugates, nano-assemblies, nanocapsules, and hydrogels.
To explore current challenges and future opportunities in HES-based drug delivery.

Main Methods:

Literature review of Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) applications in drug delivery.
Analysis of HES properties relevant to nanomedicine.
Categorization of HES-based drug delivery systems.

Main Results:

HES-drug conjugates, nano-assemblies, nanocapsules, and hydrogels represent key HES-based systems.
HES demonstrates excellent water solubility, tailorability, and suitability for chemical modification.
The review identifies significant potential for clinical translation of HES-based drug delivery systems.

Conclusions:

HES is a highly promising biomaterial for advanced drug delivery platforms.
Further research into HES-based systems can overcome current challenges and unlock new applications.
HES-based drug delivery holds considerable potential for future clinical translation.