Chitosan as an environment friendly biomaterial–a review on recent modifications and applications

PS Bakshi, D Selvakumar, K Kadirvelu… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Amongst the natural polymers, chitin is the second most abundant, present mainly in fungi
and exoskeleton of crustaceans. It forms a major part of the seafood waste as compiled and …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan nanoparticles as a promising tool in nanomedicine with particular emphasis on oncological treatment

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, M Butnariu, LS Rotariu… - Cancer cell …, 2021 - Springer
The study describes the current state of knowledge on nanotechnology and its utilization in
medicine. The focus in this manuscript was on the properties, usage safety, and potentially …

Improving the antifungal activity of clove essential oil encapsulated by chitosan nanoparticles

N Hasheminejad, F Khodaiyan, M Safari - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Encapsulation of clove essential oil (CEO) by chitosan nanoparticles (ChNPs) was
performed, using an emulsion-ionic gelation technique to improve the antifungal efficacy of …

Biopolymer based nanomaterials in drug delivery systems: A review

J Jacob, JT Haponiuk, S Thomas, S Gopi - Materials today chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to achieve a higher therapeutic effects of a
pharmaceutical drug or natural compound in a specific diseased site with minimal …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric nanocapsules as nanotechnological alternative for drug delivery system: current status, challenges and opportunities

S Deng, MR Gigliobianco, R Censi, P Di Martino - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer-based nanocapsules have been widely studied as a potential drug delivery system
in recent years. Nanocapsules—as one of kind nanoparticle—provide a unique …

Chitosan-based blends for biomedical applications

F Seidi, MK Yazdi, M Jouyandeh, M Dominic… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are the most abundant naturally available carbohydrate polymers;
composed of monosaccharide units covalently connected together. Chitosan is the most …

Pharmaceutical strategies of improving oral systemic bioavailability of curcumin for clinical application

Z Ma, N Wang, H He, X Tang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
Curcumin (Cur), a natural compound from Curcuma longa Linn, has various of
pharmacological activities such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti …

Recent advances in emulsion-based delivery approaches for curcumin: From encapsulation to bioaccessibility

A Araiza-Calahorra, M Akhtar, A Sarkar - Trends in Food Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Curcumin has been widely acknowledged for its health-promoting effects.
However, its application is often limited by its poor water solubility and biochemical/structural …

[HTML][HTML] pH-responsive polyacrylic acid (PAA)-carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) hydrogel incorporating halloysite nanotubes (HNT) for controlled curcumin delivery

M Pourmadadi, S Darvishan, M Abdouss… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A pH-sensitive nanocomposite based on halloysite nanotubes (HNT) coated with polyacrylic
acid (PAA)/carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) hydrogel was synthesized for controlled delivery …

Chitin and chitosan on the nanoscale

T Jin, T Liu, E Lam, A Moores - Nanoscale Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In a matter of decades, nanomaterials from biomass, exemplified by nanocellulose, have
rapidly transitioned from once being a subject of curiosity to an area of fervent research and …