Engineering Polydopamine as a Novel Drug Delivery Nanocarrier

This thesis states the research work based on polydopamine nanostructures (nanoparticles and nanocoatings) to be used as drug delivery nanocarriers. Polydopamine nanostructures were in situ loaded with variable antimicrobials to present their long-term drug release, hence exhibiting antimicrobial effects over an extended period. These approaches could overcome the side-effects of the drug by providing an on-demand pH-dependent drug release at the targeted site, hence can maintain the drug efficacy and improve the patience compliance.