Polymeric nanoparticles: production, characterization, toxicology and ecotoxicology

A Zielińska, F Carreiró, AM Oliveira, A Neves, B Pires… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are particles within the size range from 1 to 1000 nm and can
be loaded with active compounds entrapped within or surface-adsorbed onto the polymeric …

Oxazolidinone antibiotics: chemical, biological and analytical aspects

C Foti, A Piperno, A Scala, O Giuffrè - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review covers the main aspects concerning the chemistry, the biological activity and the
analytical determination of oxazolidinones, the only new class of synthetic antibiotics …

Nanoemulsions: Using emulsifiers from natural sources replacing synthetic ones—A review

I Dammak, PJA Sobral, A Aquino… - … reviews in food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, substantial consideration within the food industry has been aimed at the
development of food‐grade nanoemulsions (NE) as promising systems for encapsulating …

Applications of plant bioactive compounds as replacers of synthetic additives in the food industry

G Nieto, L Martínez-Zamora, R Peñalver… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
According to the Codex Alimentarius, a food additive is any substance that is incorporated
into a food solely for technological or organoleptic purposes during the production of that …

Emulsion-based delivery systems to enhance the functionality of bioactive compounds: towards the use of ingredients from natural, sustainable sources

J Teixé-Roig, G Oms-Oliu, I Odriozola-Serrano… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the trend in the population towards consuming more natural and sustainable
foods has increased significantly. This claim has led to the search for new sources of …

Mutual interaction of red blood cells influenced by nanoparticles

T Avsievich, A Popov, A Bykov, I Meglinski - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Despite extensive studies on different types of nanoparticles as potential drug carriers, the
application of red blood cells (RBCs) as natural transport agents for systemic drug delivery is …

Graphene oxide as a potential drug carrier–Chemical carrier activation, drug attachment and its enzymatic controlled release

A Trusek, E Kijak, L Granicka - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2020 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide (GO), due to its properties, such as nanometric dimensions, large specific
surface area, and biocompatibility, can be used as a carrier in controlled drug release …

Controlled delivery and release of surfactant for enhanced oil recovery by nanodroplets

E Nourafkan, Z Hu, D Wen - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemical-based oil recovery method has promising applications but suffers the problem of
large quantity of chemical loss inside the reservoir. This work proposes an innovative …

Drug carriers based on graphene oxide and hydrogel: Opportunities and challenges in infection control tested by amoxicillin release

A Trusek, E Kijak - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Graphene oxide (GO) was proposed as an efficient carrier of antibiotics. The model drug,
amoxicillin (AMOX), was attached to GO using a peptide linker (Leu-Leu-Gly). GO-AMOX …