Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide obtained by the deacetylation of chitin, which, after
cellulose, is the second biopolymer most abundant in nature, being the primary component …

Cancer therapy continues to be a major global concern, with conventional treatments
suffering from low efficacy, untargeted drug delivery, and severe side effects. Recent …

Throughout the world, cancer is one of the main causes of mortality, threatening the public
health in many countries. As a result, cancer therapy researchers are paying increasing …

Nanoparticle drug delivery systems have proved anti-tumor effects; however, they are not
widely used in tumor therapy due to insufficient ability to target specific sites, multidrug …

Abstract Zein, curcumin (Cur), and ι-carrageenan (ιCar) were used to prepare core–shell
biopolymer nanoparticles (Zein-Cur-ιCar). These nanoparticles consisted of a nutraceutical …

The use of phytochemicals for purpose of cancer therapy has been accelerated due to
resistance of tumor cells to conventional chemotherapy drugs and therefore, monotherapy …

Due to its poor solubility and systemic side effects, gefitinib (Gef) has limited application in
treatment of lung cancer. In this study, we used design of experiment (DOE) tools to gain the …

The aim of this study was to prepare Cinnamomum cassia essential oil (CEO) impregnated
chitosan nanoparticles (CS-CEO) and assess its pharmacological activity against breast …

In recent years, a wide attention has been paid to curcumin in medicine due to its excellent
physiological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and nerve …

Chitosan-based food packaging film was prepared by incorporating zein-tannic acid
nanoparticles (ZTNPs) into chitosan and was evaluated in terms of structure, physical …