Exopolysaccharides in Drug Delivery Systems

One of the most important challenges in drug delivery is the permeability of drugs as carriers to target cells. Depending on the medication interaction with target cell cause efficiency and high uptake of them. Hence drug loading happens in each cell of the body without the various side effects of the drugs. One example of various side effects of the drugs is enzyme interference in oral drug delivery. New drug delivery systems are designed to reduce the side effects of the drugs, optimize their therapeutic efficacy, and increase patient satisfaction. With modern drug delivery systems, we will be able to control and determine speed, time and place of the drug release. In recent years, coating a class of drugs with biodegradable polymeric compounds as controllers for drug delivery systems has become increasingly important in biomedical research, drug delivery, and pharmacy. Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS), the most significant group of polymeric materials, are renewable and their structural and physicochemical diversity enables them to play diverse roles in various fields. Based on the recent findings in glycobiotechnologies, EPS will have wide applications in future notably in medicine and pharmacy as drug delivery systems.