Review Article

Chitosan-Grafted Copolymers and Chitosan-Ligand Conjugates as Matrices for Pulmonary Drug Delivery

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Effect of chitosan on the absorption of drugs by the paracellular route. (a) Normal epithelium. (b) Transient disruption of tight junctions by chitosan with enhancement of drug absorption. 1: represents the drug, 2: represents the tight junction, and 3: represents chitosan.
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