“…A host of different constituents were used in the polymeric part of these hybrid materials, ranging from chitosan (14,28,36-38,56,72), alginate (51,62,71), guar gum (22) and hyaluronic acid (72), to synthetic polyvinyl alcohol (48,49), poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (32,57,69), polyurethane (4,6,21,34,35), and poly(L-lactic acid) (5,8,63), among others. These polymers were employed predominantly as matrices (22,26,32,35,49,66,74,89), but in some cases formed the composite coating (64,70,71).…”