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Abstract
Nanodrug delivery systems (NDDSs) are drug delivery systems made of materials on the nanoscale which encapsulate active compounds which aim to treat certain conditions. They can be made of many different materials; however, hydrogels, polymeric nanoparticles, and carbon nanotubes have become one of the more prominent NDDSs in recent years. Each NDDS has properties specific to its material. This literature review will seek to establish which NDDS has the best abilities in terms of some specific general properties which can be observed in all DDSs, with the focus on hydrogels, polymeric nanoparticles, and carbon nanotubes. After analyzing the data and properties of each of the three materials, we found each one surpasses the others in one property that makes it unique. Thus, determining which of these specific NDDSs is the most effective in general is difficult, and they should be chosen based on what they would be utilized for in a specific circumstance.