The effects of chitosan-based materials on glioma: Recent advances in its applications for diagnosis and treatment

M Eslahi, PM Dana, Z Asemi, J Hallajzadeh… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioma is known as the most common primary brain tumor occurring in adolescents and is
considered as a lethal disease worldwide. Despite the advancements in presently available …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the Use of Chitosan and Chlorotoxin-Functionalized Chitosan Polymers in Drug Delivery and Detection of Glioma-A Review

M Wiranowska - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
The focus of this review is on chitosan and the functionalization of chitosan nanoparticles
using chlorotoxin as a targeting agent in drug delivery and treatment of glioma. Chitosan has …

Functional chitosan nanoparticles in cancer treatment

S Fu, J Xia, J Wu - Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
With exponential growth in nanotechnology and material chemistry, the application of a
variety of nanomaterials in biomedical field has attracted increasing interest, especially in …

Amelioration of cancer employing chitosan, its derivatives, and chitosan-based nanoparticles: Recent updates

T Virmani, G Kumar, A Sharma, K Pathak, MS Akhtar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The limitations associated with the conventional treatment of cancer have necessitated the
design and development of novel drug delivery systems based mainly on nanotechnology …

Advances in chitosan-based nanoparticles for oncotherapy

E Zhang, R Xing, S Liu, Y Qin, K Li, P Li - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan has attracted considerable attention as an anti-tumor drug carrier material in recent
years, which is due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability, as well as the simple and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in chitosan and its derivatives in cancer treatment

J Ding, Y Guo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has become a main public health issue globally. The conventional treatment
measures for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Among the various …

Chitosan nanomedicine in cancer therapy: targeted delivery and cellular uptake

A Mushtaq, L Li, L Grøndahl - Macromolecular Bioscience, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicine has gained much attention for the management and treatment of cancers due
to the distinctive physicochemical properties of the drug‐loaded particles. Chitosan's …

Chitosan applications in studying and managing osteosarcoma

PM Dana, J Hallajzadeh, Z Asemi… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma has a high prevalence among children and adolescents. Common treatments
of this disease are not promising enough. Molecular processes involved in the pathogenesis …

Using chitosan or chitosan derivatives in cancer therapy

MS Shakil, KM Mahmud, M Sayem, MS Niloy… - Polysaccharides, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Chemotherapeutic drugs have
become a popular choice as anticancer agents. Despite the therapeutic benefits of …

Multifunctional chitosan nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy

JY Yhee, H Koo, DE Lee, K Choi, IC Kwon… - Chitosan for Biomaterials …, 2011 - Springer
Chitosan and its derivatives have been widely used for various biomedical applications
because of their unique chemical and biological characters. The amine groups in the …