“…The latter is further polymer functionalized on the basis of previously prepared IONPs. Todate, dextran, chitosan, alginate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polydopamine (PDA), polysaccharide, polyethylenimine, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), poly acid polyetherimide, and polyamidoamine (PAMAM) are the most commonly used polymers for the surface modification of IONPs ( Table 3 ) [ 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 ].…”