Chitosan is the most suitable encapsulation polymer because of its natural abundance,
biodegradability, and surface functional groups in the form of free NH2 groups. The …

Normal cells depend on autophagy to maintain cellular homeostasis by recycling damaged
organelles and misfolded proteins and degrading toxic agents. Similar to apoptosis …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs), which are declared as generally recognized as safe
by the US Food and Drug Administration, is discussed in this review to reveal their beneficial …

Antimicrobial hydrogels have enticed a major concern for repairing soft tissues, particularly
prohibiting bacterial infections that are frequently accompanied by impaired wound healing …

Coacervation is a liquid–liquid phase separation that can occur in solutions of
macromolecules through self-assembly or electrostatic interactions. Recently, coacervates …

Chemotherapy is currently used for most cancer treatments, but one of the significant
problems of this treatment is that it affects the healthy tissues of the body. Therefore …

Microfluidic devices especially centrifugal ones have attracted great attention in the nucleic
acid testing field, due to their automation, high efficiency, and simple operation. In which …

The use of viral vectors in gene therapy has many disadvantages that have been widely
described. The development of new nonviral vectors using safe polymers such as chitosan …

The rectal enemas of berberine hydrochloride (BH) have emerged as one of the most
effective strategies in the clinical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, oral dosages …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and recurrent disease of the gastrointestinal
tract, mainly including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). However, current …