Electrospun starch nanofibers: Recent advances, challenges, and strategies for potential pharmaceutical applications

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 252, Issue , 2017, Pages 95-107

  Liu, Guodong ^a   Gu, Zhengbiao ^a   Hong, Yan ^a   Cheng, Li ^a   Li, Caiming ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Starch; Tissue engineering; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOABSORBABLE; ELECTROSPUNS; HIGH POROSITY; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; MODIFIED STARCHES; PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

STARCH;

MACROGOL; NANOFIBER; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; STARCH; BIOMATERIAL; DRUG;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROSPINNING; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND DRESSING; ANIMAL; BANDAGE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BANDAGES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYMERS; POROSITY; STARCH; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 85015711933     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.03.016     Document Type: Review

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