Amelioration of cancer employing chitosan, its derivatives, and chitosan-based nanoparticles: recent updates

T Virmani, G Kumar, A Sharma, K Pathak, MS Akhtar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The limitations associated with the conventional treatment of cancer have necessitated the
design and development of novel drug delivery systems based mainly on nanotechnology …

Functional chitosan nanoparticles in cancer treatment

S Fu, J Xia, J Wu - Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
With exponential growth in nanotechnology and material chemistry, the application of a
variety of nanomaterials in biomedical field has attracted increasing interest, especially in …

Using chitosan or chitosan derivatives in cancer therapy

MS Shakil, KM Mahmud, M Sayem, MS Niloy… - Polysaccharides, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Chemotherapeutic drugs have
become a popular choice as anticancer agents. Despite the therapeutic benefits of …

Advances in chitosan-based nanoparticles for oncotherapy

E Zhang, R Xing, S Liu, Y Qin, K Li, P Li - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan has attracted considerable attention as an anti-tumor drug carrier material in recent
years, which is due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability, as well as the simple and …

Chitosan modified by organo-functionalities as an efficient nanoplatform for anti-cancer drug delivery process

S Jaiswal, PK Dutta, S Kumar, R Chawla - Journal of Drug Delivery Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer, one of the lethal threats to human health, is most frequently treated with surgery,
chemotherapy and radiation. Specific receptors and abnormal physiochemical conditions …

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 …

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 …

Recent advances in chitosan and its derivatives in cancer treatment

J Ding, Y Guo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has become a main public health issue globally. The conventional treatment
measures for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Among the various …

[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 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 …