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Agarose-Based Biomaterials for Advanced Drug Delivery Publisher Pubmed



Khodadadi Yazdi M1 ; Taghizadeh A2 ; Taghizadeh M2 ; Stadler FJ1 ; Farokhi M3 ; Mottaghitalab F4 ; Zarrintaj P5 ; Ramsey JD5 ; Seidi F6 ; Saeb MR2 ; Mozafari M7
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  1. 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
  2. 2. Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. National Cell Bank of Iran, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, 74078, OK, United States
  6. 6. Joint International Research Lab of Lignocellulosic Functional Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
  7. 7. Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Controlled Release Published:2020


Abstract

Agarose is a prominent marine polysaccharide representing reversible thermogelling behavior, outstanding mechanical properties, high bioactivity, and switchable chemical reactivity for functionalization. As a result, agarose has received particular attention in the fabrication of advanced delivery systems as sophisticated carriers for therapeutic agents. The ever-growing use of agarose-based biomaterials for drug delivery systems resulted in rapid growth in the number of related publications, however still, a long way should be paved to achieve FDA approval for most of the proposed products. This review aims at a classification of agarose-based biomaterials and their derivatives applicable for controlled/targeted drug delivery purposes. Moreover, it attempts to deal with opportunities and challenges associated with the future developments ahead of agarose-based biomaterials in the realm of advanced drug delivery. Undoubtedly, this class of biomaterials needs further advancement, and a lot of critical questions have yet to be answered. © 2020
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