Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences2026ReviewNon-viral Gene DeliveryDrug Delivery
1. From Mucin to Smart Medicine: Engineering Mucin-Based Biomaterials for Advanced and Responsive Drug Delivery
Abudayah Aa
Mucin, a highly glycosylated macromolecular component of mucus, has traditionally been regarded as a biological barrier that restricts drug transport across mucosal surfaces. Growing evidence, however, has repositioned mucin as a functional and engineerable biomaterial with distinctive potential for advanced drug…
- biomaterials
- drug delivery
- glycoproteins
- molecular programming
- mucin
- mucosomes
- nanocarriers
- stimuli-responsive delivery
