Nowadays, the most common approaches in the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases are along with undeniable limitations. Thus, the ever-increasing need for using …

Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide obtained by the deacetylation of chitin, which, after
cellulose, is the second biopolymer most abundant in nature, being the primary component …

Probiotics have several health benefits to the host. However, low pH in the stomach, various
digestive enzymes and bile salts in the intestine threaten their viability and function. Thus …

Chitosan is a biotechnological derivative of chitin receiving a widespread pharmaceutical
and biomedical applications. It can be used to encapsulate and deliver cancer therapeutics …

The surge of fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 mutated variants highlights the need for fast,
broad-spectrum strategies to counteract viral infections. In this work, we report a physical …

Chitosan, a copolymer of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine, is derived from chitin.
Chitin is found in cell walls of crustaceans, fungi, insects and in some algae …

Polymer science has applications in biomedical engineering, prosthetics, surgical implants,
and prospective pharmaceutical excipients for drug delivery.“Intelligent or Smart Polymers” …

In recent years, there has been considerable interest in icariin (ICA) and its derivates,
icariside II (ICS) and icaritin (ICT), due to their wide range of potential applications in …

Oral colon-targeted delivery systems (OCDSs) have attracted great attention in the delivery
of active compounds targeted to the colon for the treatment of colon and non-colon diseases …

A series of nanohybrids using ZIF-8 in the presence of chitosan (CS) at various compositions
(0.5–15 wt%) were synthesized. Thorough characterization exhibited that the morphology of …