Chitin is one of the most abundant polysaccharide found on earth. The deacetylated form of
chitin viz. chitosan has been reported for its various important pharmacological properties …

Genetic engineering of plants has enhanced crop productivity in the face of climate change
and a growing global population by conferring desirable genetic traits to agricultural crops …

Polysaccharides or polymeric carbohydrate molecules are long chains of monosaccharides
that are linked by glycosidic bonds. The naturally based structural materials are widely …

A layer of mucus covers the surface of all wet epithelia throughout the human body. Mucus is
a hydrogel mainly composed of water, mucins (glycoproteins), DNA, proteins, lipids, and cell …

Biopolymers have been serving the mankind in various ways since long. Over the last few
years, these polymers have found great demand in various domains which includes bio …

Nanotechnology is poised to make potentially revolutionary innovations in areas of
biomedical science, such as gene therapy and drug therapy. A recently developed …

While pharmaceutical drugs have revolutionized human life, there are several features that
limit their full potential. This review draws attention to some of the obstacles currently facing …

Current treatments for intestinal diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases, irritable
bowel syndrome, and colonic bacterial infections are typically small molecule oral dosage …

A green method was used for producing gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) using chitosan as a
natural cationic, biodegradable and biocompatible polymer. In this method, chitosan acts as …

Background: The prolonged circulation time of nanoparticles in the blood is a prerequisite to
realize a controlled and targeted (passive or active targeting) release of the encapsulated …