Natural carotenoids (CARs), viz. β-carotene, lutein, astaxanthin, bixin, norbixin, capsanthin,
lycopene, canthaxanthin, β-Apo-8-carotenal, zeaxanthin, and β-apo-8-carotenal-ester, are …

Among the various dosage forms, oral medicine has extensive benefits including ease of
administration and patients' compliance, over injectable, suppositories, ocular and nasal …

Chitosan and alginate are two of the most studied natural polymers that have attracted
interest for multiple uses in their nano form. The biomedical field is one of the domains …

Background Carotenoids are among the most important pigments found in nature, which are
synthesized by various eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. With few knows exceptions …

Astaxanthin and phycocyanin were recommended for their bioactivities. However, limited
stability and low bioavailability were not conducive to their applications in the food industry …

The current consumers' demand for food naturalness is urging the search for new functional
foods of natural origin with enhanced health-promoting properties. In this sense, algae …

Chitosan (Ch)-coated nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) have great potential for
transdermal delivery with high localization of chemotherapeutics in breast cancer. This study …

In a drug delivery system, the physicochemical properties of the polymeric matrix have a
positive impact on the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. In this work, monolithic …

Amphiphilic low molecular weight chitosan-lipoic acid (LC-LA) conjugates with different
degrees of substitution (DS) of LA were synthesized by N, N′‑carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) …

Alginate-based biopolymer products have gained attention for protecting and delivering
bioactive components in nutraceuticals and functional foods. These naturally abundant …