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Recurrence of glioblastoma is one of the major concerns due to its heterogeneous nature and association of Glioma Initiating stem-like Cells (GICs). Nanoparticles mediated delivery of chemotherapeutic agent targeting both cancer and glioma stem cells could provide a solution to recurrent malignancies of the glioblastoma tumor. The approach described here provides enhanced chemotherapeutic potency utilizing 1,3β-Glucan as an outer shell to the chitosan nanoparticles (Cs-NPs) loaded with paclitaxel to prevent hemolysis with, the core-shell nano-structure (Cs-PTX-NP) enabling effective chemotherapy against malignant glioblastoma. The prepared nanoparticles (1,3β-Cs-PTX-NPs) with sustained release of the paclitaxel provide a targeted therapeutic approach that overcome systemic toxicities with the 1,3β-Glucan shell and improve drug bioavailability. Hemolysis investigation indicated that 1,3β-Cs-PTX-NP …