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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Progress in Hyaluronan-Based Nanoencapsulation Systems for Smart Drug Release and Medical Applications.

Katarína Valachová, Mohamed E Hassan, Tamer M Tamer, Ladislav Šoltés

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Katarína ValachováCentre of Experimental Medicine of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-893X
Mohamed E HassanCentre of Scientific Excellence-Group of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, El Behouth Street, Cairo 12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8317-8637
Tamer M TamerPolymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technologies and New Materials Research, Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria 21934, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6203-7488
Ladislav ŠoltésCentre of Experimental Medicine of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Funding

Vedecka grantova agentura 2/0008/23
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronan (HA), a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide naturally found in vertebrate tissues such as skin, joints, and the vitreous body, plays a critical role in various biological processes. Its functionality is highly dependent on molecular weight, with high-molecular-weight HA exhibiting anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects, while low-molecular-weight HA promotes inflammation, immunostimulation, and angiogenesis. Due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and tunable properties, HA has gained increasing attention in biomedical applications. This review summarizes recent advances in the encapsulation of HA with other polymers and therapeutic agents in nanosystems, particularly hydrogels and nanoparticles. HA-based formulations demonstrate improved therapeutic outcomes, including drug release sustained up to 7 days, wound closure rates exceeding 90% in animal models, particle size in the range of 50-300 nm, and enhanced bioavailability of encapsulated drugs by 2-3 fold compared with free drugs. Such properties have shown promise in enhancing therapeutic efficacy and targeted drug delivery in the treatment of skin wound healing, diabetes, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ophthalmic diseases. The review emphasizes how HA's modifications and composite systems optimize drug release profiles and biological interactions, thereby contributing to the development of next-generation biomedical therapies.

Indexed as

Drug CompoundingDrug LiberationHyaluronic AcidNanoparticlesAnimalsDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHumansHydrogelsWound HealingDrug CarriersHyaluronic AcidHydrogelsencapsulationhyaluronanhydrogelsmedicinenanoparticlespolysaccharides

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PMID41097302
PMCPMC12525940

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