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Polysaccharides are considered as the most promising natural materials for their unique physicochemical properties and excellent biocompatibility. They are biodegradable, non-toxic, abundant, and inexpensive biopolymeric precursors for preparing materials of choice in various industries. Many biomedical applications of polysaccharide nanomaterials (PNM) have been explored. PNM have the potential to be used as nanometric carriers for the sustained/controlled delivery of drugs. Sustained delivery through PNM has improved the utility of many drugs like 5 aminosalicylic acid, diclofenac sodium, ranitidine hydrochloride, and hormonal drugs while alleviating their toxic side effects. This chapter summarizes the recent developments in the field of PNM based drug delivery systems. |
