Background As an excellent delivery material for bioactive compounds, zein nanoparticles
are limited by colloidal instability. Recently, the development of their surface coating has …

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common cancers in females and is responsible for the
highest cancer-related deaths following lung cancer. The complex tumor microenvironment …

Composite nanoparticles composed of zein and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) designed
for the co-delivery of resveratrol and quercetin were prepared using antisolvent precipitation …

The shortage of oil resources is currently a global problem. The use of renewable resources
instead of non-renewable ones has become a hot topic of research in the eyes of scientists …

Zein, a vegetable protein extracted from corn (Zea mays L.), forms a gastro-resistant and
mucoadhesive polymer that is cheap and easy to obtain and facilitates the encapsulation of …

For the past few years, there has been a surge in the use of nutraceuticals. The global
nutraceuticals market in 2020 was USD 417.66 billion, and the market value is expected to …

Plastics materials used for food packaging are recalcitrant, leading to a growing global
environmental problem, which arouses the attention of environmental protection …

Various nanomaterials have recently become fascinating tools in cancer diagnostic
applications because of their multifunctional and inherent molecular characteristics that …

In recent years, new food processing technologies (such as ultrasound, high-pressure
homogenization, and pulsed electric fields) have gradually appeared in the public's field of …

Zein is a type of prolamine protein that is derived from corn, and it has been recognized by
the US FDA as one of the safest biological materials available. Zein possesses valuable …