Polyelectrolytic nature of chitosan: Influence on physicochemical properties and synthesis of nanoparticles

TU Wani, AH Pandith, FA Sheikh - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
… various physicochemical properties, such as solubility, viscosity, mucoadhesion, and swelling
of chitosan… This review discusses chitosan's physicochemical properties in the solution like …

Insight into divergent chemical modifications of chitosan biopolymer

EM Elnaggar, MS Abusaif, YM Abdel-Baky… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
properties, can be improved by cross-linking reactions. This review provides an overview
of chitosan, … changes that change the mechanical and physical properties of chitosan [13,14]. …

Chitosan nanoparticles at the biological interface: implications for drug delivery

N Aibani, R Rai, P Patel, G Cuddihy, EK Wasan - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
… This review focuses on the various physical and chemical … governed by its physicochemical
properties, such as size and … The fluorescent isothiocyanate FITC-modified glycol chitosan

Chitosan based-nanoparticles and nanocapsules: Overview, physicochemical features, applications of a nanofibrous scaffold, and bioprinting

KR Shoueir, N El-Desouky, MM Rashad… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… Recent advancements in the synthesis, properties, and applications of chitosan as the
second after cellulose available biopolymer in nature were discussed in this review. A general …

Evaluation of physicochemical properties of film-based alginate for food packing applications

M Azucena Castro-Yobal, A Contreras-Oliva… - e-Polymers, 2021 - degruyter.com
… On the other hand, hydrophilic and hydrophobic ratio is closely related to the WVP properties
(28,29), which is in accordance with the behavior observed in this study. The analysis of …

Tumor‐targeting glycol chitosan nanoparticles for cancer heterogeneity

JH Ryu, HY Yoon, IC Sun, IC Kwon… - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… are evaluated in PBS or water without serum, but these serum-free conditions may not fully
reflect the actual physicochemical properties … [ 67 ] First, hydrophobically modified CNPs were …

Chitosan derivatives as carriers for drug delivery and biomedical applications

S Manna, A Seth, P Gupta, G Nandi… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
review narrates the sources and common physicochemicalhydrophobically modified chitosan
is dodecylated chitosan. (… derivatives offer improved physicochemical properties that can …

Hydrophobically modified polysaccharides and their self-assembled systems: A review on structures and food applications

Z Wu, H Li, X Zhao, F Ye, G Zhao - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
By reviewing the published literatures, especially from 2016 to 2021, preparative approaches
of hydrophobically modified polysaccharides (HMP), mechanisms underlying their self-…

Review on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their chemical and physical characteristics, with particular emphasis on potential applications in biomedicine

H Ijaz, A Mahmood, MM Abdel-Daim, RM Sarfraz… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
… This comprehensive review article discusses the biomedical applications of carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) with unique inherent chemical and physical attributes. The findings of different …

A critical review of the physicochemical properties of lignosulfonates: chemical structure and behavior in aqueous solution, at surfaces and interfaces

J Ruwoldt - Surfaces, 2020 - mdpi.com
… To avoid redundancy and as the focus of this review is on the physicochemical properties of
… chemical modification strategies to provide a few examples within the context of this review. …