Recent development of functional chitosan-based hydrogels for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

S Taokaew, W Kaewkong, W Kriangkrai - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a promising naturally derived polysaccharide to be used in hydrogel forms for
pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The multifunctional chitosan-based hydrogels …

Chitosan-based composites: development and perspective in food preservation and biomedical applications

A Kumar, S Yadav, J Pramanik, BS Sivamaruthi… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitin, which may be the second-most common polymer after cellulose, is the raw material of
chitosan. Chitosan has been infused with various plant extracts and subsidiary polymers to …

Drug delivery based on a supramolecular chemistry approach by using chitosan hydrogels

D Ailincai, S Morariu, I Rosca, AI Sandu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections are a serious healthcare related problem, causing several complications
and even death. That is why, the development of new drug delivery systems with prolonged …

Iminoboronate-chitooligosaccharides hydrogels with strong antimicrobial activity for biomedical applications

D Ailincai, I Rosca, S Morariu, L Mititelu-Tartau… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper reports hydrogels prepared from chitooligosaccharides with different
polymerization degrees (14 to 51), by crosslinking with 2-formylphenylboronicacid in three …

Implications of sphingolipid metabolites in kidney diseases

SK Mallela, S Merscher, A Fornoni - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sphingolipids, which act as a bioactive signaling molecules, are involved in several cellular
processes such as cell survival, proliferation, migration and apoptosis. An imbalance in the …

Double functionalization of chitosan based nanofibers towards biomaterials for wound healing

R Lungu, A Anisiei, I Rosca, AI Sandu, D Ailincai… - Reactive and Functional …, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper reports the preparation and characterization of a series of functionalized chitosan
nanofibers designed for tissue engineering. Their functionalization was done by imination …

Synthesis of Bioactive Materials by In Situ One-Step Direct Loading of Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil into Chitosan-Based Hydrogels

E Stoleru, RP Dumitriu, GL Ailiesei, C Yilmaz, M Brebu - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogel conjugates based on chitosan and an essential oil were synthetized by an
ultrasound-assisted emulsification approach. Rheology studies revealed a gel-type structure …

Magnesium orotate and the microbiome–gut–brain axis modulation: new approaches in psychological comorbidities of gastrointestinal functional disorders

C Schiopu, G Ștefănescu, S Diaconescu, GG Bălan… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Magnesium orotate has been cited in the medical literature for the past three years as a
possible adjuvant in some pediatric and adult gastroenterological disorders associated with …

Nanomaterials and essential oils as candidates for developing novel treatment options for bovine mastitis

AS Neculai-Valeanu, AM Ariton, BM Mădescu… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bovine mastitis is a highly prevalent and expensive illness that leads to
enormous financial losses to dairy industries. Although significant progress has been made …

Chitosan Schiff-Base hydrogels—A critical perspective review

IA Duceac, S Coseri - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is quite a unique polysaccharide due to the presence of the amine groups naturally
occurring in its structure. This feature renders it into a polycation which makes it appealing …