Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030676
Keywords
cellulose nanocrystals; drug delivery system; lignin nanoparticles; lignocellulosic biomass; xylan nanoparticles
Funding
- Directorate General of Resources for Science, Technology, and Higher Education, Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of Republic Indonesia [1116/PKS/ITS/2020]
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Lignocellulosic-derived nanoparticles, including LNPs, XNPs, and CNCs, are promising materials for drug carriers due to their biocompatibility and versatility in interacting with drugs. Each nanoparticle has unique characteristics and requires specific synthesis methods, offering potential for enhancing drug delivery applications through further surface modifications.
Due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and non-toxicity, lignocellulosic-derived nanoparticles are very potential materials for drug carriers in drug delivery applications. There are three main lignocellulosic-derived nanoparticles discussed in this review. First, lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) are an amphiphilic nanoparticle which has versatile interactions toward hydrophilic or hydrophobic drugs. The synthesis methods of LNPs play an important role in this amphiphilic characteristic. Second, xylan nanoparticles (XNPs) are a hemicellulose-derived nanoparticle, where additional pretreatment is needed to obtain a high purity xylan before the synthesis of XNPs. This process is quite long and challenging, but XNPs have a lot of potential as a drug carrier due to their stronger interactions with various drugs. Third, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a widely exploited nanoparticle, especially in drug delivery applications. CNCs have low cytotoxicity, therefore they are suitable for use as a drug carrier. The research possibilities for these three nanoparticles are still wide and there is potential in drug delivery applications, especially for enhancing their characteristics with further surface modifications adjusted to the drugs.
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