Recent advances in carboxymethyl chitosan-based materials for biomedical applications

Y Geng, H Xue, Z Zhang, AC Panayi, S Knoedler… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) and its derivatives have been applied extensively in the biomedical field
owing to advantageous characteristics including biodegradability, biocompatibility …

Multifunctional hydrogels based on chitosan, hyaluronic acid and other biological macromolecules for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: A review

Y Ouyang, J Zhao, S Wang - International journal of biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel is a three-dimensional network polymer material rich in water. It is widely used in
the biomedical field because of its unique physical and chemical properties and good …

Synthesis and characterization of gelatin/lignin hydrogels as quick release drug carriers for Ribavirin

E Chiani, A Beaucamp, Y Hamzeh, M Azadfallah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrogels based on gelatin and lignin were fabricated as efficient drug carriers
for Ribavirin. The obtained hydrogels were characterized by scanning electron microscopy …

Recent advances in biopolymer-based hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications

DK Patel, E Jung, S Priya, SY Won, SS Han - Carbohydrate polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks of polymer chains containing large amounts of
water in their structure. Hydrogels have received significant attention in biomedical …

Mucoadhesive carriers for oral drug delivery

R Kumar, T Islam, M Nurunnabi - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the various dosage forms, oral medicine has extensive benefits including ease of
administration and patients' compliance, over injectable, suppositories, ocular and nasal …

Advances in the colon-targeted chitosan based multiunit drug delivery systems for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

N Kulkarni, P Jain, A Shindikar, P Suryawanshi… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is the polymer of choice for delivery of the active moieties to the colon due to its
cationic nature that enables strong mucosal attachment. Chitosan is explored for …

Anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin in the inflammatory diseases: status, limitations and countermeasures

Y Peng, M Ao, B Dong, Y Jiang, L Yu… - Drug design …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Curcumin is a natural compound with great potential for disease treatment. A large number
of studies have proved that curcumin has a variety of biological activities, among which anti …

Oral core–shell nanoparticles embedded in hydrogel microspheres for the efficient site-specific delivery of magnolol and enhanced antiulcerative colitis therapy

X Wang, H Gu, H Zhang, J Xian, J Li, C Fu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although magnolol (Mag), an anti-inflammatory natural compound, has been demonstrated
to play protective effects on ulcerative colitis (UC), its application as an alternative …

Oxidative stress, inflammation, gut dysbiosis: what can polyphenols do in inflammatory bowel disease?

L Li, P Peng, N Ding, W Jia, C Huang, Y Tang - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a long-term, progressive, and recurrent intestinal
inflammatory disorder. The pathogenic mechanisms of IBD are multifaceted and associated …

Application of hyaluronic acid in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and nanomedicine: A review

K Saravanakumar, SJ Park, SS Santosh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) plays a vital role in cellular processes and its contribution to physical
and immunological barriers is considered to be an important property for the formulation of …