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Molecular Assembly of Polysaccharide‐Based Microcapsules and Their Biomedical Applications
Author(s) -
Feng Xiyun,
Du Cuiling,
Li Junbai
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.201600051
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , nanotechnology , polysaccharide , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Advanced multifunctional microcapsules have revealed great potential in biomedical applications owing to their tunable size, shape, surface properties, and stimuli responsiveness. Polysaccharides are one of the most acceptable biomaterials for biomedical applications because of their outstanding virtues such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low toxicity. Many efforts have been devoted to investigating novel molecular design and efficient building blocks for polysaccharide‐based microcapsules. In this Personal Account, we first summarize the common features of polysaccharides and the main principles of the design and fabrication of polysaccharide‐based microcapsules, and further discuss their applications in biomedical areas and perspectives for future research.