“…Polymeric structure in combination with a large number of modifiable hydroxyl groups (-OH) determined one of the most important applications of polysaccharides—stabilization of various compounds or nanoparticles in aqueous media [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Indeed, they have proven to be efficient stabilizing agents for gold nanoparticles [ 6 , 7 , 8 ], quantum dots [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], upconversion nanoparticles [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], etc. Hybrid materials based on them can be used in various fields of biology and medicine, e.g., as biosensors [ 8 , 11 , 12 , 13 ], agents for bioimaging [ 9 , 10 , 11 ], and photothermal [ 17 ] and photodynamic therapies [ 14 , 15 , 16 ].…”