Marine Polysaccharides in Pharmaceutical Applications: Fucoidan and Chitosan as Key Players in the Drug Delivery Match Field

The use of marine-origin polysaccharides has increased in recent research because they are abundant, cheap, biocompatible, and biodegradable. These features motivate their application in nanotechnology as drug delivery systems; in tissue engineering, cancer therapy, or wound dressing; in biosensors;...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel Barbosa, Ana Joyce Coutinho, Sofia A. Costa Lima, Salette Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/17/12/654