Chitosan nanoparticles for therapy and theranostics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver-targeting

MC Bonferoni, E Gavini, G Rassu, M Maestri… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan nanoparticles are well-known delivery systems widely used as polymeric carriers
in the field of nanomedicine. Chitosan is a carbohydrate of natural origin: it is a …

Chitosan-based nanoscale delivery systems in hepatocellular carcinoma: Versatile bio-platform with theranostic application

K Karimi, S Mojtabavi, PM Tehrany, MM Nejad… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of nanomedicine has provided a fresh approach to cancer treatment by addressing
the limitations of current therapies and offering new perspectives on enhancing patients' …

Nano-chitosan particles in anticancer drug delivery: an up-to-date review

PR Kamath, D Sunil - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Cancer is one of the most awful lethal diseases all over the world and the
success of its current chemotherapeutic treatment strategies is limited due to several …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based nanoparticles with optimized parameters for targeted delivery of a specific anticancer drug—a comprehensive review

J Kurczewska - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a positively charged polysaccharide obtained through chitin deacetylation. It
belongs to a group of biodegradable, bioavailable, and non-toxic materials of natural origin; …

Chitosan-based multifunctional platforms for local delivery of therapeutics

SC Hong, SY Yoo, H Kim, J Lee - Marine Drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chitosan has been widely used as a key biomaterial for the development of drug delivery
systems intended to be administered via oral and parenteral routes. In particular, chitosan …

Progress in nanomedicine-based drug delivery in designing of chitosan nanoparticles for cancer therapy

MZ Ahmad, M Rizwanullah, J Ahmad… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is among the most dreadful fatal diseases globally, and the efficacy of recent
chemotherapeutic approaches is limited due to many related drawbacks. The major …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles for tumor-targeted drug delivery

M Prabaharan - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) have immense potential as drug-delivery carriers for cancer therapy
due to their unique physicochemical properties. These particles can improve the …

Chitosan nanomedicine in cancer therapy: targeted delivery and cellular uptake

A Mushtaq, L Li, L Grøndahl - Macromolecular Bioscience, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicine has gained much attention for the management and treatment of cancers due
to the distinctive physicochemical properties of the drug‐loaded particles. Chitosan's …

Progresses in targeted drug delivery systems using chitosan nanoparticles in cancer therapy: A mini-review

E Rostami - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan, de-acetylated form of chitin and the amino polysaccharide, is one of the most
suitable biopolymer with vast possibilities of chemical modifications for novel properties and …

Functionalized chitosan for cancer nano drug delivery

Y Zaiki, A Iskandar, TW Wong - Biotechnology advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biotechnological derivative of chitin receiving a widespread pharmaceutical
and biomedical applications. It can be used to encapsulate and deliver cancer therapeutics …