Conventional agriculture often relies on bulky doses of fertilizers and pesticides that have
adversely affected the living beings as well as the ecosystems. As a basic tenet of …

Presently, notwithstanding the progress regarding wound-healing management, the
treatment of the majority of skin lesions still represents a serious challenge for biomedical …

Smart drug delivery systems (DDSs) have attracted the attention of many scientists, as
carriers that can be stimulated by changes in environmental parameters such as …

This review article discusses the use of nanotechnology in combination with botanical
insecticides in order to develop systems for pest control in agriculture. The main types of …

Devastating plant diseases and soil depletion rationalize an extensive use of agrochemicals
to secure the food production worldwide. The sustained release of fertilizers and pesticides …

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years with a recent
increase in popularity. Despite promising biological activities of active ingredients and …

Cellulose-based materials have reached a growing interest for the improvement of
biomedicine, due to their good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low toxicity. Self …

Introduction Lung cancer and metastases are major concerns worldwide. Although systemic
chemotherapy is the recommended treatment, it is associated with various disadvantages …

Natural cellulose is a kind of both traditional and emerging multifunctional material with high
surface area, high strength, flexibility, and tunable surface chemistry, intensifying the quest …

Curcumin, a natural product with recognized antiviral properties, is limited in its application
largely due to its poor solubility. This study presents the synthesis of water-soluble curcumin …