Niosome

Polymer chemistry

Materials science

Controlled release

Vesicle

Biochemistry

Food science

Guar gum

Drug

Drug delivery

Nanotechnology

Organic chemistry

Membrane

Self-healing hydrogels

Transdermal

Nanocarriers

Pharmacology

Biocompatibility

Composite material

Rheology

Medicine

Chemistry

Xanthan gum

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Guar gum-based drug carrier systems have gained attention for the delivery of various therapeutic agents via different administration routes for attaining controlled and sustained release. Guar gum offers a safe and effective system for drug delivery due to its natural occurrence, easy availability, biocompatibility, and biodegradability, besides simple and mild preparation techniques. Furthermore, the possibility of using various routes such as oral, buccal, transdermal, intravenous, and gene delivery further diversify guar gum applications in the biomedical field. This review delineates the recent investigation on guar gum-based drug carrier systems like hydrogels, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and scaffolds along with their related delivery routes. Also, the inclusion of data of the loading and subsequent release of the drugs enables to explore the noble and improved drug targeting therapies.

Recent advances in guar gum based drug delivery systems and their administrative routes